Top Girls
by Caryl Churchill
Directed by Laurel Thomson
Turner Studio Theatre
Nov. 9th-13th
Top Girls is a groundbreaking portrayal of women and power in the workplace. Set in the dawn of Margaret Thatcher’s Britain, Top Girls opens with a dinner party hosted by Marlene, newly appointed managing director of the Top Girls Employment Agency. To celebrate her new position, she has gathered five other “top girls” around a table, drawn from history and myth. As they begin to feast on fine cuisine, their tales of love, betrayal, travel and adventure unveil the cost of what it takes to be a Top Girl. The playwright exposes just how little women have come and how little has changed, and Marlene’s life-long pursuit of power and prestige comes at a price.
