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Top Girls

by Caryl Churchill
  • /uploadedImages/Plays_and_Tickets/5_stars_grey.png  'a lushly artistic production that confirms the timelessness of
    Churchill's play' - Time Out
    /uploadedImages/Plays_and_Tickets/4.5_stars_grey.png 'a remarkable all-female cast' - The Age
    'both playful and moving' - The Herald Sun 
    'a brilliant production' - Theatre Notes  

    Marlene is out to celebrate her big promotion at work. And she’s earned it. It’s a just reward for years of dedicated service and hard work at the Top Girls Employment Agency. Nobody knows better than Marlene that today’s career woman has to be tough as nails to compete in the masculine corporate world. And if she’s had to make sacrifices along the way, then they’ve all been worth it.

    Dancing through history, Caryl Churchill’s timeless masterpiece Top Girls asks all the difficult questions about women, career and corporate culture.  Jenny Kemp returns to MTC directing a stellar all-female cast featuring Nikki Shiels and Anita Hegh.

    Warning:contains strong language. Thinking of bringing young people to the theatre? View our Parents' Guide for information about suitability. 

    Key Photography by Marcel Aucar, Production Photography by Jeff Busby. Season Launch video by Josh Burns, Behind-the-Scenes video by Adam Bostock. 

    These images contain a portion of the work Birmingham Office 836 by photographer Hugh Neal. This work appears in the production under license and with permission. 

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    • Top Girls: Inside the rehearsal rooms (2.11)

      See the cast in action in rehearsals, and hear their thoughts on the production.
    • Season 2012 Launch - Top Girls (2:34)

      Director Jenny Kemp introduces Top Girls at our 2012 Season Launch.
  • Cast
    Li-Leng Au
    Anita Hegh
    Margaret Mills
    Eryn Jean Norvill
    Sarah Ogden
    Nikki Shiels
    Maria Theodorakis

    Creative
    Director - Jenny Kemp
    Set and Costume Designer - Dale Ferguson
    Lighting Designer - Richard Vabre
    Composer - Elizabeth Drake
    Assistant Director - Peta Coy