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Top Girls is a play rooted firmly in "Thatcher" Britain of the early 1980s.  

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Helen Brockley "Top Girls" Top Girls is a play rooted firmly in "Thatcher" Britain of the early 1980s. Top Girls contains only female characters, but the play focuses upon social and male influences upon them. It centres on Marlene, a career woman, who is determined to triumph over the constraints of her sexuality and surpass men in the workplace. Throughout the three acts, we see her different facets, but also meet a whole multitude of women from the distant past and from her own present. They made me question her independence and reminded me of the age-old dilemmas that women will always face. I was surprised how much I actually enjoyed this production. I had previously watched the film and found it rather tedious but watching it live was excellent. As a female, I was able to see the way females, past and present, are treated compared to men. Top Girls...

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