‘Run For Your Wife’, you cheater of a husband

NAIROBI: If John had taken advantage of the polygamy law passed last year and legally married both his wives, Mary and Barbara, he would not have faced potential five year imprisonment for bigamy. Mary lives in Parklands, while Barbara lives in Gigiri, and the two have no knowledge of existence of the other. It is unbelievable how their husband has managed to keep this secret from them and the public for five years.

His job as a taxi driver has enabled him to successfully shift between the two homes albeit it being a tiresome affair. He witnesses a mugging incident one day and intervened. This throws him straight to the police doors at Gigiri and Parklands as he assists in the investigations and this threatens to uncover his secret.

His accounts instigate further questioning over a suspicious discovery in the police paperwork. During the investigations, John has to rush between the two areas to solve the matter and  prevent the two women from meeting.

This is ‘Run For Your Wife’, a play directed by Pritul Raithatha that began showing yesterday at Oshwal Academy Junior High in Parklands, Nairobi and running until Sunday. The main cast are Amar Desai who takes up the character of John Smith, Archna Dhanak for the role of Mary, and Mah-Jabeen for the role of Barbara.

“The play is a farce and offers pure comedy with exaggerated situations, stock characters and fast-paced comedy and action, witty dialogue is sure to entertain. It is purely for entertainment and a relief from the stressful lives we live,” explains Amar.

The play, to be staged from 8am to 5pm, is the creation of Aperture Africa Productions. Tickets go for Sh700 for audience below the age of 18 and Sh1,000 for adults.

Part of the proceeds from the show will go to Faraja Cancer Support Trust founded five years ago to offer assistance to cancer patients.

The makers of the play do not have a target amount they expect to receive from the showcase and explain that it entirely depends on the ticket sales they will make for the three days.

The donations to the Trust after the production and will go for the services the centre offers including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery, counseling and information.

Why did they select this particular charity initiative? “Cancer is a soft spot for all of us. With lack of facilities at our local hospitals and the number of patients queuing up, what better way than to support a cause that is close to everyone’s heart and requires our urgent attention,” said Amar.

This production house has staged over 15 productions at the school and their hope is that you can assist their charity cause by making it to watch the play this weekend.