
Playboy of the West Indies
By Mustapha MaturaSetting:
Trinidad and Tobabgo. The altar of a Cathedral
No. acts:
3
Cast total:
10
Male cast:
6
Female cast:
4
Synopsis
Based on J M Synge’s Playboy of the Western World,Matura's play opened at the Oxford Playhouse in 1984 and subsequently toured the UK finishing at the Tricycle Theatre in London. It has also enjoyed huge success in the United States, most notably at The Court Theatre, Chicago; Arena Stage, Washington; New Jersey and Yale Rep. The Court Theatre Chicago's production was nominated for four Jefferson Awards. There was an extremely successful revival of the play at the Lincoln Center, New York in 1993. Mustapha also wrote the television adaptation, screened on BBC2 in 1985
Original production
Opening night:
17/01/1984
Company:
Theatre:
Original Cast:
Joy Richardson | Alice |
Jackie de Peza | Ivy |
Frank Singuineau | Jimmy |
Jim Findley | Ken |
T Bone Wilson | Mac |
Mona Hammond | Mama Benin |
Rudolph Walker | Mikey |
Joan-Ann Maynard | Peggy |
Tommy Eytle | Phil |
Jason Rose | Stanley |
Production Team:
Nicolas Kent | Director |
Nicolas Kent | Director |
Adrianne Lobel | Designer |
Angela Butterfield | Costumes |
David Colmer | Lighting |
Raymond Cross | Sound |
Publications
Title | Year | Publisher | NT Library |
---|---|---|---|
Playboy of the West Indies | 1982 | Oberon Books | No |
Assets
Type | Code |
---|---|
Poster | Black Cultural Archives, Ephermera/368 |
Union Catalogue
Link | Series | Reference | Archive | Info |
---|---|---|---|---|
Playscript | MPS 2211 | British Library | ||
Poster | BCA/Ephemera/368 | Black Cultural Archives | ||