Ghana Theatre Festival, developing the next generation of artists and audiences is back this year.
The annual Ghana Theatre Festival has resurfaced once more and the National Theatre of Ghana, creators of the annual festival has promised improved activities from Monday, 24 – Sunday 30 September, 2018.
This year’s occasion will be a week-long celebration of the humanities and the festival is designed to showcase performances from each established and amateur production homes just like the National Symphony Orchestra, National Drama Company, National Dance Company, Ehalakasa, Village Minds, University of Ghana’s School of Performing Arts (Dance Department), Laugh line, 2 Idiots Productions and F .C Productions.
There will be a Food Bazaar and a Made in Ghana Fair, an all week event with varied food stalls, artisans and designers showcasing their wares at this year’s festival in addition to the events from the selected production houses.Theatre Programmes for Schools, Fashion Shows, Art Exhibitions, Dance- Drama, Drama, Symposiums, Film Shows, Poetry Nights, Music including a special evening of Classical Music and Comedy are some of the listed activities during the week-long event selected from a well-organized creatives that is poised to create elation at the premises of the Theatre.
From 4pm-8pm each day, the festival will witness its main productions during the weekend and all other events will take place between 9am to 10pm.
The performances begin on Tuesday, 25 September, 2017 at 7pm with a performance that involves all 3 resident teams of the National Theatre that’s the National Symphony Orchestra, National Drama Company and National Dance Company. An act to set the tone for performances throughout the festival.
This special edition of Ghana Theatre pageant is an element of the twenty fifth day celebrations which will give insights of what the Theatre has planned for our varied audiences (Children, Youth, Adults, and also the Aged) within the future.