Blue Stockings (play)

Blue Stockings is the first full-length play by Jessica Swale. It is set at Girton College, Cambridge in 1896 and centres on Cambridge's first women students and their struggle to be allowed to graduate. Its title refers to bluestockings, a derogatory term for female intellectuals.

The play was developed during 2012 at the National Theatre Studio[1] and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. [2][3] Its first full production ran at Shakespeare's Globe from 24 August to 11 October[4] 2013.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Jessica Swale: Writer/Director" (PDF). McNaughton Lord Representation. The Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Malzy, Anna. "Blue Stockings by Anna Malzy". We Geeked This: GEEKED Magazine's Official Blog.
  3. ↑ http://www.castingcallpro.com/uk/events.php?uid=1274%5B%5D
  4. 1 2 "Blue Stockings by Jessica Swale". Shakespeare's Globe. Retrieved 2016-03-04. This production has now closed. ... 24 August - 11 October
  5. ↑ Swale, Jessica (6 August 2013). "College girls go wild: Jessica Swale on her new Globe play Blue Stockings". Evening Standard.


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