The Elephant Girls at Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC)

The Elephant Girls

written & performed by Margo MacDonald

 directed by Mary Ellis

The runaway sold-out smash hit returns to Ottawa to celebrate it’s 10th anniversary!

“Without doubt, they were the most notorious girl gang Britain’s ever seen.”

—Brian McDonald
The Gangs of London

Clever, organized, devious & daring, they stole from the rich and gave to themselves. This is the riveting and bloody tale of the all-female gang that terrorized London for over 100 years.

“Right here, right now, for one night only, I’ll tell you something special I ain’t never told no one before; I’ll tell you the truth.”

—Maggie Hale, The Elephant Girls

 Told in a pub over a three-night bender, Maggie Hale—the gang's butch, suit-wearing, bloody-knuckled, girl-chasing, “enforcer”—will tell you all. Who they were, what they did, how they got away with it, and how it all came crashing down.

But do you trust the words of someone who’s made deception their stock and trade? Should you ask what you really want to know? Just how much are you sure you want to hear?

Captivating and repelling, humorous and terrifying—You won’t be able to look away.

80 minutes | Mature  14+| Descriptions of Violence, Abuse, and Sexual Activity; Strong Language; Alcohol Use. 

(Contact us for specifics on Content Warnings should you wish)

Winner: 

Critic’s Choice Award (Hamilton Fringe 2017)

Outstanding Production, Critics' Pick for Best Show (Ottawa Fringe 2015)

Outstanding New Work, Direction, and Performance (Les Prix Rideau Awards 2015)

Best Actor (Capital Critics Circle 2015)

CBC Manitoba - “…ferocious, charismatically intense”

Winnipeg Free Press - “…Captivating…utterly entrancing”

Capital Critics Circle - “Gritty, powerful, and excellently crafted”

The Outmost (Dublin) - “…packs a punch with a diamond-clad fist! Masterfully written and performed”

Broadway Baby (Edinburgh) - “…MacDonald captivates…Astonishing”

Fringe Guru (Edinburgh) - “…brilliantly written and exceptionally performed”