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When social media goes into a frenzy over pictures of a girl at a party, Louise's teacher lectures all the schoolgirls on taking more responsibility for their actions. Enraged that it's them getting reprimanded – and not the boys who took the pictures – Louise wages war on the school's systemic misogyny.
But when she threatens popular boy Scott, risking his claim to the School Captain title, things escalate horribly; a website appears, objectifying the girls and shaming them for their actions.
Natalie Mitchell's play When They Go Low explores everyday feminism, consent and the changing face of teenage sexuality in an online world. Is it always true that "when they go low," we should go high?
When They Go Low offers rich opportunities for a large cast of all genders, with particularly strong roles for young women.
Natalie Mitchell writes for theatre, television and radio. Her theatre work includes Germ Free Adolescent (Bunker Theatre, London, 2019); Can't Stand Me Now (Royal Court Young Writers' Festival); Crawling in the Dark (Almeida Theatre, London); When They Go Low (National Theatre Connections, 2018); and This Wounded Island (tour).
Her work for TV includes Holby City, Doctors, Ackley Bridge, and two years as a core writer on EastEnders.
Her work for radio includes Proud (BBC Radio 3) and The Man Who Sold the World and Hidden Harm (BBC Radio 4).