Three Sisters
Writer
Mustapha Matura
After Chekhov
Director
Nico Pimparé
Location
The Carne Studio Theatre
Dates
Wednesday 5 April at 7:30pm
Thursday 6 April at 7:30pm
Tuesday 11 April at 7:30pm*
Wednesday 12 April at 2pm
Wednesday 12 April at 7:30pm
The running time is to be confirmed.
*This will be a relaxed performance. Find out more.
About the show
Colonial Trinidad 1939. Three sisters endure a mundane but privileged life in the capital, Port of Spain. Living with their simpleton brother and his domineering wife, the women pass the time entertaining and being entertained by the local Volunteer Regiment. They occupy their lives with empty marriages and petty liasons whilst dreaming of returning to their adopted home country Cambridge, England where they spent their cosmopolitan youth. But hopes of emigrating to Britain are soon shattered as the European war escalates into a global conflict, Port of Spain is bombed and the Trinidadian soldiers are called to serve King, country and Empire.
Mustapha Matura was born in Trinidad and came to England in 1961. He won the George Devine and John Whiting awards in 1971 for his first full-length stage play, As Time Goes By, which was staged at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh and at the Royal Court, London. He won the Evening Standard's Most Promising Playwright Award in 1974 for Play Mas which opened at the Royal Court and subsequently transferred to the West End.
Mustapha co-founded the Black Theatre Co-operative with the director Charlie Hanson in 1978 under which he wrote the highly successful No Problem! His plays include: Black Pieces (ICA, 1970); Bakerloo Line (Almost Free, 1972); Nice (Almost Free, 1973); Black Slaves – White Chains (Royal Court Lunchtime, 1975); Rum an' Coca Cola (Royal Court Theatre and off-Broadway, 1976); Another Tuesday and More, More (the Factory, London, 1978); Independence (Foco Novo at the Bush, 1979); Welcome Home Jacko (Riverside, 1979); A Dying Business (Riverside Studios, 1980); One Rule (Riverside Studios, 1981); Meetings (Hampstead Theatre, 1982); The Playboy of the West Indies (Oxford Playhouse, 1984, and produced for BBC television, 1985); Trinidad Sisters (Tricycle Theatre, 1988); The Coup (Royal National Theatre, 1991) and Small World (Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1994).
In 1991, Mustapha received the Trinidad and Tobago Government Scarlet Ibis Award for achievement.
Nico Rao Pimparé is a British-Indian-French film and theatre director, actor and ex-physicist.
As a theatre director his credits include Diary Of A Somebody (Seven Dials Playhouse), Rainer (Arcola Theatre), Candy (King’s Head Theatre, ZOOTV, Underbelly), Reboot: Shorts 2 (Bunker Theatre), The Interpretation Of Dreams (Bunker Theatre), Jules César (Voice4Thought International Festival, Dakar), Dead Souls (Theatre N16), Nozdryov (Young Vic, Freshworks).
His production of Diary Of A Somebody received five stars in the Guardian and sold out for its six week run at the Seven Dials Playhouse.
His debut short film The Start of Nothing had its world premiere at BAFTA-qualifying London Short Film Festival 2021 and went on to screen at festivals across the world, winning best short at the Love Story Film Festival. His second short film They Just Use The Sky, shot on ARRI, is currently entering the festival circuit. His feature film Chaos is in development with the BFI.
He is also an actor, with credits in high-profile Hollywood, UK and European TV & Feature productions, as well theatres across the UK.
Content warnings are to be confirmed.
Booking
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Members of the industry: secure your complimentary seat by emailing the Box Office on [email protected]
Pricing and concessions
Tickets cost £14, but we have £7 concessions tickets available to Hammersmith & Fulham residents, schools, students, or people who are over 65, under 18 or are on Job Seeker's Allowance. You'll just need to provide proof of your eligibility when you collect your tickets at the Box Office. We offer a complimentary ticket for carers, to book please call the box office on 020 8834 0500. If you belong to our Pathways Programme or work with any of our Pathways Partners you are entitled to complimentary tickets. Please contact the box office to book.
Accessibility
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Booking your tickets
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Industry booking
If you're a member of the industry, please email [email protected] to book your tickets.
Ticket collection for in-person tickets
There is no need to collect tickets. You will be ticked off an attendance list on arrival.
Refunds
Unfortunately, all tickets are non-refundable.
Creative Team
* LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Director
Nico Pimparé*
Designer
Blythe Brett*
Assistant Director
Anna Hampton
Movement Director
Anna Alvarez*
Lighting Designer / Production LX
Ciara Brady
Sound Designer / Production Sound Engineer
Jorge Clarkson
Costume Supervisor
Tabitha Stock*
Voice Director
Sofia Jones*
Cast
Richard
Harry Chalmers-Morris
Alma
Ava Hinds-Jones
Francis
Jacob Mechan
Scott
Melchizedek Oketch
Helen
Mahaila Palmer
Jean
Taneetrah Porter
Peter
Alfayd Raji
Audrey
Jade Dharma Roberts
Lucas
Moses Walsh
Production Team
Stage Manager on Book
Erin Blake
Technical Stage Manager
Simon Fleming
Production Manager
Charlotte Owadally