TOP GIRLS AT THE TRAFALGAR STUDIOS | London Theatre Direct

Having received rave reviews at the Chichester Festival, the play has transferred to the West End with it's cast intact. The left wing writer **Caryl Churchill** wrote the play that was first staged in 1982 that looks at the coming into power of Margaret Thatcher and how this affected a generation of women. It's revival at the Chichester Festival received reviews such as being "often splendidly funny and inventive, and, by the end, deeply moving too." The opening act is a coup-de-theatre in which the play’s central character, Marlene played by **Suranne Jones**, who has just beaten an older man to the post of managing director at the Top Girls employment agency where she works, has invited a group of women to a swish restaurant to celebrate her success. Directed by **Max Stafford-Clark**, who mounted the world premiere and then staged a second production at the Royal Court in 1991. Amongst the all female cast are also **Stella Gonet** as Marlene's sister/Isabella, **Lucy Briers** as Pope Joan/a middle manager called Louise and **Catherine McCormack** as Lady Nijo/Win. Book [**Top Girls tickets** ](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/980/Top-Girls-tickets.aspx)online now. [posted by Louise, 17/08/2011]