4 Three Sisters
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2019
96 pages
978-1-78682-963-4 (ISBN)
Description
Chekhov's iconic characters are relocated to Nigeria in this bold new adaptation.
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Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War.
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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.
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Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling of Chekhov's classic play.
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Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War.
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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.
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Following his smash-hit Barber Shop Chronicles, Inua Ellams returns to the National Theatre with this heartbreaking retelling of Chekhov's classic play.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-78682-963-4 (9781786829634)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Anton Chekhov
Three Sisters
Book
12/2019
Oberon Books Ltd
€33.61
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Persons
Inua Ellams was born in Nigeria, and is a cross-art-form practitioner, a poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist, designer and founder of the Midnight Run - a nocturnal urban excursion. He is a Complete Works poet alumnus and a designer at White Space Creative Agency. His plays are published by Oberon Books and his poetry is published by Flipped Eye, Akashic, Nine Arches. www.inuaellams.com
