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 timeless examination of women's choices and
restrictions regarding career and family.
This new Student Edition features an introduction by Sophie Bush, Senior
Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, UK prepared with the
contemporary student in mind.
METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide
range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. A well as the
complete text of the play itself, this volume contains:
- A chronology of the play and the playwright's life and work
- an introductory discussion of the social, political, cultural and
economic context in which the play was originally conceived and
created
- a succinct overview of the creation processes followed and subsequent
performance history of the piece
- an analysis of, and commentary on, some of the major themes and
specific issues addressed by the text
- a bibliography of suggested primary and secondary materials for
further study.
