How Margaret Thatcher first won and then lost the Conservative leadership. The play concentrates on the personalities, rivalries and machinations involved in the leadership battles and does not set out to take a pro- or anti-Thatcher stance. Mrs Thatcher blamed her loss of office on the deceitful treachery of Geoffrey Howe, the irresponsible ambition of Michael Heseltine, tawdry Cabinet disloyalty and contemptible backbench weakness. But was that the whole story?
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PIPPIN (12/11/25-1/11/26)
A Christmas Carol - As Told By Jacob Marley (Deceased) (12/15/25-12/22/25)
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Hauntings (11/23/25-11/23/25)
Moominvalley in November (10/23/25-11/16/25)
The Selfish Giant (10/18/25-10/19/25)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist (10/9/25-10/12/25)
Make England Great Again (9/30/25-10/19/25)
The Jive Aces (8/10/25-8/10/25)
The Musical Medea (7/29/25-8/3/25)
SHOUT! The Mod Musical (6/25/25-7/20/25)
Scouts! The Musical (6/18/25-6/22/25)
Videos
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Teechers
Harrogate Theatre (5/27 - 5/30) | |
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Christmas Celebrations Concert
Brangwyn Hall (12/19 - 12/19) | |
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Funhouse Comedy Club – Comedy Night in Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent December 2025
The Courtyard Tutbury (12/18 - 12/18) | |
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CRYSTAL LAKE x MISS MAY at O2 Academy Islington - London
O2 Academy Islington (3/19 - 3/19) | |
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Teechers
Stephen Joseph Theatre (2/9 - 2/12) | |
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EXPLORING BIRDSONG at Islington Assembly Hall - London
Islington Assembly Hall (9/24 - 9/24) | |
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Funhouse Comedy Club – Comedy Night in Blisworth, Northants December 2025
The Walnut Tree Inn (12/30 - 12/30) | |
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