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)
