Handbagged is a play by the British playwright Moira Buffini, examining the relationship between Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
The extended version premiered in October 2013 at the Tricycle.
The play toured the UK from September to December 2015, starring Susie Blake and Kate Fahy, with the younger Queen portrayed by Emma Handy and younger Thatcher by Sanchia McCormack. It visited Canterbury, Salford, Guildford, Oxford, Coventry, Cambridge, Nottingham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, Norwich, Cheltenham, "The arts diary: Handbagged, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham"; . Gloucestershire Echo, November 17, 2015. Richmond, Cambridge[2] and Bath. "Handbagged review: Susie Blake and Emma Handy star in the comedy at the Theatre Royal". ChronicleLive Oct 27, 2015 " Handbagged review at Theatre Royal, Bath"; . Bath Chronicle, December 01,
The director was Indhu Rubasingham, who also directed the 2014 premiere.
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