Three Sisters - After Chekhov

Owerri, Nigeria, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Sisters 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. This Student Edition of Inua Ellams''s adaptation looks at how Anton Chekhov''s original play has been transposed to an African context, the background to the Biafran War and how its politics and people''s experiences are represented in the play.

Product details

• Authors: Oladipo Agboluaje, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov, Chekhov Anton, Inua Ellams
• Assisted by: Chris Megson (Editor), Jenny Stevens (Editor), Matthew Nichols (Editor), Sara Freeman (Editor)
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.04.2026
• EAN: 9781350473188
• ISBN: 978-1-350-47318-8
• No. of pages: 152
• Series: Student Editions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, Comparative Literature, Colonialism and imperialism, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Theatre Direction & Production, Theatre direction and production, Designed / suitable for A and AS Level (England and Wales), Civil wars, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, AQA – Assessment and Qualifications Alliance, Plays, playscripts, drama, Modern and contemporary plays / drama