La
Bonita: The Beauty! by aivan musoke
Not everyone can handle La Bonita. Her wares are not
for anybody that suddenly decides to pay attention.
Don't get me wrong, she is very accommodating. Heck,
at some point you're probably going to ask someone
to furnish you with an idea of how you can pass time
and the words that will come forth will be La Bonita.
And before you know it, you will be enjoying a series
of Enigmatic Palpitations.
So here's the thing. We have a new theatre in Kampala.
That should be a good thing, right? I mean, it sort
of gives you the chance to look down on people. You
should be able to say, "I'm going to the theatre
to watch a play" and give off a haughty laugh
and have your audience look at you with eyes that
suggest they'd kill you for your ticket. I always
find that when someone says they are going to National
Theater to watch the Obsessions the first thought
that comes to mind is not, "this guy is so prim
and proper, so bourgeoisie.." its usually, "there's
one dude that enjoys looking at scantily clad flesh
showing skinny young girls!"
The Ebonies have given us loads of great stuff (I'm
obliged to say that coz this AWESOME publication is
a recipient of funding from the group, haha, I kill
myself) with great titles so it's only fair that their
theatre should carry a catchy name and a seating capacity
of 800 people.
The way it works, this is part of the Ebonies' campaign
to "bring theatre to the people". The next
phase involves taking people to the theatre, whether
this means you will adopt some telenovella inspired
name as well remains to be seen.
Last I heard, the plan is to have shows even during
the course of the week rather than limiting them to
the weekend. But what would I know; I actually thought
people worked during the week. As in "working
days then again, I have skipped work once so I could
watch The Incredibles at the cinema. I ought to be
able to feign a flesh eating condition for "
Gutujja". Welcome to Kampala, Theatre LaBonita,
the newest addition to our entertainment scene, located
at the former Neeta Cinema, opposite Christ the King
Church. (Well, Kind of!)
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