cover art by Anthony Russo
"Lively and ebullient... Matura's characters
confront life with gaiety and Trinidadian vivacity"
The Guardian (London)
"Mustapha Matura's PLAYBOY
OF THE WEST INDIES is a joyous reworking of Synge's Irish classic
about the likely lad who erupts into an isolated bar-room, after
the apparent murder of his own father. All fears that there might
be something very gimmicky in moving PLAYBOY from the remoteness
of Ireland in 1912 to that of Trinidad in 1950 are dispelled by
the warmth and care and love that Matura has brought to his
adaptation. Here too, after all, is an island community easily
impressed by a romantic stranger."
Sheridan Morley, Punch
"...the beauty and poetry
of the language of a people no matter how remote assumes a
universal meaning that brings us closer together.... The
celebration of life and love of language are two of the many
things we share, as well as the English language which we both
have chosen to enrich."
From Mustapha Matura's
introduction to the B B C television production.
originally produced by The Oxford
Playhouse, England
first produced in the U S by The Court Theater, Chicago
6 M, 4 F
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