Top Girls

A play which looks at the political costs of women rising to the top. Marlene has been promoted to managing director of a London employment agency and is celebrating. The symbolic luncheon is attended by women in legend or history who offer perspectives on maternity and ambition. In a time warp, these ladies are also her co-workers, clients, and relatives. Marlene, like her famous guests, has had to pay a price to ascend from proletarian roots to the executive suite: she has become, figuratively speaking, a male oppressor and even coaches female clients on adopting odious male traits. Marlene has also abandoned her illegitimate and dull-witted daughter. Her emotional and sexual life has become as barren as Lady Macbeth''s.

• | Author: Caryl Churchill
• | Publisher: Samuel French Ltd
• | Publication Date: Sep 01, 1984
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780573130137
• | ISBN-10: 0573130132