The nine-cast drama centred on Jojo, a renowned footballer from Ghana who has returned home after losing a contract with a foreign club due to an injury. With a noticeable deficiency in the English language, Jojo takes the audience through his life of betrayal, love, forgiveness, and determination.

From scene to scene, patrons are taken through various emotions, with the atmosphere charged with laughter. Imagine hearing adages like ‘the devil you know and the angel you don’t know both know you’ instead of ‘the devil you know is better than the angel you don’t know’. What comes to mind when you hear, “God is my refuge and my stone” or “our elders say when you are unhappy suck your own breast”?

This and much more got the audience rolling on the ground with laughter.

Speaking to the media after the premiere, the playwright urged Ghanaians to patronize theatre acts in the country so as to ensure growth and sustainability in the industry.

According to Ebo Whyte, the introduction of some new initiatives like an LED backdrop is to enhance the act and raise the standard of the production.

“It’s obvious that this introduction is very expensive and eats deep into our pocket, but the response was positive and it’s always good to try something new. We have to get to that point where our shows can compete with other globally and like I always say if Shakespeare and the rest had access to the kind of technology we have now they would have used it. So why can’t we explore new things,” he said.

‘The Comeback’ follows previous productions from Roverman like ‘Damaged Goods’ and ‘Blackmail.’

It will be opened to the public at the National Theatre on Sept 2 and Sept 3 and Sept 9 and Sept 10 at 4 pm and 8 pm each day.

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By: Felicia Osei/citifmonline.com/Ghana

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The much anticipated annual event offers theatre lovers a collection of plays over a 5 day period attracting thousands to the National Theatre every year.

Airtel Ghana has been the lead sponsor of Roverman Productions – Ghana’s biggest theatre platform – over the last three years treating customers and patrons to intriguing plays and performances every quarter.

At the end of every year, the telecom giant and Roverman Productions brings back all 4 plays produced in the year as well as one play from the previous year by popular request.

From Tuesday 27th December 2016 through to Monday 2nd January 2017, patrons will be treated to captivating productions such as Women on Fire (2th December), One Million Pounds (Friday 30th December) Sankofa (Saturday 31st December), Dear God, Comma (Sunday 1st January) and Rejected (Monday 2nd January) at the National Theatre.

Announcing this year’s festival, Rosy Fynn, Marketing Director at Airtel Ghana said “We are delighted to have partnered with Roverman Productions, over the last three years, to totally transform theatre in Ghana – growing the fan base around the country through the quarterly productions, regional roadshows and the Festival of Plays.

As a business, we continue to demonstrate our commitment towards promoting the creative arts through partnerships such as this one.

The outcome has been great for both brands and our customers. Together we have opened up the space for the growth and uptake of theatre in Ghana for many years to come”.

She continued “this year’s festival promises to be the most exciting yet as Uncle Ebo Whyte and the Roverman team serves patrons with 5 amazing productions over the Christmas and New Year period. The festivities will be incomplete without this thought provoking and exciting plays.

As the year comes to a close, we want to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and Ghanaians a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and gratifying New Year. You can count on us for superior network connectivity for all your Communication, Connectivity and Collaborative needs this festive period and beyond”.

Airtel has been the lead sponsor of Roverman Productions over the last three – headlining the production of more than 12 exciting plays and regional shows in Kumasi, Takoradi, Tamale amongst others – taking the excitement of theatre to almost all regional capitals.

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Source: Airtel Ghana

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