The Korean Ambassador to Ghana, Park Kyongsig, has lauded Ghana’s efforts in bridging cultures through theatre.
This comes as Ghanaian playwright, Latif Abubakar, launches the adaptation of the Korean novel The Story of Sim Cheong into a Ghanaian play titled Sim Majorley.
The play is set to introduce Ghana to Korean storytelling and export Ghanaian culture to the rest of the world. Sim Majorley is a play on the term Sima Joley, a popular Ga chant of a lover missing their estranged beloved and calling for their return. Against the backdrop of love, the Ghanaian playwright reimagines the novel in a compassionate Ga setting as Sim Majorley.
At the launch of the play, Korean Ambassador Kyongsig described the production as writing a new chapter in Ghana-Korea cultural diplomacy.
“This production represents meaningful cultural collaboration between Korea and Ghana, bringing together the heritage of both nations on stage,” Ambassador Kyongsig remarked.
Reiterating his call for exporting theatre, Ghanaian playwright and Chief Executive of Globe Productions, Latif Abubakar, described the move to produce Sim Majorley as a cross-cultural exchange between the Republic of Korea and Ghana.
“Today, we take another bold step—one that underscores the unifying power of theatre,” Abubakar noted as he introduced the play.
The play is set in a Ga household, where the titular character is a daughter who shows selfless love to her father, even at the expense of sacrifice.
Sim Majorley will be prescreened on 2nd August 2025 in Tema and staged on 9th August 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Ekow Boakye
