Headmistresses

"Set in a quasi-Dickensian London of the past, complete with street urchins, boarding schools and uncomfortable looking, no-nonsense high-laced black boots for every girl who graces the stage, the play tells the story of young Sara Crewe."

"She was calm in her office when I arrived in person, if a little embarrassed. Women have problems, she said. These things do happen, she explained. Rarely, but one cannot attach any significance. I find it very irritating to be told one minute to hurry and the next to get lost; I could have shrugged and walked out, abandoned her right then, but I have my code of ethics. My reputation. My pride. For her sake, for the sake of those in her charge, I frightened her into hiring me."