Caryl Churchill's Top Girls (Modern Theatre Guides)

Caryl Churchill is widely considered to be one of the most innovative playwrights to haveemerged in post-war British theatre. Identified as a socialist feminist writer, she is one of the few British women playwrights to have been incorporated into the dramatic canon. Top Girls is one of Churchill's most well known and often studied works, using an all female cast to critique bourgeois feminism during the Thatcher era. Caryl Churchill is widely considered one of the most innovative playwrights to have emerged in post-war British theatre. Identified as a socialist feminist writer, she is one of the few British women playwrights to have been incorporated into the dramatic canon. Top Girls is one of Churchill's most well known and often studied works, using an all female cast to critique bourgeois feminism during the Thatcher era. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to Top Girls , giving students an overview of the background and context for the play; detailed analysis of the play includin This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to 'Top Girls', giving students an overview of the background and context for the play; detailed analysis of its structure, style and characters; a practical analysis of key production issues and choices; and more