Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
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Publishing Details
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho
By (Author) Jon Brittain
By (author) Matt Tedford
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
1st February 2014
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
65g
Description
Look at us, Margaret - the press is on our side. We're heroes: the public is behind us, we're protecting our children, the party is united behind the cause. You can stand against it if you want, but you will stand alone. Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female Prime Minister, gets lost around the streets of Soho on the eve of the vote for Section 28. Unwittingly, she finds herself quickly becoming a cabaret sensation within London's gay community. This camp political drag cabaret explores, through songs and laughter, homophobia and censorship, and how one person could have made a difference. Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho received its world premiere at London's Theatre503 in June 2013 as part of the Thatcherwrite Festival, and was revived in a full production there in December 2013.
Reviews
[This piece provides] both devilish humour and wit, but also thoughtful politicking. Get Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho to Edinburgh or Brighton soon please. * A Younger Theatre *
There has been a lot of advance talk about Jonathan Brittain's play The Wake, which won the Judges' Award for Comedy in last year's National Student Drama Festival. The talk has been worth it - as has the wait, since this is a sizzling piece of comic theatre. * Stage *
Re-framing her [Thatcher's] key decisions through rainbow-tinted glasses . . . Tedford and Brittain have grasped the fact that gags drive the night * Daily Telegraph *
Tedford gets the Thatcheresque head tilt just right * Evening Standard *
Author Bio
Jon Brittain is a playwright, comedy writer and director. His plays include The Wake, Phillipa and Will are Now in a Relationship, The Sexual Awakening of Peter Mayo and My Imaginary Friend Patrick Stewart. Matt Tedford is an actor, writer and comedian. He co-wrote and starred in Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho for Theatre503s Thatcherwrite Festival and is developing some new projects alongside Jon Brittain.
