Latif Abubakar
BornGhana
OccupationPlaywright
NationalityGhanaian
GenreDrama, fiction

Latif Abubakar is a playwright and the chief executive director of Globe Production.[1][2] He founded the organization the Globe Production in 2009 and has worked with notable actors including Ekow Smith-Asante, Adjetey Anang, Clemento Suarez, Ofori Bismarck, Pearl Darkey, Paul Quarcoo and Alexandra Bailey.[3][4]

Career

He was the first playwright in Ghana to live stream his play Thank God For Idiots virtually on YouTube amid band on public gathering during the COVID-19 period.[5][6]

Plays

  • Thank God for Idiots[7]
  • Romantic Nonsense[8]
  • I Can't Think Far
  • You May Kiss the Corpse
  • Saint and Sinners
  • Gallery of Comedies
  • The Second Coming of Nkrumah
  • What Can Come Can Come[9]
  • The Legend Play
  • Judas and Delilah 1 & 2[10]
  • Men Don Die[11]
  • Something must kill a man[12]

Awards

Abubakar won the Tourism and Culture awards for his creative works in arts, culture and entertainment through his plays at the Ghana Tourism Authority.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Playwright Latif Abubakar to lock ribs September 15, 16". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ↑ Editor, Kekeli Kuatsenu / News (2019-04-26). "Globe Productions celebrates 10th Anniversary with 'daring' play 'Christmas-In-April' - Awake News". Awake News. Retrieved 2019-10-14. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ↑ "Latif Abubakar « BloggingGhana". Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Massive turnout at Lafit Abubakar's Stage Play 'Men Don Die'". dawuroGH. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Playwright Latif Abubakar, to stream his play 'Thank God For Idiots' on social media". MyJoyOnline.com. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. ↑ Sedode, Pilot. "Latif Abubakar To Virtually Screen His Play 'Thank God For Idiots' - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students". Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Thank God 4 Idiots". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  8. ↑ "Playwright Latif Abubakar Honoured". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  9. ↑ "'What can come can come' stage play to be premiered". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  10. ↑ "Judas and Delilah 2 at AICC". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  11. ↑ "Latif Abubakar's Men 'Don' Die road safety campaign play". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  12. ↑ "Martha Ankomah endorses playwright Latif Abubakar's 'Something must kill a man' play - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  13. ↑ "Play writer Latif Abubakar receives Tourism and Culture awards | University of Ghana Alumni Relations Office". ar.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 2019-10-14.


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