IT’S a popular saying, ‘Ol’ fyah stick easy fi ketch’ but according to playwright Dahlia Harris when there’s someone throwing water on the flames, rekindling lost love may be harder than you think.

That’s the premise which drives her latest project Ol’ Fyah Stick which opened at Theatre Place in St Andrew last night.

Comedic legend Volier ‘Maffie’ Johnson leads the cast in the romantic comedy. He is joined by Deon Silvera, Harris and Chris ‘Johnny’ Daley who alternates with Desmond Dennis.

Harris states that Ol’ Fyah Stick centres around Joe Moore, a widower of 15 years who feels thats its once again time for marital bliss. That his choice of companion is his domestic helper Betty, makes things interesting. That he and Betty were school sweethearts and have been carrying on secretly for years, makes it complicated. Things get even more complexed as Joe needs to be upfront in order to secure the blessings of his uptight and upwardly mobile daughter Margaret, whose idea of a stepmother doesn’t go below Half Way Tree. Throw in the meddling security guard who has his own agenda, and Harris states that things get turned upside down.

Ol’ Fyah Stick follows on a string of theatrical successes from Harris as writer/director including favourites like Judgement, Thicker Than Water, God’s Way I & II, To The Finish, Her Last Cry and God Go Wid Yuh. The play is scheduled for a limited six-week run.