Theatre vote on Thatcher death song

Audience members at the West End production of Billy Elliot were asked to decide whether a song anticipating Margaret Thatcher’s death should be performed hours after she died.

Theatre vote on Thatcher death song

Audience members at the West End production of Billy Elliot were asked to decide whether a song anticipating Margaret Thatcher’s death should be performed hours after she died.

The second act of the musical, which is set during the miners’ strike, begins with the song Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher which has lyrics that refer to celebrating the death of the former prime minister.

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