Entertainment
Hundreds thrilled at ‘5 Hours With Mario’ stage play
Naa Ashorkor in her element
It was an atmosphere filled with applause, smiles laced with emotions at the National Theatre on September 3, 2022, and 4 as hundreds were thrilled with exciting display by NaaAshorkor in ‘5 Hours With Mario’.
The play which is an adaptation of Spanish writer,‘5 Hours With Mario’ was a partnership between Playwright LatifAbubakar and the Spanish Embassy in Ghana.
The play tells the story of Dzidzor, a who after the death of her husband, Mario, watches over his body and sheds light on their respective personalities and conflicts throughout their marriage.
Being one of the best and most popular Spanish novel, Five Hours with Mario
is a very moving and fluid book with touches of comedy by renowned Spanish writer Miguel Delibes.
The novel addresses two of the author’s favourite themes: the authenticity of rural life compared with life in the city, and death as the ultimate and definitive milestone in human life.
The success of the work led to its transfer first to the theatre and then to the cinema
The play which is being adapted into a Ghanaian and Afrocentric stage play touched the patrons who commended the organisers for a good job done.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Prophet Atarah opens new studio, launches Atarah Praise 2025
Prophet Joseph Atarah has launched his annual event aimed at bringing believers together in an atmosphere of worship and praise.
The theme for this edition is ‘Restoration’ with the belief that patrons would be restored in the face of their challenges.
The programme will be in two parts, with the first scheduled to take place in the United Kingdom at 5pm on May 11, at Pleasant Place Church.
The Ghana edition will take place at the forecourt of Believer’s Grace Crown Ministry International, Bond Square, Adenta Barrier, at 4pm on May 25.
Prophet Atarah has paraded Piesie Esther, Kofi Owusu Peprah, Nana Yaw Asare and Mavis Asante among others for the Ghana edition.
For the UK edition, patrons will enjoy performances from Kofi Owusu Peprah, Kobby Mantey, Emmanuel Smith, and Ern Ruthy.
Speaking at the launch, Prophet Atarah said, God has been good throughout last year, and 2025 has started on a positive note.
Against this backdrop, he wants to bring believers together and, in unity, to praise God.
He said, like what happened last year, a lot of miracles will take place.
In a related development, Prophet Atarah also commissioned a new studio for rehearsals and live recordings.
This, he said, was not limited to him, but open to every musician across all genres.
By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme
Entertainment
Empress Gifty to thrill patrons at MTN Stands In Worship on Easter Sunday
Ghanaian gospel heavyweight, Empress Gifty is set to thrill thousands at this year’s MTN Stands In Worship event.
The programme brings believers together annually to celebrate the death and resurrection of Christ.
This year’s edition, slated for the Grand Arena on Sunday, April 20, will feature Empress Gifty.
Against this backdrop, the anointed gospel musician has urged all patrons to come with a heart of worship and praise.
She is optimistic that a lot of miracles will happen through the ministration.
“Through our ministrations instant miracles will happen and you are going to have an encounter with God,” she told The Spectator.
Empress Gifty again appealed to patrons not to come alone, but with their families and friends to receive blessings.
Empress Gifty, who had a big song dubbed Watch Me, has been nominated in the Best Traditional Gospel Song of the Year and Gospel Artiste of the Year categories at this year’s 26th Telecel Ghana Music Awards.
