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Top Girls

by Caryl Churchill

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Marlene thinks the eighties are going to be stupendous. Her sister Joyce has her doubts. Her daughter Angie is just frightened. Since its premiere in 1982, Top Girls has become a seminal play of the modern theatre. Set during a period of British politics dominated by the presence of the newly elected Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Churchill's play prompts us to question our notions of women's success and solidarity. Its sharp look at the society and politics of the 1980s is combined with a ti...

First published 1982177 pages
800
Category
Literature
Priority
Recommended
Author works
2
Editions known
6
Classification
Dewey (DDC)
800
Library of Congress (LCC)
PR6053.H786PR6053.H786.T6 2012
Subjects
DramaDrama (dramatic works by one author)English & college success -> english -> literary criticismEnglish, irish, scottish, welshHumanities -> theatre -> playwritingHumanities -> theatre -> special topicsPlaywritingPyaTr
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ISBN 9781350028586English
DATE DUE
First published1982
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