Whiskey and Soda

A new play imagining a meeting between Margaret Thatcher and John Lennon, where politics, music and personality collide. It is December 17th, 1979. Margaret Thatcher is visiting Washington D.C. Whilst preparing for her first speech at the White House, she invites a guest for drinks. The guest is John Lennon. Thatcher has a deal for John that could change the course of his life. With her typical wit, she tries to persuade the singer to accept her offer. Their fears of the past and their dreams of the future come to the surface. It is these powerful beliefs and their force of personality that lead to a dramatic and explosive finale. Shortly after, John would go on to write his last but legendary album, _Double Fantasy_, and Margaret would deliver to the White House one of her most notorious speeches. Was it all because of these drinks…? The play was written by Ben Randall and directed by Hugo Trebels. The cast includes Clare McKervey as Margaret Thatcher and Matthew McGoldrick as John Lennon. The play premiered in 2022 at The Stables Theatre and has received great reviews and audience reactions. Now, the play returns to Hastings to begin its first UK tour.