As Artistic Director of Roverman Productions, I have successfully written and directed over 51 plays since 2008 that have been performed by thousands of people and have become reference points in many lives. My stories hit close to home and I enjoy watching our audiences laugh, cry recite lines and sing together.

Here, is a little history of how I got started in theatre… In 1974, I was invited to join J-Theatre, the drama troupe of Youth for Christ who was working on a new play. Come production day, both the main actor and his double-cast failed to turn up. Just before the audience dispersed, I offered to try my hands at the role. I had been at rehearsals and picked up the lines and movements.

I formed my first commercial group called “Friends and Relatives”. For this, I wrote and produced three plays: The Devil’s Wife, Mr President Your Move and Wedding behind Closed Doors. The first was The Devil’s Wife, which was staged at the Arts Centre, in a 300-seater venue; in order to stage it, I took a loan from my boss, and I made a huge loss. The second play Mr President Your Move was staged at Christ the King Parish Hall, which had in a 600-seater auditorium, this production was financed with proceeds from the sale of my car white Octavia, which I was unable to buy back. For my third attempt, we performed Wedding behind Closed Doors at Banquet hall, an 800-seater venue with a financial investment of GHc11, 200. Upon my final count, I had made GHc11, 500 – meaning the only income was 300ghc. I remember wondering, if God wants me to use my talent, why was I failing at it?