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Top Girls

May 9 - May 30

Top Girls

Directed by Glynis Leyshon

Cast:

To be announced.

Production:

To be announced.

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"One of the top ten plays of the 20th century." The Guardian

"Brilliantly conceived with considerable wit to illuminate the underlying deep human seriousness of her theme." Spectator

"Top Girls has a combination of directness and complexity which keeps you both emotionally and intellectually alert. You can smell life, and at the same time feel locked in an argument with an agile and passionate mind." Sunday Times

Marlene is a successful businesswoman who has just been promoted to managing director of the Top Girls Employment Agency. She celebrates by throwing a dinner party for an array of historical and fictional women. Crossing cultures, generations and politics, the women’s conversation reveals the choices, sacrifices and joys they have made in pursuit of her life goals.More

Each has given up a significant relationship – as mother, wife, lover, nurturer, partner – in order to attain a place in a patriarchal society. As the play follows Marlene’s daily routine, it becomes clear that she too has made sacrifices to reach the pinnacle of a man’s world.Back