There were no holds barred, actually, Jherad Lord Zenn Alleyne released the full clip in the highly hilarious stage play Scam-Uh-Life.
Featuring some of the island’s best, including Zenn himself playing an indecisive husband, Kenroy who is living a life in cycles and domestic maltreatment, just can’t catch a break- and when he finally does, the break brings him to a breaking point much to the annoyance of his wife homebody Joyann, who is holding a funeral to mourn their dead relationship. Joyann’s character played by the animated Shakira Forde who is known for her roles in big screen movies such as Pay Day and Keeping Up With The Joneses. Meanwhile, trickster from scam central, Ann-Marie, is played by Janeil Odle.
Before a packed audience at the Queen’s Park Steel Shed, on Sunday January 4th, Zenn showed real time why he’s one of the best in local comedy as playwright and director but also justified why his almost steady 60 K on Instagram and 28.1K on TikTok is not just digital hype but real life substance and comic relief.
Seasoned actor the militant Philip Eno played crippled yet comedically conscious Sydney and well known actress, Yolanda Holder who played the impolitely curious Margaret pulled out all the stops on Sunday reminding the crowd why they are counted amongst Barbados’ best of the best, contributing in years of dedication to Barbados’ orange economy.
But newcomer Kraigg Carrington is a bright hope for the future of Bajan theatre with the punches he throws as mechanic turned psychologist wanna be offering hope to Kenroy’s sorrows and scammer problems. And even though his character name was Mauby, he wasn’t always sweet.
Forde wasn’t having it, whatever it was-or wasn’t. She came swinging, sometimes cutlass in hand between episodes of mania to madness. Bigger issues were brought to the fore behind the obvious issues of crime and violence; such as, infidelity, domestic distrust, the crushed Caribbean masculine, capitalism, mental health and the power of friendship beyond marriage.
This dramatic comedy is one for the books, a project developed through the “Writing and Performance Project” by the Royal Court Theatre in London brought to life on a Bajan stage in Bridgetown, Barbados.
