Girls Will Be Girls

A new label on an old tin of beans won’t change the flavour. I’m sorry, am I an old tin of beans in this scenario?

Seven envelopes from Oxford University are making their way across the country. Seven girls begin their days hoping to forget about tomorrow’s impending news.

Over the course of the day they must navigate not just the pressure of university applications but the assignment of how to become women. In a world of unrealistic body images, phallocentric sexual experiences, and academic expectations, what does it feel like to be a girl under pressure? A new play by student Ella Langley.