Ebo Whyte delivers another masterpiece in the ‘Games Men Play’

Another masterpiece has been cooked by the man
who clearly seems never to lack ideas.
James Ebo Whyte has for the past 13 years
cooked some of the most amazing productions at
the National Theatre and his latest work, ‘Games
Men Play’ is no exception.
The play, which showed for the first time at the
National Theatre Thursday night, is an excellent
craft. It is witty and superbly woven.
The 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June in Brazil
and before the referee’s whistle blows for the first
kick of the prestigious tournament, Ebo Whyte
and his Rovernman Production team have already
taken a bit of the action.
But their showpiece is not nerve racking, there is
no heart breaks or disappointments. On the
contrary, one is assured of a perfect dose of
laughter and excitement as Uncle Ebo Whyte
dribbles his way into the hearts and minds of
patrons.
‘Games Men Play’ captures scenes from the senior
national team, the Black Stars’ hotel in Brazil.
Series of interesting tales unravels when the
coach is caught in an undesired, but not too
strange a web of an arrogant ‘Best’ player, a juju
man, a match fixer, a Ghana football boss, and a
very tempting journalist.
Ahead of the Black Stars match against the USA, a
juju man, whose praise names are: “The only
Nana with swag; the only Nana with the Better
Ghana Agenda; and the only Nana with spiritual
six-pack”, approaches the coach with an offer.
The juju man asks for $10,000 for the only goal in
the match, a deal the coach, Nana Badiako
rejected. As if that is not enough, a juicy offer
from a match fixer follows.
Just when he manages to run away from those
temptations, including a sexy female journalist
who was ready to give her all, the coach was
sacked a few hours to kick off.
‘Games Men Play’ is full of drama and
unadulterated comedy. The hundreds who
trooped to the National Theatre Thursday night
couldn’t have asked for more.
The play gave them the needed fun and
excitement. The intermittent laughter and
applause said it all.
Patrons who spoke to Myjoyonline.com after the
play thanked Ebo Whyte for “another
masterpiece” and that they wouldn’t hesitate to
watch it “again.”
‘Games Men Play’, plays at the National Theatre
on Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25, on
Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1. There
would be two showings at 4:00pm and 8:00pm
each day of those days.

Source: Myjoyonline.com