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DEM TIMES

DEM TIMES

By: Our Day
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A trouble maker in high school, Samuel finds himself on a plane heading to Ghana; a different country, needless to say, a different life. His formative years have begun. These are ‘DEM TIMES‘. The show is in the broader sense, a serialised teen odyssey, set within the closed-off microcosm of Ghanaian boarding school life. At its core, this is a cultural migration; a fish-out-of-water story stemming from an outsider’s identity crisis inside the Ghana educational ethos – where the school day begins before sunrise and ends after 9pm, and only after students have finished their homework (assuming chores have been completed too).DEM TIMES Drama & Plays
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  • Introducing DEM TIMES
    Sep 30 2020

    A young adult comedy-drama following the re-education of British-born troublemaker, Samuel Adjei, in a Ghanaian boarding school.

    A new scripted fiction podcast from Our Day. Created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and Rhys Reed-Johnson. Listen to the series on www.ourday.media or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    2 mins
  • 1. AKWAABA
    Nov 4 2020

    Samuel Adjei is a troublemaker. So his parents send him to a Ghanaian boarding school with one goal: to learn some discipline. But when it comes to growing up, taking school seriously, and reconnecting with the culture, he's got a lot to learn. 

    Samuel ... David Omordia; Dad/Prefect ….Albert Kuvodu; Mr Ansah … Andy Sarfo; Mum...Enyonam Gbesmete Mrs Ampofo...Barbara Newton; Belinda ... Jimand Allotey; Tiwa ... Samuelle Durojaiye; Efua...Shari Brock; Derrick ... Joshua Roberts-Mensah; Nii... Peter Ackah-Yensu;

    Created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and Rhys Reed-Johnson; Directed by Poppy Clifford; Sound Engineering/Editing/Mixing by Jarek Zaba; Theme song was written and performed by Joshua KYEOT; Additional music by REEZ; Written by Rhys Reed-Johnson and Jacob Roberts-Mensah; Produced by Jacob Roberts-Mensah for Our Day; Recorded at Octagon Studios, Brixton; Supported by Arts Council England.

    www.ourday.media

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    17 mins
  • 2. LONDON NOT LENDIN
    Nov 11 2020

    Things get even worse for Samuel as his first week at school continues. The students don't like him. The workload is tough. The teachers are losing patience. Feeling homesick, all Samuel wants to do is jump on the next flight home.

    Samuel ... David Omordia; ; Mr Ansah … Andy Sarfo; Mrs Ampofo...Barbara Newton; Belinda ... Jimand Allotey; Tiwa ... Samuelle Durojaiye; Efua...Shari Brock; Derrick ... Joshua Roberts-Mensah; Nii... Peter Ackah-Yensu;

    Created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and Rhys Reed-Johnson; Directed by Poppy Clifford; Sound Engineering/Editing/Mixing by Jarek Zaba; Theme song was written and performed by Joshua KYEOT; Additional music by REEZ; Written by Rhys Reed-Johnson and Jacob Roberts-Mensah; Produced by Jacob Roberts-Mensah for Our Day; Recorded at Octagon Studios, Brixton; Supported by Arts Council England.

    www.ourday.media

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    17 mins
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