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How Margaret Thatcher's life story became an opera

Margaret Thatcher's time as prime minister might not seem like the most obvious inspiration for an opera, but for some she is a diva. The Rest is History podcast co-host and historian Dominic Sandbrook is working with composer Joseph Phibbs to produce a two-act show entitled Mrs T.

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Margaret Thatcher’s years in power to be made into opera

Margaret Thatcher’s years in power are to be turned into an opera...

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I would pay not to go to Thatcher the Opera

Oh. My. Goodness. Can you think of anything weirder than Mrs T, an opera based on the premiership of Margaret Thatcher?

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How Lady Thatcher became the subject of an opera

"She was after all the first female prime minister and in her centenary year, it just seemed a perfect time to get this up and running." 'Lady Macbeth figure' He said the opera wo

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Margaret Thatcher’s secret dealings with the Argentine military junta that invaded the Falklands

The then-prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, held a friendly meeting with a leading member of the junta in Downing Street in 1980 while Britain’s ambassador in Argentina regarded the promotion of ...

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First ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time as prime minister hits the stage

The first ever opera about Margaret Thatcher’s time in office is coming to the stage. Titled Mrs T, the work will be “an ...

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Brian and Maggie: Harriet Walter 'captures the essence' of Margaret Thatcher

Two days after the shock resignation of her chancellor, Nigel Lawson, in 1989, "Margaret Thatcher sat down for what she ...

Tory faithful still wistful for Margaret Thatcher 50 years after she became leader

Conservative Party grandees gathered in central London for a night of reflection on Thatcher's early years as leader ...

Margaret Thatcher auction proves she had 'sense of humour'

A sale of items belonging to Margaret Thatcher reveals her sense of humour, the auctioneer has said. The former Conservative ...

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Harriet Walter gives the best Thatcher yet

By then, Walden – a Labour MP turned TV’s foremost political interviewer – had developed a friendship with Thatcher based on ...

Labour hails Thatcher and Trump, pledging to “cut the weeds of regulation”

Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s business secretary, told the Financial Times, “We have to respond to the agenda the US president ...

Who was Brian Walden and what happened to him after Margaret Thatcher interview

Brian and Maggie delves into how a single television interview by ex-Labour MP Brian Walden (Steve Coogan) led to the ...

Labour’s parallels with Margaret Thatcher may be more than just rhetoric

Former Tory leader increased taxes before imposing reforms in deregulatory drive that Keir Starmer wants to emulate ...

Why auction houses can’t get enough of Margaret Thatcher

Paintings, cartoons, brooches... Items from the former Prime Minister’s personal collection can fetch thousands ...

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