MASVINGO-BASED comedian Dennis Rusoso, famed for his role of a rogue cop VaMayaya in the hilarious drama Sabhuku Vharazipi 2, has produced another rib-cracking comedy titled Nhaka Ndeyani that premiered last week at Masvingo Theatre.
BY TATENDA CHITAGU
The Mucheke-born Rusoso who has since gone solo after they broke ranks with Sabhuku Vharazipi, born David Mubayiwa, over sharing of proceeds from the production of Sabhuku Vharazipi 2.
While his previous project Mayaya-Seed of Corruption was not well received, in his latest hour-long comedy, Rusoso seemed to have struck the right cord considering his comic acts.
The comedy explores society’s greed centred on inheritance. After the ‘death’ of Mayaya’s brother in a road accident where he was ‘burnt’ beyond recognition, Mayaya, his brother’s wife, nephews, nieces and other relatives fight for his estate, including inheriting the widow.
Amid the hullabaloo, it turns out his brother was not dead after all as a botched deal to kill him struck between his wife and some hit-men went horribly wrong as the thugs mistakenly killed and burnt beyond recognition a thief who had hijacked the brother’s car after leaving him for dead in the bushes.
The play, which juxtapositions both an urban and rural setting, was written by Charles Munganasa and he co-directed it with Florence Masekesa.
Speaking to NewsDay on the side-lines of the show, Rusoso was optimistic that the latest production will be received well on the market.
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“With this project, we hope our fans will appreciate it. We have perfected our previous mistakes in our last production, taking advice from experts in the industry,” he said.
He, however, bemoaned the cancerous scourge of piracy that has affected local artistes in different genres.
“We have not produced CDs yet as we are trying to contain piracy. We cannot totally eliminate it, but we have to find a way to minimise it so that our sweat will not reward others who want to reap where they did not sow,” he said.
