Actress Maylynne Walton in a scene from 'Uptown Bangarang 2' at the Little Little Theatre. - Colin Hamilton/Freelance Photographer

Interesting, captivating - aptly describes the play Uptown Bangarang 2, which can be seen at the Little Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Avenue, St Andrew, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

The play, written and produced by popular playwright Basil Dawkins and directed by Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter, was truly a masterpiece from start to finish. Kudos must be given to all the actors and actresses, who gave top-notch performances.

The play features a pastor, Edgar Webster, played by Karl Williams, who has a television ministry which he balances with being a politician, who goes through the drama of married life, including fornication, and family 'mix-up and blender'.

'Fooling around'

Webster apparently has been 'fooling around' with his personal assistant Precious, played by Sakina, with whom he has found favour and has apparently lost all sexual feelings for his wife Veronica, played by Maylynne Walton.

Apparently, his son Abe, played by Lawrence Woodham, an aspiring reggae entertainer and policeman, was also fooling around with the assistant.

When Precious gets pregnant and tells Pastor Webster that the child may be his, he makes a deal with his son to assist him with his musical plans if he accepts responsibility for the child. All this while, he is preparing for the elections and trying to avoid sleeping with Veronica who, it seems, is always trying to make love to him.

As it eventually turns out, the pregnancy was a false reading, perhaps by some divine intervention, and Pastor Webster learns an invaluable lesson and begins moving on the right path, making his wife very happy.

While that is going on, far away in the Big Apple (New York City), his wife's sister Alma, played by Ruth Ho Shing, is having little problems with her boyfriend, ex-con Bobby, played by Maurice Bryan, who is in the United States illegally and is trying to legalise his papers. He gets turn off, though, as she seems to be concerned and caught up with the more material things in life than his welfare.

Unable to continue living in her shadow he returns to Jamaica and shows up at the Websters' home and holds Veronica to her promise of putting him up for a while. While there Bobby blends in well with the family and becomes appreciated by everyone, even though he secretly makes Veronica an offer to be in a very discreet affair with him, which she pleasantly turns down.