Margaret Thatcher becomes a cabaret superstar at Brighton Comedy Festival

Following a second sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2015, Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho is returning to the Brighton Comedy Festival for a date at the Corn Exchange on Saturday, October 24, at 9.30pm.
By The Newsroom
Published 22nd Oct 2015, 16:41 BST
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Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho

Spokeswoman Hannah Allan said: “On the eve of the vote on Section 28, Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar, but will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it’s too late?

“Performer and co-writer Matt Tedford is pulling on the tights once more to give audiences an insight into the difference an individual could have made with a sideswipe at homophobia and censorship.

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“Co-written and directed by Jon Brittain, this delightful odyssey about gay rights, the ’80s and disco has received rave reviews across the board and won huge acclaim after playing to an audience of more than 15,000 during two completely sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2014 and 2015, six sold-out nights at the Leicester Square Theatre (March 2015), a full run at Theatre503 (Battersea, London) in 2013 plus inclusion in the ThatcherWrite festival, also in 2013.

“Since the Queen of Soho’s debut just under two years ago, the show has won both the Brighton Argus Angel for Artistic Excellence (Brighton Fringe) and Micheál Mac Liammóir Award for Best Male Performance (Dublin International Gay Theatre Festival) for Matt Tedford plus has been nominated for the Most Promising Writer (Off West End Awards).”

Matt Tedford is an actor and writer.

He studied drama at the University of East Anglia where he performed in plays including Alfie, Angels in America, Faust and a regional tour of Noel Coward’s Private Lives.

Call the box office on 01273 709709 and www.brightoncomedyfestival.com.

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