Three Sisters review " Inua Ellams transfers Chekhov to Nigeria
Lyttelton, LondonBuoyed by first-rate performances, this production transforms the Russian classic into an eye-opening account of the Biafran war Inua Ellams describes his new play, his first since Barber Shop Chronicles, as "after Chekhov". He has taken the characters of Three Sisters and relocate them from provincial Russia to Nigeria between 1967 and 1970 during Biafra's attempted secession. The result is a startl…