[3] The theatre, which is located in the Victoriaborg district of Accra, was built by the Chinese and offered as a gift to Ghana.

[4] Since then, the National Dance company has had other directors such as David Amoo (2006–2013), Mr Nii-Tete Yartey (2013–2018) and Stephany Ursula Yamoah (2018–present).

It was established in August 1983 as a Model Repertory Troupe to facilitate teaching, research, and experimentation at the University of Ghana, Legon.

The concert party, although has its origins in Britain, was remodeled by Ghanaian artists and became a popular form of theatre in the 1950s and 1960s.

In fact, the medium was used for "theatre-for-development" to discuss topics such as family planning, AIDS and environmental protection, an idea originally pioneered by the Workers Brigades and Efua Sutherland.