The Playboy of the West Indies - (Oberon Modern Plays) by Mustapha Matura (Paperback)

About the Book

A huge success all over the world, Playboy of the West Indies is very popular in the USA, where it was nominated for four Jefferson Awards.

Book Synopsis

Based on J M Synge's Playboy of the Western World.


Playboy of the West Indies 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.

The play was recently revived at the Tricycle Theatre and the Nottingham Playhouse.

About the Author

Mustapha Matura won the George Devine and John Whiting awards in 1971 for his first full-length stage play As Time Goes By, which was staged at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh and at the Royal Court London. He has since written extensively for stage, screen and radio.