A scene from the play 'Bashment Granny'. - Winston Sill/Freelance Photographer

Vernon Boothe, Contributor

Ladies, if you desire lessons in how to do the "hot wuk" and the "beyonce wine" then look no further than Garfield Ried's latest roots play Bashment Granny. This play is a riot and will keep you laughing throughout.

The play revolves around Trevor (Garfield Reid), a small time con artist who attempts to swindle a huge sum of money from Miss P (Ruth Samuels), his drug dealing sugar mommy in the United States in an effort to satisfy the rather extravagant lifestyle of his local lady love Angel (Dainty Belanfantie). In order to get the money, Trevor tells Miss P that his granny is in urgent need of a new heart and he needs the money to finance her surgery.

Things fall apart

Things start falling apart very quickly when Miss P decides to come be by his side in his time of distress rather than just sending him the money. You can imagine his distress, considering he has no granny, sick or otherwise.

With typical Jamaican resourcefulness, Trevor decides to create a granny and with the help of his father Mr. Bashment (Maxwell Grant) and his "borderline" neighbour Shebadda a.k.a. James Bones (Keith Ramsay), he does just that. Now, this Shebadda character tore the place down everytime he hit the stage and his execution of the "hot wuk" dance is a sight to behold.

So leave your airs, your graces and your children at home, round up your pals and go enjoy the bashment.