Kingston, Jamaica — Legendary Jamaican comic, actor and author Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis is about to convey his signature wit and many years of stage mastery to native audiences as soon as once more within the brand-new theatrical comedy, Fantasy Joe.
Identified throughout the Caribbean and the diaspora for bringing belly laughs to audiences from the Apollo Theatre in New York to the Hackney Empire in London, Blakka Ellis is able to remind Jamaicans why he stays one of many area’s most beloved entertainers.
Stage Play: “Fantasy Joe”
Fantasy Joe, produced and directed by Pablo Hoilett, pairs Ellis with an completed solid together with acclaimed stage veterans Rosie Murray, Pablo Hoilett himself, and rising actress Dinagail McCalla. Collectively, they promise an unforgettable mix of sharp humour, relatable characters and laugh-out-loud Jamaican theatre.
The story centres on Brian Hanson, a busy company lawyer, and his spouse Mary, whose vivid creativeness turns their quiet residence right into a comedic battlefield when an outdated teenage flame named Peter reappears — in additional methods than one. With hidden fantasies colliding with real-life chaos, Fantasy Joe explores love, marriage, and the hilarious lengths individuals go to guard their secrets and techniques.
Talking on his return to the native stage, Ellis says, “I’m excited to share the stage with this gifted solid and remind folks that Jamaican theatre is alive, vibrant and able to make you chortle until yuh stomach damage!”
“With Fantasy Joe, we wish to give the viewers an opportunity to chortle at themselves — and at one another. It’s good, humorous and proudly Jamaican. I can’t wait for everybody to see what we’ve been engaged on,” Director and producer Pablo Hoilett added.
The play opens July 10 on the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston, with tickets out there for buy in individual and at caribtix.com
