When social media goes into a frenzy over pictures of a girl at a party,
Louise's teacher lectures all the schoolgirls on taking more
responsibility for their actions. Enraged that it's them getting
reprimanded - and not the boys who took the pictures - Louise wages war
on the school's systemic misogyny.
But when she threatens popular boy Scott, risking his claim to the
School Captain title, things escalate horribly; a website appears,
objectifying the girls and shaming them for their actions.
Natalie Mitchell's play When They Go Low explores everyday feminism,
consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world.
Is it always true that "when they go low," we should go high?
When They Go Low offers rich opportunities for a large cast of all
genders, with particularly strong roles for young women.