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How the original Bittergirls turned heartache into a hilarious hit musical - and 25 years of friendship

September 15,

Bittergirl director and co-creator Mary Francis Moore shares the importance of friendships, relationship advice for border guards, and why she's grateful to the man who dumped her.

One of the co-writers of Bittergirl - The Musical - Mary Francis Moore - is directing a new production of the show at St.

Jacobs Schoolhouse Theatre.

What is Bittergirl – The Musical about?

The show is about three women who don’t know each other, but they all get dumped, and it’s how they get over their heartbreak through the help of each other.

You’re one of the three Bittergirl writers, along with Annabel Fitzsimmons and Alison Lawrence.

How did you all meet?

We met on a radio program in the late s. We were being interviewed because we were all women working in independent theatre, sort of doing their ow