Queen Elizabeth II – the monarch. Margaret Thatcher – her most powerful subject. Two women meet once a week for 11 years. One believes there is no such thing as society. The other has committed her life to serving it.
Winner of a 2014 Olivier Award and a West End smash hit, Handbagged takes us from 1979 to 1990 and asks if the Queen and the Iron Lady ever found common ground, or did their stiff upper lips reign supreme?
A new production of the play by Moira Buffini will be staged at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough this summer, before transferring to Theatr Clwyd in Mold. It will be directed by Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder, with design by Katie Scott, lighting design by Charly Dunford and sound design and composition by Lee Affen. The Movement Director is Aiden Crawford and the Casting Director is Annelie Powell CDG.
Set to star in the production are Pandora Clifford, Liz Garland, Alexandra Mathie, Deven Modha, Simon Darwen and Meriel Schofield.
Handbagged opens at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough on 31st July 2026, where it plays until 29th August 2026. It will then run at Theatr Clwyd in Mold from 15th to 26th September 2026.
