Handbagged

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

The monarch - Liz. Her most powerful subject - Maggie. Handbags, hairspray and sensible shoes. One believed there was no such thing as society. The other had vowed to serve it. Handbagged opens the clasp on the antipathy between two giants of the twentieth century. Based on the critically-acclaimed short play from Women, Power & Politics (Tricycle, 2010)

Approximate runtime 2 hours 15 minutes.

Age Advisory: 12+ Contains description of bombing

Cast/Performers

Emma Ernest (Margaret Thatcher), Morag Cross (Margaret Thatcher), Helen Reuben (Queen Elizabeth II), Sarah Moyle (Queen Elizabeth II)

Creatives/Company

Author: Moira Buffini
Presented by: Theatre Nation Partnership
Producer(s): Queen's Theatre Hornchurch, Francesca Clark
Director(s): Alex Thorpe, Jonnie Riordan (movement), Chani Merrell (assistant), Chloe Bake (casting)
Design(s): Katie Lias, Victoria Maytom (assistant)
Lighting: Ryan Day
Musical Director: Kate Marlais (and musical arrangement)
Sound: Owen Crouch
Costume: Chantal Short (costume supervisor)
Other: Daniele Lydon (accent coach)

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Tour details for Handbagged 2025

Between 21st April 2025 and 24th May 2025 this tour will visit 5 venues in; Bury St Edmunds, Coventry, Guildford, Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford.
Current and future dates only.

This production has been listed in 8 venues since 6th February 2025. View previous listings for this tour here.

Dates for Handbagged (Play) tour

Currently showing
Mon, 21st April 2025 to Sat, 26th April 2025
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds»

Mon, 28th April 2025 to Sat, 3rd May 2025
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry» - 1 suppliers available

Mon, 5th May 2025 to Sat, 10th May 2025
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford»

Mon, 12th May 2025 to Sat, 17th May 2025
Northern Stage, Newcastle upon Tyne»

Mon, 19th May 2025 to Sat, 24th May 2025
Oxford Playhouse, Oxford»

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