Top Girls

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:57:58

Amy Brenneman stars in a story of a ruthlessly successful career woman in 1982 England. Read the full description.

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Playing: Top Girls
From: L.A. Theatre Works

51wzn7c9o1l When Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in May of 1979, feminists around the world wondered whether this would be a watershed moment for women in leadership. But Thatcher’s Conservative politics led others to ask whether simply changing the players was enough, when the games of power and politics remained largely the same. Our story this week examines the compromises made by women throughout history in the struggle to survive and succeed, in Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls.

With Carolyn Seymour, Concetta Tomei, Megan Austin Oberle, Kirsten Potter, Samantha Robson, Kate Steele, and Missy Yager. Directed by John Rubinstein.

Hour Two features a piece on "Thatcherism" with Dr. Liza Filby of King's College London.

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Piece Description

When Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in May of 1979, feminists around the world wondered whether this would be a watershed moment for women in leadership. But Thatcher’s Conservative politics led others to ask whether simply changing the players was enough, when the games of power and politics remained largely the same. Our story this week examines the compromises made by women throughout history in the struggle to survive and succeed, in Caryl Churchill’s Top Girls.

With Carolyn Seymour, Concetta Tomei, Megan Austin Oberle, Kirsten Potter, Samantha Robson, Kate Steele, and Missy Yager. Directed by John Rubinstein.

Hour Two features a piece on "Thatcherism" with Dr. Liza Filby of King's College London.

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