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* BuffySpeak: Clare seems completely incapable of referring to objects and subjects by their name, to the point that her song, "Wossname" consists entirely of BlahBlahBlah.
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* BuffySpeak: Clare seems completely incapable of referring to objects and subjects by their name, to the point that her song, "Wossname" "Wossname", consists entirely of BlahBlahBlah.BlahBlahBlah.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Prime Minister Harold Wilson frequently laments the stressful nature of his job. His song, "Always a Problem", best exemplifies it. Even hearing the word "debt" leaves him clutching his chest in horror.
-->'''Harold:''' [[Theatre/HenryV Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.]]
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Prime Minister Harold Wilson frequently laments the stressful nature of his job. His song, "Always a Problem", best exemplifies it. Even hearing the word "debt" leaves him clutching his chest in horror.
-->'''Harold:''' [[Theatre/HenryV Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.]]
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-->'''Beryl:''' Too bad they fucked everything else up.
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-->'''Beryl:''' Too bad But they fucked everything else up.
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* FieryRedhead: Multiple times throughout the play, the phrase "fiery like her hair" is used to describe Barbara Castle.
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* IWantSong: "This Is What We Want" lists the women's desires for improved working conditions at the factory, from the simple to the slightly impractical.
* KickTheDog: Mr Tooley destroys Connie's written speech for the [=TUC=] Conference.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By destroying Connie's speech, Tooley unwittingly allows Rita to make a passionate and heartfelt speech of her own to the conference that successfully persuades the [=TUC=] to make equal pay a core policy.
* KickTheDog: Mr Tooley destroys Connie's written speech for the [=TUC=] Conference.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By destroying Connie's speech, Tooley unwittingly allows Rita to make a passionate and heartfelt speech of her own to the conference that successfully persuades the [=TUC=] to make equal pay a core policy.
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Adapted from the 2010 film of the same name, ''Made in Dagenham'' is a [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory dramatisation of the 1968 Ford sewing machinists' strike]] that would lead to the 1970 Equal Pay Act. The play follows the life of Rita O'Grady and her efforts to ensure equal pay for women.
The musical made its West End and world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in 2014 and was nominated for two Laurence Olivier Awards in 2016.
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!!This musical play contains examples of:
* BuffySpeak: Clare seems completely incapable of referring to objects and subjects by their name, to the point that her song, "Wossname" consists entirely of BlahBlahBlah.
* TheDitz: Clare. To quote her friends:
-->'''Rita:''' Your heart's in the right place, Clare.
-->'''Beryl:''' Too bad they fucked everything else up.
* {{Eagleland}}: Mr Tooley is a firm Type II, proudly declaring America the Top Dog of the world and dismissing Great Britain as the fifty-first state.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Being set in Great Britain in 1968, UsefulNotes/HaroldWilson makes a number of appearances, as does [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Castle Barbara Castle]].
* ReluctantHero: Rita has to sacrifice more and more time for the machinists' strike, leading to less and less time with her family.
* SirSwearsALot: Beryl. Nearly all of her lines have at least one swearword.
* TakeUpMySword: When Connie ends up hospitalised with cancer, she calls upon Rita to speak at the[=TUC=] Conference in her stead, [[spoiler:leaving behind her written speech upon her death]].
* TakingTheKids: As the play goes on, Eddie and Rita's relationship sours, leading to Eddie taking Sharon and Graham away to his mother's.
* YouAreNotAlone: Lisa assures Rita that she has the support of thousands of women, saying this trope word for word.
The musical made its West End and world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre in 2014 and was nominated for two Laurence Olivier Awards in 2016.
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!!This musical play contains examples of:
* BuffySpeak: Clare seems completely incapable of referring to objects and subjects by their name, to the point that her song, "Wossname" consists entirely of BlahBlahBlah.
* TheDitz: Clare. To quote her friends:
-->'''Rita:''' Your heart's in the right place, Clare.
-->'''Beryl:''' Too bad they fucked everything else up.
* {{Eagleland}}: Mr Tooley is a firm Type II, proudly declaring America the Top Dog of the world and dismissing Great Britain as the fifty-first state.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Being set in Great Britain in 1968, UsefulNotes/HaroldWilson makes a number of appearances, as does [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Castle Barbara Castle]].
* ReluctantHero: Rita has to sacrifice more and more time for the machinists' strike, leading to less and less time with her family.
* SirSwearsALot: Beryl. Nearly all of her lines have at least one swearword.
* TakeUpMySword: When Connie ends up hospitalised with cancer, she calls upon Rita to speak at the[=TUC=] Conference in her stead, [[spoiler:leaving behind her written speech upon her death]].
* TakingTheKids: As the play goes on, Eddie and Rita's relationship sours, leading to Eddie taking Sharon and Graham away to his mother's.
* YouAreNotAlone: Lisa assures Rita that she has the support of thousands of women, saying this trope word for word.
