I reckon that’s been Ma and Pa Ferguson’s good influence. Now Yaa was showing me how lonely I was. “Bide your time, young woman,” Opoku said. “It won’t be long before you become a producer. But first you must develop your acting skills and get experience.” We rose. On holiday, I was going to have a siesta. Opoku and Yaa were going back to their rehearsals. “Do you understand now?” Opoku asked me. “This is a political play. Nana Anokye wants to use it to help us open our minds. After each performance we’ll invite the audience to discuss what they have seen. Was Caesar good for the Romans? And what about all the nations which he had defeated on his way to power? Why did Brutus and his co-conspirators want to kill him? Were they right? And, finally, and most important, how does this story

