Top girls

著者

• Churchill, Caryl

書誌事項

Top girls

Caryl Churchill

（Methuen modern plays）

Methuen Drama, 1990

Rev. ed

注記

First published: London : Methuen London , 1982

First fully revised, post-production edition published: London : Methuen London , 1984

Description based on the 3rd printing (1991)

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Marlene hosts a dinner party in a London restaurant to celebrate her promotion to managing director of 'Top Girls' employment agency. Her guests are five women from the past: Isabella Bird (1831- 1904) - the adventurous traveller; Lady Nijo (b1258) - the mediaeval courtesan who became a Buddhist nun and travelled on foot through Japan; Dull Gret, who as Dulle Griet in a Bruegel painting, led a crowd of women on a charge through hell; Pope Joan - the transvestite early female pope and last but not least Patient Griselda, an obedient wife out of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. As the evening continues we are involved with the stories of all five women and the impending crisis in Marlene's own life. A classic of contemporary theatre, Churchill's play is seen as a landmark for a new generation of playwrights. It was premiered by the Royal Court in 1982. "Top Girls has a combination of directness and complexity which keeps you both emotionally and intellectually alert. You can smell life, and at the same time feel locked in an argument with an agile and passionate mind." (John Peter, Sunday Times)

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA23824096
• ISBN:
  • 0413554805
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: 87 p.
• 大きさ: 19 cm
• 分類:
  • DC20 : 822.914
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA00404524