Mustapha Matura | |
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 Photo: Francine Lawrence | |
| Born | Noel Mathura 17 December 1939 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | 29 October 2019 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Playwright |
| Language | English |
| Notable works | As Time Goes By (1971); Nice (1973); Play Mas (1974); Rum an' Coca Cola (1976); Independence (1979); Welcome Home Jacko (1978); Meetings (1981); Playboy of the West Indies (1984) |
| Notable awards | George Devine Award; John Whiting Award; Helen Hayes Award |
| Spouse | Ingrid Selberg |
| Website | |
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Mustapha Matura (17 December 1939 – 29 October 2019)[1][2] was a Trinidadian playwright living in London. Characterised by critic Michael Billington as "a pioneering black playwright who opened the doors for his successors", Matura was the first British-based dramatist of colour to have a play in London's West End, with Play Mas in 1974.[3] He was described by the New Statesman as "the most perceptive and humane of Black dramatists writing in Britain."[4]
- ^ "Mustapha Matura", The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. Oxford Reference.
- ^ Masso, Giverny (30 October 2019). "Playwright Mustapha Matura dies aged 79". The Stage.
- ^ Billington, Michael (1 November 2019). "Mustapha Matura obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ "Matura, Mustapha (1939–)", Screenonline, BFI.