Description
| Product ID: | 9781350262782 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Modern Plays |
| Title: | Three Sisters |
| Authors: | Author: Anton Chekhov |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Social and cultural history, Ethnic studies, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Sociology: family and relationships, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Social & cultural history, Ethnic studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Sociology: family & relationships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Chekhov’s iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation.Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War.Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos.Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling of Chekhov''s classic play. Chekhov’s iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation. Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos. Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling of Chekhov's classic play. |
| Imprint Name: | Methuen Drama |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-04-08 |