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Beneath the Family Tree

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★★★★★ “Unmissable. Raw, gripping, and gorgeously unsettling.” – The Rising

★★★★★ “A haunting triumph.” – Everything Theatre

★★★★★ “Uncover something far more chilling than grief.” – The Up-Down Blog

 

Beneath the Family Tree

A Psychological Drama by Emmanuel Akwafo & Emma Bakare

 

Written by: Emmanuel Akwafo & Emma Bakare

Directed by: Prime Isaac

Dramaturge: Rosemarie Akwafo

 

Cast:

Kwame – Paul Chinkwende

Ama – Esther Armah

Esther – Christie Fewry

 

Seven Shows Only!

 

Following a sold-out preview of Limp Wrist and the Iron Fist, acclaimed writer

Emmanuel Akwafo returns with he’s siblings with a brand-new, spine-chilling

psychological horror that digs deep into family, memory, and the terrifying secrets

buried across generations.

 

Synopsis:

Estranged siblings Kwame, Ama, and Esther are forced to reunite under one roof for the

anniversary of their mother's death. While the grief is fresh, the family home remembers

more than they do. As past trauma and buried secrets resurface, the siblings face a

nightmarish reckoning not just with their history, but with something far more

malevolent.Time unravels. Tensions rise. And the walls close in.

What starts as a simple act of remembrance soon spirals into a terrifying descent into

ancestral horror. The house is alive with memories, but some truths should never be

unearthed. Some bloodlines were never meant to bloom.

 

Why You Can't Miss This:

Inspired by the unsettling realism of Get Out and His House, Beneath the Family Tree is

an edge-of-your-seat thriller that will leave you questioning not just your past—but your

very roots.

One house. One terrifying truth.

Will you dare look beneath the roots?

 

Get your tickets now!

 

This isn't just a play. It's a reckoning. And it's happening for seven shows only.

Rating Information:
contains flashing lights and graphic content
Run time:
60 mins (no interval)
Company:
No Name Creatives
Director:
Prime Isaac
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