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Must See: Uncle Ebo Whyte mocks Oscar Pistorious and John Paintsil in new play, 'Apartment N1'
Art they say imitates life and that’s just what Uncle Ebo does with his new play, ‘Apartment N1’. On the eve of the vetting of Mr. Ken Nti, a minister designate, he gets an urgent call that makes him rush to Apartment N1, an expensive dollar-rated apartment occupied by Serwa, a sexy student from a poor home. Thirty minutes later, he dashed out without his shirt and goes home to lie to his wife. The next morning, Serwa is found dead. So, when Ken should have been in parliament for his vetting, he finds himself in the grips of the law and a bitterly disappointed wife. Serwa’s young boyfriend comes into the picture after it becomes evident that he had beaten up Serwa earlier over suspicions of infidelity. So was he only the John Painstil of the story or would he also emerge as the Oscar Pistorious? Well, Serwa’s best friend, Esi thinks the bitter boyfriend is both a John Paintsil and an Oscar Pistorius, and she wants the police to arrest him for the murder. But what really happened at Apartment N1? And why is a senior police detective losing her mind over what she is discovering in her investigations? Find out the answers as the suspense-filled and humorous ‘Apartment N1’ opens to the public at the National Theatre on Saturday March 2ndand 3rd. There will be two showings on both days at 4pm and 8pm.]]>
