Description
In a mental health unit inside a prison, a group of women discover the music of punk rock band The Slits and form their own group. An outlet for their frustration, they find remedy in revolution. But in a system that suffocates, can rebellion ever be allowed? Written by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm (Emilia), Typical Girls is a funny, fierce and furious part-gig, part-play, co-commissioned by Clean Break theatre company.
A new punk musical play set in a mental health unit inside a prison, about a group of women who form a punk rock band as an outlet for their frustration.
About the Author
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm is a playwright and screenwriter. Her play Emilia (Shakespeare's Globe, 2018) transferred to the West End the following year. Her play Belongings premiered at the Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios (2011) and was shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award and her play The Wasp at Hampstead Theatre also transferred to Trafalgar Studios in 2015. In 2013 she was chosen as a member of the Soho Six (Soho Theatre). She has co-written several acclaimed immersive site-specific plays with Katie Lyons, produced by Look Left Look Right, including You Once Said Yes, Above and Beyond and Once Upon a Christmas. She was part of the writing team for four of the Lyric Hammersmith's pantomimes from 2009-2012 and wrote (solo) the Bolton Octagon's Christmas plays for 2013 and 2014. She has written two large community plays for the Old Vic New Voices: Platform and Epidemic.
Reviews
Typical Girls has a joy and energy that is undeniable. * The Guardian *
Energetic and empathetic * The Stage *
Gloriously noisy and messy salute to female individuality * Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350292147
Author Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 86g
A new punk musical play set in a mental health unit inside a prison, about a group of women who form a punk rock band as an outlet for their frustration.
About the Author
Morgan Lloyd Malcolm is a playwright and screenwriter. Her play Emilia (Shakespeare's Globe, 2018) transferred to the West End the following year. Her play Belongings premiered at the Hampstead Theatre and Trafalgar Studios (2011) and was shortlisted for the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award and her play The Wasp at Hampstead Theatre also transferred to Trafalgar Studios in 2015. In 2013 she was chosen as a member of the Soho Six (Soho Theatre). She has co-written several acclaimed immersive site-specific plays with Katie Lyons, produced by Look Left Look Right, including You Once Said Yes, Above and Beyond and Once Upon a Christmas. She was part of the writing team for four of the Lyric Hammersmith's pantomimes from 2009-2012 and wrote (solo) the Bolton Octagon's Christmas plays for 2013 and 2014. She has written two large community plays for the Old Vic New Voices: Platform and Epidemic.
Reviews
Typical Girls has a joy and energy that is undeniable. * The Guardian *
Energetic and empathetic * The Stage *
Gloriously noisy and messy salute to female individuality * Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350292147
Author Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 86g
