The production will tour following its West End run at the Apollo Theatre from the 30th January to 9th May 2026.
It has been announced that I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-directed by Michael Gyngell will tour to venues across the UK in 2026.
This final part of the long-running political satire created by Lynn and Antony Jay, will open at the Arts Theatre Cambridge on 19 May 2026 before touring to venues across the country until 18 July 2026.
Jim Hacker is back — older, but perhaps not wiser, and still utterly baffled by the real world. Hoping for a quiet retirement at the tranquil Hacker College, Oxford, Jim instead finds himself facing the ultimate modern crisis: cancelled by the college committee.
Enter the delightfully devious Sir Humphrey Appleby (played by the acclaimed Clive Francis), who has lost none of his love for bureaucracy, Latin phrases, and well-timed obstruction.
The production is set to visit: Richmond Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath, New Victoria Theatre in Woking, Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Cheltenham Everyman Theatre, Milton Keynes Theatre, Grand Opera House York and Theatre Royal Brighton, with further dates to be announced.
While casting has yet to be announced, the creative team includes: set and costume designer Lee Newby, lighting designer Mark Henderson, sound designers Ben and Max Ringham, and casting director Marc Frankum.
I’m Sorry, Prime Minister originally premiered at the The Barn Theatre in 2023 before touring to Theatre Royal Bath and Cambridge Arts Theatre.
The Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister series aired between 1980 and 1988 on the BBC, starring Paul Eddington as Jim Hacker and Nigel Hawthorne as Humphrey Appleby. It was later adapted for the stage in 2010, with the play touring nationally and transferring to the West End.
To find out more visit: https://imsorryprimeminister.com/uk-tour/