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Cast Size
3w, 2m -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
The National Theatre is about the tattier end of the performing arts as three girls, from varying backgrounds, prepare for the afternoon show in a West End strip club. But the play is a microcosm of England as a 'strip-joint in which social and personal decency bow before the chill wind of market forces'.
History
First presented at the Open Space Theatre, London 1975
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A dressing-room
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
David Edgar
David Edgar was born in Birmingham on 26 February 1948. He was educated at Oundle School and read Drama at Manchester University. After a short career in journalism, he took up writing full-time in 1972. His plays include The National Interest (1971), Excuses Excuses (1972), ...
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