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The Gut Girls

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  6w, 2m

Sarah Daniels

Set in the gutting sheds of the Cattle Market in late Victorian England, this incisive drama shows working women at the bottom of the heap. When socially conscious “do-gooders” seek to make their unseemly work illegal, the “gut girls” are forced to other seek options.

The Gut Girls

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Premiéred at London’s Albany Empire in 1988 and set in Deptford at the turn of the century, The Gut Girls traces the lives of the young women and girls who work in the gutting sheds of the Cattle Market and how their lives are changed when the sheds are closed down.
History
The Gut Girls premiered at the Albany Empire Theatre in London, England on 2 November 1988. Directed by Teddy Kiendl, the production featured Eve Bland, Joanna Mays, Cathy Shipton, Janet Steel, Gillian Wright, Claire Vousden, Graham Cull and Peter Seton.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups

MAGGIE / NORA / EDNA
POLLY
ELLEN / PRISCILLA
KATE
ANNIE / EMILY / EADY
LADY HELENA
HARRY / ARTHUR / LEN / MADJACKO
JIM / EDWIN

In the original production, the play’s 17 roles (11w, 6m) were played by eight actors (6w, 2m), with doubling as noted above.

The play’s 17 roles (11w, 6m) can be played by eight actors (6w, 2m).

  • Time Period 1900-1910
  • Setting Deptford at the turn of the 20th century.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Sarah Daniels

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