Top Girls (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Caryl Churchill
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: Early 1980’s
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Marlene, Joyce, Angie, Kit, Isabella Bird, Lady Nijo, Dull Gret, Pope Joan, Patient Griselda
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Tradition, Sexism, Gender roles, Alienation, 1980’s, England or English people, Feminism, Women’s issues, Women, Business or business people, Ambition, Success or failure, Loneliness, Work or workers, Employment or employees, Career women
- Locales: England
The Story:
Marlene organized a Saturday night party in a London restaurant to celebrate her promotion at the Top Girls’ Employment Agency. She invited a group of women drawn from history, legend, literature, and art, who told their stories as Marlene ordered food and drink. The stories overlapped and competed with one another; the women sometimes listened, sometimes editorialized, and often talked at the same time. Isabella Bird and Lady Nijo were the earliest arrivals. Bird’s story was about her problems with illness, which made her unable to deal with the life expected of...
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