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''Top Girls'' is a 1982 play by British playwright Caryl Churchill (born 1938) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill]. The play is contemporary and examines the role of women in society and what being a successful woman means.
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''[[Top Girls]]'' is a play by Caryl Churchill (1938-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill]  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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The play is contemporary and examines the role of women in society and what being a successful woman means. First per4formed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 28 August, 1982, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The production transferred to Joe Papp's Public Theatre, New York, for the American premiere in the same year.
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The text first published by Methuen, London, Ltd in 1982, and in 1984 a fully revised, post-production version was published by the same publishing house.   
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
UCT Drama Dept, 1997.
 
  
Performance Studies practicals [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] 2002.
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1997: Produced by the [[UCT Drama Department]].
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2002: Performed for Performance Studies practical examination at [[Rhodes University Drama Department]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Girls].
 
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Girls].
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill
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Caryl Churchill. 1984. ''[[Top Girls]]''. Published post-production text. [[Methuen]], London, Ltd.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  

Revision as of 07:05, 18 February 2023

Top Girls is a play by Caryl Churchill (1938-)[1]

The original text

The play is contemporary and examines the role of women in society and what being a successful woman means. First per4formed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, on 28 August, 1982, directed by Max Stafford-Clark. The production transferred to Joe Papp's Public Theatre, New York, for the American premiere in the same year.

The text first published by Methuen, London, Ltd in 1982, and in 1984 a fully revised, post-production version was published by the same publishing house.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1997: Produced by the UCT Drama Department.

2002: Performed for Performance Studies practical examination at Rhodes University Drama Department.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryl_Churchill

Caryl Churchill. 1984. Top Girls. Published post-production text. Methuen, London, Ltd.

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