4 the same thor ‘A MOUTHFUL OF BIRDS (with Davi Lan) OBJECTIONS TO SEX AND VIOLENCE (published in Plays by Womens Votre Fat) SERIOUS MONEY Sorrcors VINEGAR TOM (published in Plays by Women: Vol One) PLAYS: ONE (Owners, Traps Voepar Tom, Light Shining ia Buckingham, Clow Nie) CARYL CHURCHILL Top Girls AMETHUEN PAPERBACKTop Girls ‘Cass Church's lay, about the lie of «woman executive schicte enormous erica! assim bth io Londoa and New York {ed confirms her satus as ‘a dearmatt who must surely berated mong the half doaen best ow Weng a playwright of genuine dace and aarance slew ae he oesierble wit and itll tence in ways a once Unusual, fesonant abd deeming Benedict Nighuingale, New Stteonan “op Girls remains one of the few play this season tha allows ite since to watcha ul origi teatcl mind a woe rank Rich, New York Timer ‘Cary Chureil has writeo for dhe stage, lesion and radio, Her ‘sage pays include Onnrs (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs 1972), ‘Objection wo Sex and Violmce Royal Cour, 195), Ligh Shing ‘Bucknghamstr (or Jin Stock, Theatre Uptais 1976), naar Tom Gor Mensrous Reinert Halt Moon and ICA, London, snd on tour, 197) Trape Phere Ups, 1977, Cloud Nine Joint ‘Stosk athe Royal Goure and on tour, 1979, De Lys Theatre, New ‘York, 1961), Tare More Stcplar Night (Soho Poly and Theat Upstairs, 1880), "Top Gin (Royal Cour, Leadon and Joseph Papp's Public ‘Theme, New York, 1983), For Joint Stock ‘Almeida Theatre and Royal Cours, Londo, ad ot ty and Public Theat, New York, 1983, winner ofthe 1983 Susan Sith Blackburn Prize), Sofcopr (RSC at the Pi, 1980), 4 Mout of Birds (with David Lan, for Joint Stock at te Royal Court and on tour, 1986) and Serius Maney (Royal Cour, Wyndham’ Theatre Eandon and Joueph Pap's Public Theatre, New Yor, 1987) The front cover photograph by Catherine Ashmore she Lindiay Dincon as Lady Nj and Carle Hayman at ull Gret nthe Royal (Coes 1982 proausion The photoraph of Cary Charchil o the Mok coer i by Paul HaterA METHUEN MODERN PLAY First published in 1982 by Methuen London Led, 1 New Ferer Lane London ECAP HE snd Meshuen In, 29 Wet 35th Street, New York, NY 10001, UA in association with dhe Royal Cour Theat, Sloane Sauare London SWI Reprnced 1083 ‘This fully ceed, post-production edition published 1988 ‘epinted 1085, 1987, 1968 Copyright 1982, 1984 by Cary Chore ‘fin TBM 1Ope Jourmal by FuTek Are 24, Croydon, Sorrey Pate by Richard Gly 138, Bangs Suffole (Chari, Cast Top eit. Iie frS14— PRooss.Te6 ISBN o-413-554805 Publication Data cauTioN This play fly protected by copyright Al ight are reserved sd all enauitisconceming the rights fr profesional or Srateur stage production should be made to Margaret Ramey a Goodwin's Court, St Martin's Lane, London WC2N ALL, No performance may be given unless cence has Been bine, "This paperback i sold subject to the conton tha i shall not by ay of wade or other, be lent ea, hited ot tr ocerwisecueultd without the publisher's prior content In any form of binding or cover other than tat in which i ft published and without» slr conden including this Ccnton being tmpond onthe rubsequent purchase “The author gratefully acknowledges ute of the fllowing The Confeion of Lady Ni eansated from the Japanese ‘ty aren Brae, and publahed by Peter Oren Lid, Landon A Curious Life fora Lady about Labels Bird) by Pt Bare, ‘rginaly published by Macmillan, London ‘Top ics was fist performed a the Royal Cour Teste [London on 28 Aogue 1989 with the folowing cst, MARLENE Gowen Tylor ISABELLA BIRD | Joyce LADY NNO. win ANGIE } Debora Findlay pore Selin Cadll PATIENT GRISELDA| ELL. JEANINE WAITRESS xr | tocar Sowa Uesey Mane Directed by Max Stafford Clack Designed by Peter Havel ‘This production transfered to Joe Pap's Public Thee, New ‘York, ltr the same year, and returned to she Royal Coun ety in ACT ONE Seene One: Restasrant.Saurday night Scene Two: “Top Gits' Employment agency, Monday morning. Soene Thre: Joyce's ack yard Sunday afcrhoon act Two Scene One: Employment agency. Monday morning. Scene Two: Joyce's kitchen. Sunday evening, year a