Girls Like That is a stage play written by Evan Placey co-commissioned by Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Theatre Royal Plymouth and West Yorkshire Playhouse. The play was first performed by The Young REP as part of the Young Rep Festival at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, on 12 July 2013; the West Yorkshire Playhouse Youth Theatre at the Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, on 18 July 2013: and by the Theatre Royal Plymouth Young Company at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, on 14 August 2013.
Original casts
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Director: Daniel Tyler
Girls: Kim Atkiss, Dayna Bateman, Victoria Bowes, Anushka Chakravarti, Rebekka Ford, Sophie Lines, Jordan Perkins, Anna Piper, Roisin Richardson, Kesia Schofield, Aurora Tanda, Melissa Uppal
Scarlett: Heather Fantham
Boy: Nathan Queeley-Dennis
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Director: Gemma Woffinden
Scarlett: Daisy Addison Russell: Hal Lockwood Tyler: Eddie House Jay: Alistair McKenzie Russell's Girlfriend: Emily Anderson-Wallace Girl In Flapper Dress: Hannah Kilcoyne Girl With Aviator Helmet And Goggles: Natasha Brotherdale Smith Girl With Flowers In Her Hair: Zoe Hamilton Girl With Shoulder Pads: Catherine Hawthorn
Male Company: Harri Pitches, Alistair McKenzie, Hal Lockwood, Edward House
Female Company: Emily Anderson-Wallace, Lydia Crossland, Megan Dawson, Jessica Finlay, Mabel Goulden, Zoe Hamilton, Catherine Hawthorn, Bethan Johnson, Hannah Kilcoyne, Laura Marsden, Holly Pennington, Uma Ramachandran, Alice Rayner, Natasha Brotherdale Smith, Lizzie Turner
Theatre Royal Plymouth (original cast)
Director: Beth Shouler
Girls: Libby Long, Talia Winn, Lorrine Penwarden, Abbie Summers, Beth Edwards, Rosie Stevenson, Alisha Lee, Senga Clarke-Côté, Zoe Kathryn, Amy Wallace, Sinéad Millar
Boys: Simon Hill, Lewis Peek, JJ McColl, Danny Laine
Production Team:
Director: Beth Shouler
Assistant Director: Liam Salmon
Designer: Fiona Evans
Assistant Designer: Nina Raines
Producer: Jane Pawson
Production Manager: Nick Soper
Lighting Designer: John Purkis
Sound Designer: Holly Harbottle
Theatre Technician: Matt Hoyle
Stage Manager: Brooke Tippett
Deputy Stage Manager: Natasha Whitley
Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas Michaels
Later productions
In May 2014, the Birmingham Repertory Theatre staged a revival of Girls Like That from 1–3 May 2014, with most of the original REP cast and the same director, Daniel Tyler.
The play was performed in London at the Unicorn Theatre in November 2014.[1]
Its Canadian premiere was at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto in April–May 2018.[2]
Revival cast
Director: Daniel Tyler
- Girls: Dayna Bateman, Victoria Bowes, Anushka Chakravarti, Brittney Crawford, Rebekka Ford, Emily France, Sophie Lines, Anna Piper, Roisin Richardson, Aurora Tanda, Simran Kular, Ravneet Sehra
- Scarlett: Heather Fantham
- Boy: Nathan Queeley-Dennis
References
- ^ Gardner, Lyn (2014-11-13). "Girls Like That review – honest exploration of an unsisterly generation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
- ^ Schabas, Martha (April 26, 2018). "Review: Tarragon's Girls Like That sees its young women only as offensive stereotypes". Retrieved 2018-12-23.