Top Girls

Name: Top Girls
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 9780413554802-G
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By Caryl Churchill

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Marlene hosts a dinner party in a London restaurant to celebrate her promotion to managing director of 'Top Girls' employment agency. Her guests are five women from the past: Isabella Bird (1831- 1904) - the adventurous traveller; Lady Nijo (b1258) - the mediaeval courtesan who became a Buddhist nun and travelled on foot through Japan; Dull Gret, who as Dulle Griet in a Bruegel painting, led a crowd of women on a charge through hell; Pope Joan - the transvestite early female pope and last but not least Patient Griselda, an obedient wife out of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. As the evening continues we are involved with the stories of all five women and the impending crisis in Marlene's own life. A classic of contemporary theatre, Churchill's play is seen as a landmark for a new generation of playwrights. It was premiered by the Royal Court in 1982.

"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." (John Peter, Sunday Times)

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

100

Release Date:

2009-01-01

Publication Date:

2003-07-01

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0413554805

ISBN13:

9780413554802

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

91 g

Height:

126 cm

Width:

191 cm

Thickness:

10 cm

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