The Factory Girls

This article is about the Frank McGuinness play. For other uses, see Factory Girl (disambiguation).

The Factory Girls is a play by Frank McGuinness.

The play is about five women whose jobs at a County Donegal, Ireland, shirt factory are under threat. It features only two male characters, and these only appear in two scenes.[1][2]

The Factory Girls was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1982 and was the play that brought McGuinness to prominence.[3]

  1. ^ Sheridan, Anne (3 May 2013). "The Factory Girls comes to Limerick stage". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ Barr, Caoimhinn (14 February 2011). "Factory Girls return home to Buncrana". Inishowen Independent. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Frank McGuinness's gritty play tells the tale of five factory workers who, under threat of redundancy, decide to stage a lock-in". The Daily Telegraph. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.