

Maggot Scratcher (parody of Margaret Thatcher)Īccording to Berkoff the play received "mixed-reviews and some virulent ones from the right-wing press.Īccording to the British Council, Sink the Belgrano is among Berkoff's "lesser-known works". The play is about British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's decision to torpedo the Argentinian ship General Belgrano, as it was purportedly retreating during the 1982 Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina. It premiered at the Half Moon Theatre on 2 September 1986.


Sink the Belgrano! is a 1986 satirical play in verse written by English playwright Steven Berkoff. Promotional material for the play's original production at the Half Moon Theatre.
