Three Sisters
By Inua Ellams
Year staged: 2019
Opening night: 03/12/2019
Theatre Company: National Theatre; 1963-
Staged in: Lyttelton Theatre, National Theatre
Cast Size: 20
Synopsis
Love and longing in 1960s Nigeria.
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.
This play is suitable for key stages four and five. Access the Three Sisters Resource Pack.
Original Cast
Johnathan Ajayi
Igwe
Jude Akuwudike
Eze
Ronke Adekoluejo
Abosede
Natalie Simpson
Nne Chukwu
Tobi Bamtefa
Dimgba
Sarah Niles
Lolo
Peter Bankole
Nmeri Ora
Anni Domingo
Nma
Ken Nwosu
Ikemba
Sule Rimi
Onyinyechukwu
Rachael Ofori
Udo
Joseph Ogeleka
Ensemble / Understudy: Igwe / Understudy Dimgba
Jerome Ngonadi
Ensemble / Understudy: Nmeri Ora / Understudy: Ikemba
Adedeji Adetayo
Chidi (Guitarist)
Amarachi Attamah
Oka Mbem (The Chant Poet)
Diana Yekinni
Oyiridiya
Lola May
Ensemble / Understudy: Abosede / Understudy: Nne Chukwu
Offue Okegbe
Ensemble / Understudy: Eze / Understudy: Onyiinyechukwu / Understudy: Chidi (Guitarist)
Chloe Okora
Ensemble / Understudy: Nma / Understudy: Lolo
Nasa Ohalete
Ensemble / Understudy: Udo / Understudy: Oyiridiya
Production Team
Inua Ellams
Playwright (adaptor)
Anton Chekov
Playwright
Peter Mumford
Lighting Designer
Nadia Fall
Director
Jack Murphy
Movement Director
Ruth Cooper-Brown
Fight Director
Laurie Clayton
Lighting Supervisor
Richard Eustace
Production Manager
Daniel Radley-Bennet
Digital Art
Dave Cotton
Construction Supervisor
Richard Booth
Automation Programmer
Lindsay Tuffnell
Scenic Art Supervisor
Rebecca Johnston
Prop Buyer
Jeanette Nelson
Company Voice Work
Ken Pederson
Stage Supervisor
Richard Davenport
Production Photographer
Riche Tarr
Rigging Supervisor
Kim Kasim
Wigs, Hair and Make-up Supervisor
Natalie McCormack
Project Draughting
Karen Large
Costume Supervisor
Ian Farmery
Stage Manager
Surnee Cham Somchit
Assistant Stage Manager
Kate McGrath
Producer (Fuel)
Sarah Holmes
Assistant Costume Supervisor
Michelle McLucas
Prop Making Coordinator
Michael Henry
Music Director
Isabella Odoffin
Casting
Tom Cassidy
Sound Operator
Rachel Brown-Williams
Fight Director
Michael Ager
Deputy Production Manager
Katrina Lindsay
Set and Costume Designer
Victoria Woodward
Company Voice Work
Miguel Figueiredo
Lighting Programmer
Jamie McIntyre
Production Sound Engineer
Emily Funnell
Deputy Stage Manager
Moji Elufowoju
Staff Director
Vicky Hawkins
Producer (NT)
Amarachi Attamah
Igbo Lyrics
Ngozi Nwaneri
Igbo Language and Culture Consultant
Shaneice Brown
Placement Assistant Stage Manager
Femi Temowo
Composer
Donato Wharton
Sound Designer
Lauren Burns
Assistant stage Manager (for NT)
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers
Music Intern
Peter Mumford
Lighting Designer
Anna Hill
Deputy Stage Manager
Additional Materials
Costume Designs and Reference
Ref: RNT/CO/6/30
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Production Photographs
Ref: RNT/PR/3/1036
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Posters
Ref: RNT/PP/2/2/408
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Posters
Ref: RNT/PP/2/2/409
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Programme
Ref: RNT/PP/1/2/365
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Synopsis
Ref: RNT/PP/3/10/3
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Press Reviews
Ref: RNT/PR/4/1/1203
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Video Recording
Ref: RNT/AE/1/1/568
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Press Releases
Ref: RNT/PR/2/5/973
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Set Photographs
Ref: RNT/PO/5/330
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Talk Recording
Ref: RNT/E/6/3/101
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Publicity Material
Ref: RNT/M/6/9
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Costume File
Ref: RNT/CO/1/782
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Prompt Script
Ref: RNT/SM/1/922
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Poster
Ref: RNT/PP/2/2/423
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Show Reports
Ref: RNT/SM/2/3/289
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