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Angie is currently fifteen and has secretly invited her aunt, Marlene, to visit, without her mother’s consent. Her mother, Joyce, has a strained, distant relationship with Marlene and is unhappy to discover Angie’s deceit. Angie is super excited to see her aunt and runs in and out, showing her things. Marlene has not seen her family in six years and is unaware of what they have been up to. Joyce resents Marlene’s professional success as her own life is dreary, tough, and miserable. Joyce and
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Start: Marlene: Just a few little things. / I’ve no memory for
Joyce: There’s no need.
Marlene: birthdays have I and Christmas seems to slip by. So I think I owe Angie a few presents.
End: Angie: Frightening.
Marlene: Did you have a bad dream? What happened in it? Well you’re aware now, aren’t you pet?
Angie: Frightening.
Caryl Churchill. Top Girls. Methuen Drama, London, 2002. pp. 67-87.
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