Caryl Churchill - Top Girls

Caryl Churchill, a dramatic playwright composes plays that always have a power and gender political essence to them; mainly reflecting women in society. Her plays are provocative and challenging, in particular her play Top Girls, which prompts political thinking and sets up a debate within the theatre. In contrast to this play, the film If, directed by Lindsay Anderson, takes place in a male boarding school and incorporates many disconcerting elements, standing out from mainstream …showed first 75 words of 1791 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1791 total…act of conforming to a masculine role does offer the notion that they are the subservient gender in doing this. The main example of this is Marlene’s lack of caring and appreciation that causes her demise; she is excessively demanding with her masculine authority and not caring enough towards her family and clients. She fails to realise this even with the five women from history she has as examples. She is no “top girl”.