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Three Sisters On Hope Street
''3 Sisters on Hope Street'' is a 2008 British play by Diane Samuels and Tracy-Ann Oberman. The play is a reinterpretation of Chekhov's '' Three Sisters'', transferring events to Liverpool after World War II and re-casting the Pozorov sisters as three Jewish Englishwomen. It opened on 25 January 2008 at the Everyman Theatre, which is located at Hope Street, Liverpool. In an interview on BBC Radio 4's ''Woman's Hour'', Oberman spoke of the original inspiration and long gestation of the play: Oberman described the work as "A kind of ''Three Sisters'' via Woody Allen", reflecting the humour she saw in Chekhov's story. She expanded upon this personal connection in an article for ''The Guardian'': "Chekhov wrote about a world I recognised from my childhood – where intense pain is covered by bravura and humour, and where intense longing is masked by self-deprecation and wit. There was the same obsession with death, the same fierce familial loyalty, the same tendency toward mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diane Samuels
Diane Samuels (born 1960) is a British author and playwright. Samuels was born into a Jewish family in Liverpool in 1960. She was educated at King David High School, Liverpool, studied history at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge and then studied for a PGCE in drama at Goldsmiths, University of London. She worked as a drama teacher in inner London secondary schools for five years and as an education officer at the Unicorn Theatre for children. Samuels lives in London and has been a full-time writer since 1992. She was a Pearson Creative Research Fellow at the British Library and is a visiting lecturer at Regent's University London and a reviewer of books for ''The Guardian'' newspaper. Works Her works include: * ''Frankie's Monster'' (1991), an adaptation of Vivien Alcock's children's book ''The Monster Garden'' * ''Kindertransport'' (1993) examines the life, during World War II and afterwards, of a Kindertransport child. Though fictitious, it is based upon many real kinder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |