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Churchill, Caryl.
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Women -- Leadership -- Drama.
Feminism -- Drama.
English drama -- 20th century.
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Churchill, Caryl.
Women -- Leadership -- Drama.
Feminism -- Drama.
English drama -- 20th century.
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Top girls / Caryl Churchill.
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Churchill, Caryl.
Methuen Drama, 2001, c1991.
Call #:
822.914 C563t
Subjects
Women -- Leadership -- Drama.
Feminism -- Drama.
English drama -- 20th century.
Series
Methuen
modern
plays
.
ISBN:
9780413554802 (pbk.)
0413554805 (pbk.)
Edition:
Reissued with a new cover design.
Description:
87 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
"First published in 1982 by
Methuen
London Ltd."--Title page verso.
A play.
Summary:
"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. Caryl Churchill has written for the stage, television and radio. Her body of work also includes Three More Sleepless Nights (1980); Top Girls (1982); Fen (1983); Mouthful of Birds (1986); Serious Money (1989); The Skriker (1984); Blue/Heart (1998) and Far Away in Autumn (2000)"--Provided by publisher.
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