‘Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again” live at Abuja Merit House June 14 – 16

By Ochiaka Ugwu

‘Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again’ a stage comedy play written by outstanding playwright, Ola Rotimi come live on stage at Merit House Maitama Abuja from 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and through to 16th June, 2019 by 4pm and 7pm each day.

In a press statement released in Abuja yesterday by the organizers and signed by an ace producer and director, Agozie Ugwu, it noted that the stage rendition will feature popular Nigerian Actors, like Patrick Diabuah, Omololu Sodiya, Ada Erojikwe and a host of others on  12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th June, 2019. 

One of the flyers promoting the event

He stated the play, Ola Rotimi’s ‘”Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again” is a rib cracking comedy that contains no politically stimulated scenes and makes no direct reference to any personality. 

Mr. Agozie Ugwu

Introducing the play, Ugwu said the play tells the story of Lejoka-Brown, an ex military major, who has taken to dabbling in politics so that he, too can partake in sharing the ‘national chin-chin’. 

His words, “One of his problems is that he does not have the slightest understanding of the workings of politics, relying instead on his military tactics and manoeuvres to conduct his ‘surprise and attack’ campaign. Even bigger problems are his three wives! 

“He inherited the placid Mama Rashida from his late brother; the feisty and upfront Sikira was purely a strategic marriage because her mother was president of the National Union of Nigerian Market Women, whose votes will be vital to him winning a political post; then there is Liza, the westernized woman he married whilst fighting in the Congo. 

“The twist of the story occurs when Liza joins him unaware of her other ‘sisters in marriage. Liza who has been studying to become a doctor in the USA decided to join her husband in Nigeria in the middle of his political campaign and crisis”.

Agozie Ugwu informed that Diamanté Global Services in partnership with Mosaic Theatre Production and Cruise Entertainment are producing the comedy.

Mr. Agozie Ugwu and his team

It could be recalled that Agozie Ugwu has produced and directed countless number of stage productions in Lagos, Abuja and many other Nigerian cities in the past 10 years and has been a constant name in major theatre halls all over the country, such as Terra Kulture and National Theatre in Lagos; Sheraton Hotel and Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

This is the fourth time the ace producer will be directing the play, in which he had earlier featured veteran actor, Ramsey Nouah in Abuja, which was covered by AfricaMagic TV.

Tickets are available at Volcano Peak Hotel Abuja, Kilimanjaro Maitama, Drumstix Maitama and Merit House Maitama. The tickets are also available online at www.tiqbuy.com, www.nairabox.com and ww.afritickets.com.

Creative Ugwu said that he and his team are passionate about theatre and have toured the country for a decade, becoming change agents in the industry and successfully awakening theatre in cities like Abuja. 

He said they are going to be giving out free tickets on radio and social media and that is why you need to search and follow the hashtag: ‪#OurHusbandHasGoneMad on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to enable you get free tickets for the first show on June 12th 2019.

Ugwu assured that same performance will be repeated in the six shows and is deliberately designed to ensure that everyone who wants to see the performance gets an opportunity depending on their preferred date and time.