Handbagged
The Queen and her most powerful subject, behind closed doors
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A rapid-fire tour of Eighties historyThe Times
Well-pitched and brilliantly humorousThe Indiependent
The Queen and her most powerful subject, behind closed doors.
Moira Buffini’s clever and fiercely funny comedy is a fly-on-the-wall look at what might have happened when Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher came face-to-face in the privacy of the palace.
Over the course of a decade did the Monarch and the Iron Lady ever find a common ground, or did their stiff upper lips reign supreme? This highly entertaining Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch and Theatre Nation Partnerships production explores the intense relationship between two of history’s most revered female leaders, and the legacy they each left behind.
The dialogue is compelling, the sparks fly and the ball bounces from character to characters at times poignantly, at times hilariously.North West End
As a comedy, it’s sharp as a tack.Reviews Hub
Creatives
Playwright: Moira Buffini
Director: Alex Thorpe
Designer: Katie Lias
Lighting Designer: Ryan Day
Arranger, Musical Director & Co-Music Producer: Kate Marlais
Sound Designer & Co-Music Producer: Owen Crouch
Movement Director: Jonnie Riordan
Casting Director: Chloe Bake
Accent Coach: Danièle Lydon
Design Assistant: Victoria Maytom
Assistant Director: Chani Merrell
Costume Supervisor: Chantal Short
Production Manager: James Dawson
Company Stage Manager: Debs Harlow
Deputy Stage Manager: Lizzie Bond
Assistant Stage Manager: Sofie Mirza
Cast
Sarah Moyle: Q
Morag Cross: T
Helen Reuben: Liz
Emma Ernest: Mags
Cassius Konneh: Actor 1
Dennis Herdman: Actor 2
Tiajna Amayo: Understudy 1
Jane Quinn: Understudy 2
