Handbagged
by Moira Buffini
A Theatre Nation Partnerships production, produced by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch
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Booking and details
The Queen and her most powerful subject, behind closed doors.
Moira Buffini’s 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.
Handbagged by Moira Buffini is touring as part of our Theatre Nation Partnerships network.
Suitability
Recommended for ages 10+
Supporters
Theatre Nation Partnerships is generously supported by Arts Council England’s National Lottery Project Grants and Garfield Weston Foundation.
Handbagged was developed with the support of the National Theatre’s Generate programme and is a Theatre Nation Partnerships production, produced by Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch.
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Cast
![Tianja Amayo photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Tiajna-Amayo_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Tiajna Amayo
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Morag Cross photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Morag-Cross_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Morag Cross
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Emma Ernest photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2024/09/EMMA-ERNEST-headshot-Photo-YellowBelly.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Emma Ernest
For the National Theatre: The Other Place in association with A Zeldin Company, Handbagged
![Cassius Konneh photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Cassius-Konneh_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Cassius Konneh
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Gerard McDermott photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Gerard-McDermott_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Gerard McDermott
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Sarah Moyle photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Sarah-Moyle_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Sarah Moyle
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Jane Quinn photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Jane-Quinn_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Jane Quinn
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
![Helen Reuben photo portrait](https://images.nationaltheatre.org.uk/uploads/2025/02/Helen-Reuben_518x708.jpg?fit=50%2C50)
Helen Reuben
For the National Theatre: Handbagged
Artistic team
Writer
Moira Buffini
Moira Buffini
Director
Alex Thorpe
Alex Thorpe
Producer
Francesca Clark
Francesca Clark
Designer
Katie Lias
Katie Lias
Lighting Designer
Ryan Day
Ryan Day
Arranger, Musical Director & Co-Music Producer
Kate Marlais
Kate Marlais
Movement Director
Jonnie Riordan
Jonnie Riordan
Casting Director
Chloe Blake
Chloe Blake
Recent National Theatre includes: The Importance of Being Earnest, Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Jekyll and Hyde, Barrier(s), Hamlet for Young Audiences, The Effect and Blues for an Alabama Sky
Accent Coach
Danièle Lydon
Danièle Lydon
For the National: Phaedra, The Crucible and Rutherford and Son.
Production Manager
James Dawson
James Dawson
Access
A pre-recorded audio description will be available for all shows.
Please visit the websites of tour venues for details of available BSL interpreted and captioned performance dates.