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Award-winning author Dame Hilary Mantel’s provocative short story, *The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher*, which imagines a plot to kill the former British Prime Minister, has now been adapted into a stage play and premiered at Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre. The original story, published in 2014, sparked controversy because of its bold title and subject matter, but the new production’s creators emphasize that the play delves into deeper, contemporary issues such as political violence and the frustrations felt by disenfranchised individuals.
Playwright Alexandra Wood, who adapted Mantel’s story for the stage, explains that the title was deliberately chosen to be provocative. “Hilary Mantel, from what I’ve heard about her, was mischievous and she knew what she was doing and she was being provocative,” Wood says. However, she stresses the play is more complex than the headline might suggest, noting, “the play doesn’t deliver on that simplicity of the title.” While it briefly entertains the notion of retribution against
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