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.
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