''Girls Like That'' is a stage play written by Evan Placey co-commissioned by

Birmingham Repertory Theatre Birmingham Repertory Theatre, commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep, is a producing theatre based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. Founded by Barry Jackson, it is the longest-established of Britain's building-based theatre ...

, Theatre Royal Plymouth and

West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1990 in the Quarry Hill area of the city as the West Yorkshire Playhouse, successor to the original Leeds Playhouse, and was rebranded in June 2018 ...

. The play was first performed by The Young REP as part of the Young Rep Festival at The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham, on 12 July 2013; the West Yorkshire Playhouse Youth Theatre at the Courtyard Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse, on 18 July 2013: and by the Theatre Royal Plymouth Young Company at the Theatre Royal Plymouth, on 14 August 2013.

Original casts

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Director: Daniel Tyler Girls: Kim Atkiss, Dayna Bateman, Anders Bowes, Anushka Chakravarti, Rebekka Ford, Sophie Lines, Jordan Perkins, Anna Piper, Roisin Richardson, Kesia Schofield, Aurora Tanda, Melissa Uppal Scarlett: Heather Fantham Boy: Nathan Qeeely-Dennis

West Yorkshire Playhouse

Director: Gemma Woffinden ''Scarlett'': Daisy Addison ''Russell'': Hal Lockwood ''Tyler'': Eddie House ''Jay'': Alistair McKenzie ''Russell's Girlfriend'': Emily Anderson-Wallace ''Girl In Flapper Dress'': Hannah Kilcoyne ''Girl With Aviator Helmet And Goggles'': Natasha Brotherdale Smith ''Girl With Flowers In Her Hair'': Zoe Hamilton ''Girl With Shoulder Pads'': Catherine Hawthorn Male Company: Harri Pitches, Alistair McKenzie, Hal Lockwood, Edward House Female Company: Emily Anderson-Wallace, Lydia Crossland, Megan Dawson, Jessica Finlay, Mabel Goulden, Zoe Hamilton, Catherine Hawthorn, Bethan Johnson, Hannah Kilcoyne, Laura Marsden, Holly Pennington, Uma Ramachandran, Alice Rayner, Natasha Brotherdale Smith, Lizzie Turner

Theatre Royal Plymouth (original cast)

Director: Beth Shouler Girls: Libby Long, Talia Winn, Lorrine Penwarden, Abbie Summers, Beth Edwards, Rosie Stevenson, Alisha Lee, Senga Clarke-Côté, Zoe Kathryn, Amy Wallace, Sinéad Millar Boys: Simon Hill, Lewis Peek, JJ McColl, Danny Laine

''Production Team:''

Director: Beth Shouler Assistant Director: Liam Salmon Designer: Fiona Evans Assistant Designer: Nina Raines Producer: Jane Pawson Production Manager: Nick Soper Lighting Designer: John Purkis Sound Designer: Holly Harbottle Theatre Technician: Matt Hoyle Stage Manager: Brooke Tippett Deputy Stage Manager: Natasha Whitley Assistant Stage Manager: Thomas Michaels

Later productions

In May 2014, the

staged a revival of ''Girls Like That'' from 1–3 May 2014, with most of the original REP cast and the same director, Daniel Tyler. The play was performed in London at the

Unicorn Theatre The Unicorn Theatre is a children's theatre in the London Borough of Southwark, in England. It is a custom-built, RIBA Award–winning building on Tooley Street, which opened in 2005. The theatre was designed by Keith Williams, built by Arup an ...

in November 2014. Its Canadian premiere was at the

Tarragon Theatre The Tarragon Theatre is a theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the main centers for contemporary playwriting in the country.

in Toronto in April–May 2018.

Revival cast

Director: Daniel Tyler *Girls: Dayna Bateman, Anders Bowes, Anushka Chakravarti, Brittney Crawford, Rebekka Ford, Emily France, Sophie Lines, Anna Piper, Roisin Richardson, Aurora Tanda, Simran Kular, Ravneet Sehra * Scarlett: Heather Fantham * Boy: Nathan Queeley-Dennis

References

{{reflist *http://birmingham-rep.co.uk/event/the-young-rep-festival-brave-new-works-double-bill/ *http://www.wyp.org.uk/what's-on/2013/girls-like-that/ *http://theculturevulture.co.uk/blog/reviews/theatre/girls-like-that/ *http://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/event/girls-like-that/ Canadian plays 2013 plays