Self Esteem has released ‘Maggie’s Song’ from her West End role as Maggie Frisby

Self Esteem has released ‘Maggie’s Song’ from her West End role as Maggie Frisby | Dork

Rebecca Lucy Taylor has dropped a surprise new track under her Self Esteem moniker. Titled 'Maggie's Song', the composition was written and recorded for her stage debut as Maggie Frisby in the current revival of David Hare's 'Teeth 'n' Smiles' at the Duke of York's Theatre.

Half a century ago, Dame Helen Mirren originated the role of Frisby at the Royal Court. The character fronts a fictional outfit called The Skins, with the action unfolding over a single night in 1969 as the band gear up to play three sets at a Cambridge University ball. Their early counterculture fervour has curdled into disillusionment and debt, leaving Maggie to face the chaos with little more than alcohol, anger and her voice.

While the play retains the original songs by Nick and Tony Bicât, it also incorporates fresh material written for the revival, with 'Maggie's Song' among Taylor's contributions.

Taylor said of the new track: "Writing Maggie's song was a vital part of the process of 'Teeth 'n' Smiles'. I like to think Maggie would be a big Self Esteem fan. While she spends the play performing songs written by men, here, for the first time she has her voice, uncompromised. It was wonderful to experience that feeling again though the character."

The play's run concludes on 6th June 2026. From there, Taylor pivots back to her musical work, with a packed summer of outdoor concerts and festival appearances ahead, taking in headline slots at Cardiff Castle and Brighton Pride along with support dates alongside Florence + The Machine and Pulp.

The dates in full read:

JULY

4 WASING, Reading, England

10 York Museum Gardens, York, England

11 Mouth of Tyne Festival, Newcastle, England

19 Lollapalooza, Berlin, Germany

24 TK Maxx presents Depot Live @ Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, Wales

26 Latitude, Suffolk, England

31 Camp Bestival, Dorset, England

AUGUST

1 Brighton Pride, Brighton, England

24 Summer Series @ Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh, Scotland (w/ Florence + The Machine)

28 Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, England (w/ Pulp)

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