Ghanaian actor and director Fifi Coleman is planning a remake of the traditional Ghanaian movie ‘I Instructed You So’, with the brand new model set to be launched in March 2027 to commemorate Ghana’s seventieth anniversary of independence.
Fifi Coleman, who appeared on Luv FM’s Waves present with Rebecca Swath Mauro, stated the timing of the remake was intentional.
“We’re remaking this film. It will likely be launched in March 2027. Ghana is simply turning 70 years previous, so we are going to launch the film model of ‘I Instructed You So’ earlier than Ghana turns 70,” he stated.
Broadly considered one in every of Ghana’s most iconic theatrical productions, ‘I Instructed You So’ has been praised for its wit, humor and sharp social commentary.
Greater than 50 years after its authentic launch, the corporate continues to carry a agency place in Ghanaian movie historical past. The play stays surprisingly related, exploring themes of reality, penalties, and the timeless human tendency to disregard warnings till it is too late.
I Instructed You So, directed by Egbert Agesu in 1970, is broadly considered one in every of Ghana’s earliest movies. Impressed by the work of Bob Cole, it turned recognized for its humor, satire, and robust social commentary.
Fifi stated her objective is to assist new generations perceive why this story remains to be necessary.
“To at the present time, once we need to point out Ghana’s first movie, we’d positively point out ‘I Instructed You So.’ We now need to get pleasure from these days and perceive why we maintain saying our fathers and moms had nice issues again then,” he defined.
A tour for the stage model has already begun forward of the film. The manufacturing acquired excessive reward and attracted giant audiences in Accra and Takoradi. The play is coming to Kumasi, providing theater lovers within the Ashanti area the chance to expertise a real Ghanaian traditional delivered to life vividly.
The play shall be carried out at KNUST’s CCB Auditorium on Saturday, April 11 and Sunday, April 12, 2026, with two screenings every day at 4pm and 8pm.
The manufacturing leans in the direction of the Ghanaian live performance social gathering fashion, which mixes music, theater and dance. Actors carry out dwell with bands and really sing on stage with out imitation. Native languages reminiscent of Fante and Asante Tui shall be central to the efficiency, reinforcing its id and accessibility.
The solid contains a mixture of veteran and modern performers, together with highlife legend Gedou-Blei Amboli, veteran actor Fred Amugi, comic Clement Suarez, actors Clement Bonney, Ken Fearty, Wofa Kaye and Butler Abokoma.
Tickets are usually 200 cents and VIP 300 cents. VIP company will obtain swag, limitless drinks, pictures with the solid, and backstage entry.
In honor of the elders who’ve saved Ghana’s story-telling tradition custom alive, free tickets shall be supplied to individuals aged 60 and over, with the sponsorship of key figures together with the Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoaakohene.
