NVAP Screening: School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play

Jocelyn Bioh’s play is a witty and uplifting comedy about the sorrows and trumps of a group of Ghanaian schoolgirls competing to be the next Miss Ghana. This production was recorded live by the V&A in July 2023 at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.

This screening is 1 hour 26 minutes without an interval. 

Established in 1992, through an agreement with the Federation of Entertainment Unions, NVAP was the first project of its kind in the UK. The archive now holds over 450 high-quality archival multi-camera recordings of live performance in Britain and continues to record and preserve productions for the national collection. The archive, launched with Richard Eyre’s production of Richard III starring Ian McKellen (National Theatre, 1992), features a vast range of stage performances with work by notable playwrights, directors, set designers, lighting designers and actors. It is an invaluable research tool to view and learn about significant British productions and captures and preserves moments of ephemeral performance history that otherwise would be lost.

Supported by the Colwinston Charitable Trust