Jan 16, 2006
Thatcher: The Musical!
I suppose it was only a matter of time before an enterprising troupe would stage Thatcher: The Musical!. Well, next month audiences in Warwick can listen to"I’m the iron in the your bloodstream", while the backing singers respond with a chorus of,"Haemoglobin, haemoglobin".
"A production feting and satirising her life receives its world premiere at the 550-seat Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry on February 7 before a national tour.
"It is nothing if not varied, ranging from The Iron Lady, a punk anthem, to The Cabinet Shuffle, a ditty in the style of Noël Coward. . . . Eight actresses play the former Prime Minister in her many incarnations: Grocer’s Daughter, Twinset Maggie, Power Suit Maggie, Military Maggie, Britannia Maggie, Sacrificial Maggie, Broken Maggie and Diva Maggie, each wearing a more voluminous wig than the last until the hair rivals that of Lily Savage. The all-female cast will also play the parts of her friends and enemies."
The official website is here.
"A production feting and satirising her life receives its world premiere at the 550-seat Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry on February 7 before a national tour.
"It is nothing if not varied, ranging from The Iron Lady, a punk anthem, to The Cabinet Shuffle, a ditty in the style of Noël Coward. . . . Eight actresses play the former Prime Minister in her many incarnations: Grocer’s Daughter, Twinset Maggie, Power Suit Maggie, Military Maggie, Britannia Maggie, Sacrificial Maggie, Broken Maggie and Diva Maggie, each wearing a more voluminous wig than the last until the hair rivals that of Lily Savage. The all-female cast will also play the parts of her friends and enemies."
The official website is here.