Tribes cover

Tribes

by Nina Raine

Nina Raine's play, 'Tribes' premieres on the main stage of the Royal Court in September 2010. It is the story of Nicky who is deaf, although he lip-reads really well so his deafness goes unnoticed. Then he meets Sylvia, whos hearing is deteriorating rapidly and who has her own, more complicated, ideas about deafness.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?