What happens when time dares to run backwards, when the present collides with the past, and every laughter hides a scar?

On Saturday, 13th December, the National Theatre will become the stage for a stirring journey into human contradictions, as Nii Commey, one of Ghana’s prolific playwrights, stages Anticlockwise, a breathtaking coastal stage masterpiece that challenges the way we see life, loss, and redemption.

Anticlockwise draws the audience into the throbbing heart of a coastal community where survival is both a struggle and an art form. Here, the dreams of ordinary people beat against the walls of corruption, poverty, love, and despair: a laid-off civil servant-turned-canoe-owner chasing dignity on sinking wood, a young footballer desperate for a foreign miracle, and a teacher caught between purpose and poverty. Each story twists and turns until it confronts the central question: “How do we reverse this Anticlockwise?”.

Nii Commey reflects on the play, “Anticlockwise is a conversation about us. It’s about how we trade time, trust, and truth in our daily battles. It is painfully funny, emotionally sharp, and timelessly Ghanaian.”

Layered with humour and the raw pulse of life, Anticlockwise fuses drama and comedy in ways only Nii Commey can, confronting societal ills through laughter and irony. The play captures the soul of the everyday Ghanaian: hopeful yet bruised, resilient yet restless. Audiences can expect a theatrical experience that is not only entertaining but profoundly awakening. One that mirrors the stories we live but seldom tell.

More than a performance, Anticlockwise is a year-end reflection. It invites corporate Ghana, families, and theatre lovers to end the year in conversation, shrouded in storytelling with themselves, surrounded by laughter, rhythm, and truth.

The production is a collaboration between Handwriting Communications and Full Bouquet Entertainment, bringing together some of Ghana’s most talented actors and creative minds in a show designed to stir emotions, challenge conventions, and celebrate the enduring power of storytelling.