Tuesday 30th November 2010

The Topp Twins - Untouchable Girls                  

                     

‘The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls’ tells the story of the world’s only comedic, singing, yodeling lesbian twin sisters, Lynda and Jools Topp, whose political activism
and unique brand of entertainment has helped change New Zealand’s social landscape.

It has often been said that if the story of the Twins was fictional nobody would believe it. From rural backwaters to busking on the streets of Auckland, to performances at the Rugby World Cup and London’s West End stage, their appeal is infectious.

'The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls' follows the girls from their happy childhood on a Waikato dairy farm - where they grew up singing to the cows - to the Territorial Army where they quickly became the Vera Lynns of their battalion.

Part concert film, part biopic, part historical record, part comedy, the Twins share their journey from “coming out‟ to Jools' recent brush with Breast Cancer with much laughter, honesty and wisdom. It is a film about two truly unique New Zealanders which ends up saying as much about us as it does about them.

The Topp Twins play a range of characters, including:
THE TWO KENS - Ken Moller, a fourth generation sheep farmer and his best mate, Ken Smythe, a 'Townie' who is not used to the great outdoors.
CAMP MOTHER and CAMP LEADER - the dominant/side-kick duo. Camp Mother is typical of busty bossy Kiwi or Australian matrons often found running clubs and camping grounds. Camp Leader is a keen and naive follower ready to jump unquestionably at the chance to put Camp Mother's directives into action.
THE POSH SOCIALITES - Prue and Dilly Ramsbottom are from an old-money family. They enjoy a drop or two of Chablis, Gin or Champagne, breed King Charles Spaniels and know all the right people.
THE GINGHAMS - Belle and Belle are the Topps oldest characters who just love country music and a boot stompin' good time.
THE BOWLING LADIES - Mavis and Lorna met at the crematorium the day their respective husband’s remains were cremated. Avid root collectors, when they’re not playing at lawn bowl tournaments, they’re touring the country taking cuttings of anything green.
BRENDA and RAELENE - Two 'Westie' girls (from West Auckland, a less salubrious part of the city) with big hair and bad attitude. Always on the lookout for a 'hunk of spunk” they are good time girls who aspire to have their own hair salon one day