Two promotional videos have been released of Martin Jarvis OBE and Clare Bloomer who will play Edward Heath and Margaret Thatcher in Maggie & Ted.
Martin Jarvis OBE, one of the UK’s most distinguished and beloved actors, reprises his role as Sir Edward Heath in Maggie & Ted at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in October. The week-long run follows a critically acclaimed sell-out West End première earlier this year.
Martin Jarvis is widely celebrated both for his stagecraft and also for his numerous radio and audio performances, including his legendary readings of the Just William books. “Maggie” will be played by Clare Bloomer, who has been described by Gyles Brandreth as “quite the best Margaret Thatcher I’ve seen”. They will be joined by Jon Glover, star of Spitting Image and Week Ending (and known as television’s Mr. Cholmondley-Warner) and Lisa Bowerman, a former regular on BBC TV’s Casualty and who is widely known as Professor Bernice Summerfield in the celebrated Doctor Who spin-off audio series.
Staged as a radio theatre play, the comedy-drama follows “Ted” Heath and his hilarious and relentless feud with his successor, Margaret Thatcher. For over 20 years Margaret Thatcher and Edward Heath enthralled and appalled the British public with their profound political disagreements, reinforced by their intense personal dislike for one another. Now Maggie and Ted are back! “Mr. Europe” and the “Boadicea of Brexit” rollick their way onto the Surrey stage! Expect plenty of hand-bagging as these two titans of British politics reignite their long-running bitter feud.
“Maggie” and “Ted” defined British politics for much of the 1970s and 1980s. Maggie ousted Ted as Leader of the Conservative Party, becoming the first woman to lead a major political party in Britain, and went on to become our first woman Prime Minister, winning three elections in a row. Ted never forgave her for her impudence, for her good fortune – or for her formidable electoral success. In due course, Maggie built the bonfire of Brexit, lit it, then spent the rest of her life fanning the flames. Ted’s life’s work was in ruins, and he never forgave her. How could he?
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