{"id":51435,"date":"2023-03-29T22:30:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/29\/stakeholders-urged-to-commit-resources-to-theatre-industry\/"},"modified":"2023-03-29T22:30:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:30:39","slug":"stakeholders-urged-to-commit-resources-to-theatre-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/29\/stakeholders-urged-to-commit-resources-to-theatre-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Stakeholders Urged To Commit Resources To Theatre Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Latif Abubakar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive Officer of Globe Productions, Mr. Latif Abubakar, has urged stakeholders in Ghana\u2019s theatre industry to commit more resources to the industry.<\/p>\n<p>The playwright was of the view that beyond using drama as a means of social education and change, it would also serve as a means of revenue generation and foreign exchange if given the right push.<\/p>\n<p>He said, stakeholders including the government and private sector must endeavour to commit technical and financial resources to spur the industry to international heights.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abubakar was speaking in an interview with <strong><em>Ghana News Agency<\/em><\/strong> (<strong><em>GNA<\/em><\/strong>) ahead of this year\u2019s World Theatre Day celebration, which was observed Monday, March 27 on the theme, \u201cTheatre and a Culture of Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said, the government, through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, must create an avenue and provide resources that would help industry players take Ghana\u2019s theatre international.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, added that theatre practitioners must equally put in their best to complement the effort of government and the private sector to place the industry on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will take quality productions with the needed financial resources, and the right policies to make an impact on the word stage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The World Theatre Day (WTD), initiated by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1961, has been celebrated annually since 1962 to foster values of theatre as an art form.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Abubakar was of the view that the theatre industry was abound with extraordinary talents who would excel when given the necessary technical and financial support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dare say we have more that what it takes to put the industry on the world stage. What we are left with is the support to do so,\u201d the playwright said.<\/p>\n<p>The playwright, who had partnered with some international organisation including the Spanish Embassy, Star-Ghana, UK Aid, DANIDA and the European Union for several productions, said \u201cthe time is right again to take the theatre industry beyond the shores of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that the Ghanaian theatre had yet again become very attractive in recent times, hence the need to \u201cshow the world what we have to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>GNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latif Abubakar \u00a0 The Chief Executive Officer of Globe Productions, Mr. Latif Abubakar, has urged stakeholders in Ghana\u2019s theatre industry to commit more resources to the industry. 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