Girls Like That 

“The problem with girls like that is they ruin it for everyone. They give all girls a bad name.”

When a naked photo of teenager, Scarlett, goes viral, she becomes the centre of attention for all the wrong reasons. As rumours run wild and everyone forms an opinion, Scarlett is vilified, not only by boys, eagerly sharing her image, but also by the close-knit group of girls who have been her friends since the age of five. She tries to stay silent, but the battle lines have been drawn and the arguments rage around her, creating intolerable pressures.

Evan Placey’s explosive play uses black humour, music and dance to explore the double standards of male and female sexuality and the devastating way in which social media can affect people’s perceptions of themselves and others. Girls Like That asks uncomfortable questions about gender roles and feminism in the Facebook age.

The Panel 

“It’s a point of principle. You make your appointment because of the performance that you see in front of you.”

The last of the candidates has just left the room, the clock is ticking, there’s a train to catch and an all-male panel must decide who to appoint. But what is really motivating them and whose agenda will prevail when choosing the successful applicant? In the course of this dark comedy, a panel of unreconstructed men reveal their own deeply sexist attitudes as they debate the shortcomings of a series of women candidates.