The tour will run from the 6th February until the 24th May.
Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has now announced the cast for its National tour of Moira Buffini’s Handbagged as part of National Theatre’s Theatre Nation Partnerships network.
Directed by Alex Thorpe, the production will star: Tiajna Amayo, Morag Cross, Emma Ernest, Cassius Konneh, Gerard McDermott, Sarah Moyle, Jane Quinn, Helen Reuben
Talking about the news, Alex Thorpe said: “I am thrilled to welcome this multi-talented cast to Hornchurch as we prepare to embark on the most ambitious TNP tour to date. As we reexamine these fierce and famed women, joining this ensemble company is some of the UK’s most exciting creative talents, realising Moira Buffini’s satirically funny comedy. Performed on Katie Lias’ golden contemporary set and propelled by Kate Marlais’s reworking of 80’s pop classics and the award-winning Ryan Day’s lighting – this truly extraordinary team is not to be missed.”
Imagining the conversations between two of history’s most revered female leaders, Handbagged 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.
Following its run at the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch, the production will then visit: Wolverhampton, Doncaster, Peterborough, Leicester, Salford Wakefield, Blackpool, Bury St Edmunds, Guildford, Newcastle and Oxford. Full dates can be found here.
The production features designs by Katie Lias, lighting design by Ryan Day, musical direction and arrangements by Kate Marlais, sound design by Owen Crouch and movement direction by Jonnie Riordan.
To book tickets for the Queen’s theatre Hornchurch visit: https://queens-theatre.co.uk/whatson/handbagged/