Showbusiness: The problem of finding sponsorship within the Ghanaian theatre industry
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2016-04
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They say there is “no business like show business”, but is that true for Ghana? To be exact,
can corporate sponsorship help the Ghanaian theatre industry continue to grow? The purpose
of this dissertation is to answer that question through interviewing key organisations in the
industry as well as companies that have, had or still have sponsored theatre organisations.
This paper also aims to understand what companies look for in theatre organisations when
looking to sponsor them as well as vice versa. Do theatre organisations meet their sponsorship
objectives, and if so, will companies be willing to sponsor them? In order to understand
Ghanaian theatre industry today, this paper looks back at the history of theatre in Ghana, with
an insight into the concert party. This paper also looks at sponsorship and the various forms it
takes once given out. Finally, this dissertation takes a look at South Africa’s theatre industry
in order to gain any lessons from them. The information will be ascertained through the
qualitative method of semi-structured interviews.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, April 2016
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Ghana, theatre, sponsorship