In the Chest of a Woman


In the Chest of a Woman is a drama written by Efo Kodjo Mawugbe, a popular Ghanaian playwright. It was published in 2008 by Isaac Books & Stationery Services in Kumasi Ghana. It is a play in six parts, printed over 106 pages. It focused on women, male-female relationships, and female contributions to society.

Premise

A play set in the Asante Empire, In the Chest of a Woman is about a woman who disguised her daughter as a boy so that she became the empire's king. The play revolves around the girl's difficulty in life after she grows.