First look at Handbagged - rehearsals under way for next play at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre
Rehearsals are under way for the Stephen Joseph Theatre’s production of Moira Buffini’s wickedly funny Olivier Award-winning comedy Handbagged.
Pandora Clifford, Liz Garland, Alexandra Mathie, Deven Modha, Simon Darwen and Meriel Scholfield are directed by Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder in the show, which opens at then end of the month.
It imagines what happened behind closed palace doors when two of the world's most powerful women – Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher – clashed. They met once a week for 11 years. One believed there is no such thing as society. The other 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?
Director Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder says: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be directing Handbagged at the Stephen Joseph Theatre this summer, working with this brilliant company of actors to bring to life some of the most prominent figures from recent history.
“Presenting Handbagged in the round is so exciting, engaging in an immediate dialogue with our audience and bringing them face to face with two of the most powerful women of the 20th century.”
It can be seen at the Stephen Joseph Theatre from Friday July 31 to Saturday August 29.
Tickets are available from the box office on 01723 370541 and online at www.sjt.uk.com