Rundown will not be performed during 2010, according to organisers.

The popular, gently satirical island performance had already lost its main writer, David Martins, who now lives in Guyana, throwing the event into doubt. In April, director Henry Muttoo of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation said that the event would in fact go ahead with a new show co-written by himself and the cast members. In order to try and give enough time to construct the script from new material and rejigs of classic sketches, said the director, Rundown was originally scheduled to take place this November.

Postponed until March

However, Mr. Muttoo explained to the Caymanian Compass that the event will now not take place this year after all.

“We were hoping to have the Rundown script ready in time for production but it is not, and for that and other reasons beyond our control the show has been postponed to March next year; that is the slot in which it usually falls.

“With so much other work going on at Cayman National Cultural Foundation we feel we needed to take time to complete the script and clear our calendar before moving into a production such as Rundown, which has built up a reputation for good production and entertainment. We know this will be a bit of a disappoint to our Rundown fans who look forward so eagerly to the show, but we assure them that, in the classic term of assurance, Rundown soon come.” he noted.

Director and designer Mr. Muttoo is currently preparing for the opening of a comedy production called De Honeymoon Over, which runs between 9 and 19 September at the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s home base at Harquail Theatre.