Latif Abubakar’s latest play, “Something Must Kill a Man” to run from August 25 -28

Playwright Latif Abubakar’s Globe Productions in partnership with Joy Entertainment and Graphic News App is set to thrill its audience to his latest play after a long break from the theatre due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Dubbed the “Something must kill a man”, the play seeks to demonstrates how teamwork, good communication and collaboration contributes significantly to the attainment these goals.

Unlike his previous stage plays which focused on pressing national issues, Mr Abubakar’s latest play, will take the approach of a training programme that would center on the attainment of project and organisational goals.

According to the award winning playwright, the play is a package that would enable employees understand and appreciate the importance of team work in achieving theoverall objectives of a project or an organization.

He explained that the play will adopt an innovative practical training approach that drives the audience (trainees) through a team building activities.

“This is a creative and unique training experience that will leave an unforgettable memory on the minds of the trainees,” the playwright intimated.

“A research by Forbes confirms that team building is the most important investment you can make for your people and the most successful, memorable team-building events are the ones that don’t feel like a day at the office,” he added.

Being the pacesetter of live virtual play with a record of 3.5million views accross various social media platforms, Mr Abubakar believes storytelling and theatre could be used to achieve project and organisational goals.

He revealed that the play which would be stage in an open space is a package that would include a training certificate from the New York Board of education, in the United States of America, lecture notes, cocktail and networking session.

The play which features Leslie, Abraham MacPratt and Shelter Sey, will be staged on 25th, 26th, and 28th of August , 2021 at the Labadi Beach Hotelwith tickets going for GH¢80.00 and GH¢150.00 for participants that would want to be issued with certificates.

Globe Productions
As a theatre company focused on theatre for development, Globe Productions has to its credit 15 plays that have been performed 67 times across the country to an audience base of about 40,000. The strategic vision of implementing the tri annual plays has currently made Globe the fastest
growing theatre company in Ghana with the widest coverage.

Its CEO/Playwright Latif Abubakar, gained some international recognition via an interview on BBC world service on the topic “Resurgence of Theatre in Africa”.

Plays
Some written and produced by Mr Abubakar include I can’t think far; a non-violence campaign towards the 2016 election which was sponsored by Star-Ghana, UK Aid, DANIDA and the European Union, Saint and sinners; which focused on galamsey, and sponsored by WaterAid Ghana, and the Media Coalition Against Galamsey, and Men don die; a road safety campaign sponsored by the National Road Safety Commission