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The groundbreaking British classic Top Girls by Caryl Churchill

10th - 15th Feb 2025

Event info

Start Time: 7.30pm

Tickets: £16.00 Concessions: £13.50


Description

"A relatable and passionate production" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Northern Arts Review

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“You’re one of these ballbreakers. You’ll end up miserable and lonely. You’re not natural”

Thatcher’s Britain in the early 1980s, and high-flying businesswoman Marlene has been promoted to Managing Director.

To celebrate she is throwing a dinner party, the fantastical guest list featuring women from history and fiction.

Here in the real world, what must Marlene do to succeed in her new role, and what does that mean for who she was and the people she has left behind?

This ground-breaking classic of British theatre highlights the sacrifices women have made, and continue to make, to carve out a place for themselves.

Hilarious, moving and provocative, it masterfully explores what it takes to be a woman in a man’s world, and the cost of getting to the top.

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This amateur production of “Top Girls” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk

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Audience guidance: the play contains strong language and adult themes.

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Cast

Marlene: Sara Jo Harrison
Waitress: Caitlin Willis
Isabella Bird: Moira Valentine
Lady Nijo: Rye Mattick
Dull Gret: Sarah McLane
Pope Joan: Anna Dobson
Patient Griselda: Martha Harmer
Joyce: Kay Edmundson
Angie: Myah Rose Wilson
Kit: Zoe Brissenden Lang

Nell: Steph Moore
Win: Hayley Simpson
Jeanine: Caitlin Willis
Louise: Colette Knowles
Mrs Kidd: Carol Bradley
Shona: Erin Thwaites

Production team

Directors: Kath Frazer, Sue Hinton
Assistant Director: Sam Hinton
Rehearsal Prompt: Roger Liddle
Stage Manager: Panos Ioannou
Assistant Stage Manager: Ioanna Ioannou
Set Design: Luke Durham
Set Build: Peter Hinton, Carol English
Lights: Glen Maddison
Assistant Lights: Harri Alderman

Sound: Kate Scott
Assistant Sound: Aphra Holland Bonnett
Props: Thomas Hodgson
Assistant Props: Peter Scott
Wardrobe: Georgina Purvis
Production Photographs: Paul Hood

Set materials provided by Peter Hinton

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