What do you get if you cross all the words of Margaret Thatcher's most famous public speeches with every top ten hit by a female artist from the 80's?

Mars.tarrab attempt to find the answer in their new ground breaking live show, The Lady is Not For Walking Like an Egyptian, which comes to The Albany in Deptford on April 23 and 24.

Speaking to Rachel Mars and Nat Tarrab for News Shopper, it was immediately apparent how strongly the pair feel about Britain's first and (for now) last female prime minister and the importance of the 80's political impact that's still felt today.

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"We both came of age in the 80's and we're both feminists, so it's interesting to look at the the difference between the promise of having the first female leader of the country and what the actual result was."

It's also clear that both Mars and Tarrab believe the show can be an influential force in the run up to this year's May election.

"We're hoping to catch those swing voters and convince them to never vote Tory again for the rest of their lives.

"Everyone knew what Margaret Thatcher stood for but that doesn't seem to be the case at the moment, the world of spin has kicked in. We have a choice of disturbingly wishy,washy bland people that I don't trust."

Most importantly though, the show, which lasts an hour and features all manner of weird and wonderful outfits, is 'funny and entertaining.'

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Is there any scope for follow up work, using contemporary music and politicians?

"The rhetoric and speech-writing that the politicians use today is still interesting but the pop less so - it's inane, we'd struggle because the language isn't as powerful as it used to be."

The show has been lavished with praise and amazing reviews so far, Exeunt, Everything Theatre and West End Wilma all giving four stars, but what I want to know, is whether they think the Iron lady herself would have enjoyed the performance?

"We really, really hope not. Maybe there would be some sort of weird, egomaniac side of her that would like it - but I don't think we'd tick her boxes, she'd have pulled our funding by now anyway."

The Lady is Not for Walking Like An Egyptian is at Deptford's Albany Theatre on April 23 and 24. Tickets cost £12 for adults and £10 for concessions.