Sicela ufingqe izinselele abasebenzi basefektri ababhekana nazo emculweni iThe Matchgirls.
Context:I-Matchgirls ngumculo kaBill Owen noTony Russell mayelana nesiteleka samantombazane aseLondon ngo-1888. Yaqala ukukhonjiswa eGlobe Theatre, eLondon, ngomhlaka 1 Mashi 1966, yaqondiswa futhi yaqanjwa nguGillian Lynne.  Lo mculo ugxile endleleni yokuphila yabasiki bemidlalo efektri yaseBryant naseMay eBow, eLondon, ngokubhekisela okunamandla esimweni somhlathi wePhossy kanye nesimo sezepolitiki saleso sikhathi.  Umlando wokukhiqiza Ngemva kokuvivinywa ngaphandle kwedolobha eLeatherhead, eSurrey, umbukiso wavula eWest End ngoMashi 1966. Umbukiso wavalwa cishe ngemva kwezinyanga ezintathu.  Kwaqoshwa i-cast yomsebenzi we-Globe Theatre yaseLondon ngo-1966. Lo mdlalo washicilelwa nguSamuel French Ltd ngo-1979.  Isifinyezo Umlingiswa oyinhloko womculo nguKate, intombazane ye-tenement nesisebenzi sefektri, obhalela u-Annie Besant ecela usizo ekufuneni ukuguqulwa efektri yaseBryant noMay. Indaba ilandela imizamo kaKate no-Annie yokuhlanganisa amantombazane, okuholela uKate ukuba abe ngumholi wesiteleka ongenangqondo futhi abe ngumdlali oyinhloko ekwakhiweni nasekuqashelweni kwenhlangano. Ngeningi lesenzo esisetshenziswe ngegama elingafanele, kodwa eliqanjiwe, 'Hope Court', lo mculo uveza uBryant noMay njengabaqashi abangenandaba futhi abangakhathaleli, kanti umphathi wefektri 'uMnu Mynel' umele umbuso osongelayo futhi ophoqelelayo lapho amantombazane ayephoqelelwa ukusebenza khona.  Kukhona nesiqephu esingaphansi lapho ukubandakanyeka kukaKate ekuhlaseleni kubeka ingcindezi ebudlelwaneni bakhe noJoe oyidokodo.  Naphezu kwendaba yomculo, kugcizelelwa kakhulu isimo sengqondo esihle kanye nokugcwala kwemvelo kwalabo ababizwa ngokuthi 'izimpungushe ze-cockney', lokhu kuholela ezinombolweni eziningi zezingoma ezijabulisayo nezokuzijabulisa kanye nemidanso.
Ifektri yakwaBryant noMay yayingumqashi othandwayo ngawo-1960 nawo-1970 edolobheni eliqanjiwe laseHope Court. Le fektri yaqasha izisebenzi eziningi ezingaqeqeshiwe ukuba zikhiqize izimpahla zayo. Indaba igxile kuKate owabona ukuthi izimo zokusebenza zidinga ukuguqulwa futhi wahlanganisa inyunyana ukufuna izimo zokusebenza ezingcono kuye nakontanga yakhe. Lo mculo ulandela ukuphakama nokwehla kukaKate nozakwabo njengoba belwela izimo zokusebenza ezingcono.