The play is about five women whose jobs at a County Donegal, Ireland, shirt factory are under threat.
[1][2] The Factory Girls was first performed at the Abbey Theatre in 1982 and was the play that brought McGuinness to prominence.
When he declares he needs a dozen shirts in thirteen minutes, the women explode in disgust and outrage.
In the days that follow, Vera and Ellen lead a takeover of the office, blockading themselves inside the factory.
Rebecca reprimands Vera for wanting to return to her man and addressing Ellen's control of the other women.