Picture shows : Glasgow Girls Dress Rehearsal.
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Roanna Davidson, Stephanie McGregor , Frances Thorburn. Amaka Okafor, Ameira Darwish, Stephanie McGregor and Patricia Panther,

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National Theatre of Scotland, Theatre Royal Stratford East, Citizens Theatre, Pachamama Productions, Richard Jordan Productions Ltd in association with Merrigong Theatre Company (Australia) present

WORLD PREMIERE of Glasgow Girls opens 31 October 2012 at the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow
Inspired by a true story
Conceived for the stage and directed by Cora Bissett. Book by David Greig
Music and Lyrics by Cora Bissett, Sumati Bhardwaj (MC Soom T), Patricia Panther and John Kielty. Set Design by Merle Hensel, Musical Direction by Hilary Brooks, Choreography by Natasha Gilmore, Lighting Design by Lizzie Powell and Sound Design by Fergus O’Hare

The full cast is: Callum Cuthbertson, Ameira Darwish, Roanna Davidson, Stephanie McGregor, Myra McFadyen, Amaka Okafor, Patricia Panther, Dawn Sievewright and Frances Thorburn.

Based on the true story of one of the most vocal and powerful asylum campaigns to catch the imagination of the media and inspire a community to unite behind its residents, Glasgow Girls is a brand new life-affirming Scottish musical with seven strong female leads and a vibrant multi-cultural voice at its heart. The musical promises to be a celebration of Glasgow and the power of teenagers with a cause.

The Glasgow Girls are a group of seven young women who have highlighted the poor treatment of failed asylum seekers. The group of girls from Drumchapel High School protested against the detention of one of their friends, Agnesa Murselaj, who had fled from war-torn Kosovo. Publicity grew as the girls challenged the First Minister and publicly voiced their concerns as more children at their school were dawn raided, detained and deported. Two BBC television documentaries have been made of their story.
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