Credits
Book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus
Music and lyrics by Kath Gotts
Originally directed by Maggie Norris
Orchestrations by Martin Koch

Bad Girls is a fresh, funny and original British musical, based on characters from the award winning and hugely popular television drama. Set in the fictional HMP Larkhall, it’s the story of new idealistic Wing Governor Helen Stewart and her battles with the entrenched old guard of Officer Jim Fenner and his sidekick Sylvia Hollamby. It also follows the love story that develops between Helen and charismatic inmate Nikki Wade. Other featured characters include Shell Dockley and her runner Denny Blood, old-timer Noreen Biggs, The Two Julies and the ultimate Top Dog, King-of-Gangland’s missus, Yvonne Atkins. A tragic death on the wing - in which Jim Fenner is implicated - leads to an angry protest from the women and forces Helen and Nikki to their opposite sides of the bars. But when it’s clear that Helen stands to lose her job over Jim Fenner’s misdeeds, the race is on for the women to nail Jim once and for all.

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Cast size
Medium (11-20), Flexible

Cast type
Mainly women, Ensemble Cast - Many featured roles, Strong/Large Chorus

Rehearsal Material
30 Libretto Vocal Books & 2 Piano Vocal Scores

Orchestral Material
REED 1 (Flute, Alto Saxophone) : REED 2 (Clarinet in Bb, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone) : TRUMPET (dbl. Flugelhorn) : KEYBOARD 1/MD : KEYBOARD 2 : BASS GUITAR : DRUMS (doubles percussion: Bell Tree, Tambourine, Crotales, Glockenspiel, Castanets)

Genre: Book Musical (Original Score)