A hilarious political satire play by Jonathan Lynn, the final chapter in the British political comedy series, performed at the Grand Opera House.
I'm Sorry, Prime Minister runs at the Grand Opera House from 7 to 11 July, a West End comedy that's come to York for a short run. It's a political satire by Jonathan Lynn, the BAFTA Award-winning co-creator of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, and it's billed as the long-awaited final chapter to that particular world.
The play finds Jim Hacker older but not necessarily wiser, and still as baffled by the real world as ever. He's traded cabinet reshuffles for a quieter life at the picturesque Hacker College, Oxford, but he's already run into a modern crisis: he's been cancelled by the college committee. That's where Sir Humphrey Appleby comes back in, still with his love for bureaucracy, Latin phrases, and well-timed obstruction. The production is described as a hilarious epilogue that pays homage to the ultimate British pastime—muddling through things—and it's full of razor-sharp wit, nostalgic brilliance, and more double-speak than a press briefing.
On stage, Robert Kitson takes over as Jim Hacker, with Clive Francis playing Sir Humphrey Appleby. The two lead the cast through a story that keeps the same dynamic you'll remember from the original series: a politician perpetually outmanoeuvred by his own civil service. It's a cunning, cutting, and catastrophically funny look at the same sort of political absurdity that made the earlier shows work, just in a different setting.
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It runs from 7 to 11 July at the Grand Opera House, so you've got a few nights to choose from rather than just one date. Tickets start from ÂŁ20.80.
