Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

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Hamile: The Tongo Hamlet

1964

2h 0m

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Drama

Overview

An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare, which takes place in the home of the Frafra people, in the far north of Ghana. Performed by students of the University of Ghana School of Music and Drama.

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4 members

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Kofi Middleton Mends

Hamile (Hamlet)

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Ernest Abbeyquaye

Ibrahim (Polonius)

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Mary Yirenkyi

Habiba (Ophelia)

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Kofi Yirenkyi

Laitu (Laertes)

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