The Guyanese theatre landscape welcomed with loud voices the return to the stage of an old favourite comedy – “Till Ah Find A Place” by Ronald Hollingsworth. First staged in 1991, it has not grown stale over three decades, and its return, directed by Sheron Cadogan-Taylor and Hollingsworth, was resoundingly greeted last week at the National Cultural Centre by a grateful audience.
After several reproductions since its premiere, this latest incarnation was under the revised title “Till Ah Find A Place In Guyana: The Spanish Connection”. This retouched version of the script was in keeping with the historical focus and approach by the playwright – to cash in on popularity with a topical issue melodrama and comedy of situation. As before, it took advantage of topical issues and changing social circumstances in Guyana to exploit popular and comic possibilities. The subtitle “The Spanish Connection” indicated a prevailing uncomplimentary attitude to the influx of Latin American immigrants in today’s Guyana.
