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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Sing Christmas! With Crouch End Festival Chorus - Saturday 20 December
St Michael's Church, Highgate (12/20 - 12/20) | |
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TYKETTO at 229 - London
229 London (4/17 - 4/17) | |
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BLAZE BAYLEY at The Underworld - London
The Underworld (12/12 - 12/12) | |
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Teechers
New Vic Theatre (2/3 - 2/7) | |
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Blink
King's Head Theatre (2/19 - 3/22) | |
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Coalesce + Kowloon Walled City at The Garage, London
The Garage (4/21 - 4/21) | |
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The Sounds of the 60s show at Melksham Assembly Hall Friday 27th November 2026
Melksham Assembly Hall (11/27 - 11/27) | |
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