Handbagged

Moira Buffini’s clever, funny and charming comedy

A Theatre Nation Partnerships production, produced by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.

Moira Buffinis 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 Queen and her most powerful subject


All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.


See the full tour dates here: Handbagged tour details


 


Director’s Talk

Attend our FREE Director’s Talk on Mon 10 Feb to get an insight into the making of Handbagged. Book your seat at our Director’s Talk




Dates
6 – 22 Feb 2025
Prices
Previews | £12.50* – £19.50*
Mon – Thu & Matinees | £19* – £27*
Fri & Sat | £21.50* – £29*
Under 26s | £8 all performances
* +70p QNext fee
Access Details

BSL interpreted (Interpreter Martin Fox-Roberts): Wed 19 Feb | 7:30pm


Audio Described: Available at all performances after Wed 12 Feb

Age Guidance: 14+

All children aged under 14 must be seated with an accompanying adult (18+) when watching a performance.

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Thu 06 Feb 2025
7.30pm
Fri 07 Feb 2025
7.30pm
Sat 08 Feb 2025
7.30pm
Mon 10 Feb 2025
7.30pm
Tue 11 Feb 2025
7.30pm
Wed 12 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Thu 13 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Fri 14 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Sat 15 Feb 2025
2.30pm
This performance is audio described
Sat 15 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Tue 18 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Wed 19 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio describedThis performance has sign language
Thu 20 Feb 2025
1.00pm
This performance is audio described
Thu 20 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Fri 21 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described
Sat 22 Feb 2025
2.30pm
This performance is audio described
Sat 22 Feb 2025
7.30pm
This performance is audio described

Creative team

Moira Buffini
Writer
Alex Thorpe
Director
Katie Lias
Designer
Ryan Day
Lighting Designer
Kate Marlais
Musical Director and Arranger
Owen Crouch
Sound Designer
Jonnie Riordan
Movement Director
Chantal Short
Costume Supervisor
Chloe Bake
Casting Director
Danièle Lydon
Accent Coach
Victoria Maytom
Design Assistant
James Dawson
Production Manager
Debs Harlow
CSM
Lizzie Bond
DSM
Sofie Mirza
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