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When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 1m

Sharman MacDonald

"While you’ll feel cleansed by the healing conclusion, getting there requires immersion in a churning sea of teenage sexuality, parental expectations and maternal sacrifice." - The New York Times

When I Was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • WINNER! 1984 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright.

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Summary
Morag is on a vacation with her daughter Fiona while slightly perstering her for a grandchild, or at least a "proper" grandchild. The request comes as a bit of a shock considering a torrid past of Morag lecturing Fiona about the sin of sex. In fact, it's Morag's decision to take a lover that caused Fiona to make a firm and vengeful decision of her own. Macdonald's play explores sexuality and the affecting bonds of a relationship between a mother and her daughter.

History

When I was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout premiered at the Bush Theatre in 1984. 

Keywords
Performing Groups
MORAG - a divorced mother
FIONA - 32, daughter of Morag
VARI - Fiona's old friend, mother of three
EWAN - immature boy from Fiona's school
  • Time Period 1980s, 1960s
  • Setting A Scottish beach
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS 

"...while you’ll feel cleansed by the healing conclusion, getting there requires immersion in a churning sea of teenage sexuality, parental expectations and maternal sacrifice." - The New York Times, Read More

"...a sharp, naughty but exceptionally thoughtful play." - CurtainUp.com, Read More 

"MacDonald recounts with sympathy and delicious detail the sexual misadventures of Fiona, growing up with her repressive mother and best friend Vari in 1950s Scotland. She shows how the girls' excitement and expectations atrophy, so that in their thirties they have become sober stereotypes of the modern woman." - Time Out

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  • When I was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout - Fallen Angel Theatre Company in rehearsal youtube thumbnail

    When I was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout - Fallen Angel Theatre Company in rehearsal

  • When I was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout - Fallen Angel Theatre Company youtube thumbnail

    When I was a Girl, I Used to Scream and Shout - Fallen Angel Theatre Company

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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Sharman MacDonald

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