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Gut Girls
Sarah Daniels
Female Transport
by Steve Gooch
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about the play's execution. While many appreciate its focus on a significant historical topic and strong female characterization, some struggle with the dialect and dialogue style.
Strong female castInteresting historical themesGood characterizationDifficult Cockney dialectChoppy dialogue style
Synopsis
Drama Steve Gooch.
Charcters: 4 male 6 female Interior Set This stark hard hitting drama is an account of the political education of six women convicted of petty crimes in 19th century London and sentence to be transported to a life of hard labor in Britain's overseas penal colony (present day Australia).
During the 6 month voyage they are kept in a cramped cell below deck where they learn certain truths about society.
Foremost among these is they have been condemne
Press Reviews
"Compelling."
— London Financial Times
"A funny play, carried by racy vigor."
— Evening Standard
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2011
BindingPaperback
Pages102
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573691850
ISBN-100573691851
Female Transport is a British play written by Steve Gooch and published by Samuel French in New York (2011).
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Samuel French · 2011 · 102 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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