by Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn 21 – 29 Nov 2014
Cast
Sir Humphrey Appleby Ean Burgon
Bernard Woolley John Weetman
Jim Hacker Phil McCarthy
Claire Sutton Liz Beech
Kumranistan Ambassador John Comyn-Platt
Jeremy Burnham John Fletcher
Following three sell out West End seasons and rave reviews, Yes, Prime Minister is fast becoming the most successful play for a decade. The original writers of the classic BBC TV series have reunited for this anniversary production with a new satirical take on Whitehall. Prime Minister Jim Hacker and his Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby are back, spinning out of control through the collapsing euro and austerity measures in a world of 24 hour news, Blackberrys and ‘sexed up’ dossiers. With the country on the brink of financial meltdown the PM is staring disaster in the face with his only apparent salvation in a morally dubious deal with the Foreign Minister of Kumranistan.