Mma Ramotswe Musical Coming Soon

Monday, October 14, 2019

Alexandar McCall Smith with Bame Moremong from BITC AND Tshepo Maphanyane in London. PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

LONDON: Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency book series, has announced that a team has already started working on the musical of his highly successful series.

McCall Smith, who lives in Scotland but is currently on a London tour, made the announcement at an event dubbed ‘In Conversation with Alexander McCall Smith’ organised by Botswana Investment and Trade Centre at The Montcalm Hotel here on Thursday.

McCall Smith first published The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, featuring Precious Ramotswe set in Gaborone in 1998. The ‘Mma Ramotswe’ novel series, now 21 books all set in Botswana, has achieved worldwide fame, sold over 20 million copies and has been translated into over 40 languages.

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Mma Ramotswe Musical Coming Soon

LONDON: Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency book series, has announced that a team has already started working on the musical of his highly successful series.