Bad Girls: The Musical is a stage musical based on the ITV prison drama series Bad Girls, with a book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus, and music and lyrics by Kath Gotts. Productions The original production was developed and directed by Maggie Norris. Auditions were at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in June 2006. The West End production began previews at the Garrick Theatre on August 16, 2007, and officially opened on September 12, 2007. The show closed two months later with the final performance staged on November 17, 2007. Nicole Faraday, who played the role of Shell Dockley in both productions, won the prestigious TMA Award for Best Supporting Role in a Musical in 2006 and was nominated again for the role of Shell at the Whatsonstage.com Awards 2007/8. Professional revivals have been staged at the Union Theatre, London (March 9 – April 2, 2016) and Upstairs At The Gatehouse, London (February 13 – March 3, 2019), again starring Nicole Faraday in the role of Shell Dockley. An original cast recording was released in 2008. A DVD recording of the original West End production was released in February 2009. Synopsis Act I Rachel Hicks arrives at Larkhall Prison. She meets prison officers Sylvia Hollamby and Jim Fenner, wing governor Helen Stewart, and the other women of Larkhall ("I Shouldn't Be Here"). Fenner behaves in a friendly manner to Rachel, who is distraught over having her baby removed from her custody. Rachel is visited by Shell Dockley and her sidekick Denny Blood, who introduce Rachel to life in prison. Shell offers Rachel her protection ("Guardian Angel"). Rachel tells Fenner about the encounter but is brushed off. Governor Helen places Nikki Wade, a long-term inmate, on an enhanced regime as incentive to win an appeal. Fenner and Sylvia disagree with the decision but congratulate themselves on their skills ("Jailcraft"). During the performance, Fenner communicates with Number One, the governor in charge of Larkhall Prison, regarding his lack of faith in Helen's abilities. During the transportation of Nikki, a fight breaks out between Nikki and Shell. Nikki is blamed and put in segregation where she laments the events that placed her in prison ("One Moment"). Helen visits Nikki and reinstates her enhanced status. Helen relays the bad news to Julie Saunders and Julie Johnston that Saunder's child has been taken into foster care. Johnston is unsurprised ("Life of Grime"). Yvonne