The tour will open at the Cambridge Arts Theatre on the 19th May, following its West End run.
Complete casting has now been confirmed for the upcoming UK tour of the conclusion of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay’s political satire, which will begin in May.
The cast includes Clive Francis who is reprising the role of Sir Humphrey Appleby which he performed at the Barn Theatre, and currently in the West End, alongside Simon Rouse in the role of Ex-Prime Minister Jim Hacker. Princess Donnough also plays the role of Sophie, which she is currently performing in the West End, with further casting for the tour to be announced.
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 who has lost none of his love for bureaucracy, Latin phrases, and well-timed obstruction.
Can Humphrey outmanoeuvre the meddling students, the Fellowship, and reality itself?
Or is it finally time to say, “I’m Sorry, Prime Minister…”?
Following its run in Cambridge, the production will then visit: Richmond Theatre (Tuesday 26 May to Saturday 30 May) and Theatre Royal Bath (Tuesday 2 June to Saturday 6 June), New Victoria Theatre (Tuesday 9 June to Saturday 13 June), Marlowe Theatre (Tuesday 16 June to Saturday 20 June), and Everyman Theatre Cheltenham (Tuesday 23 June to Saturday 27 June). It will then continue to Milton Keynes Theatre(Tuesday 30 June to Saturday 4 July) and Grand Opera House York (Tuesday 7 July to Saturday 11 July). The run continues at Theatre Royal Brighton (Tuesday 14 July to Saturday 18 July), Palace Theatre Southend (Tuesday 21 July to Saturday 25 July), and concludes at Malvern Theatres (Tuesday 27 July to Saturday 1 August).
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.
The television series of Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister series aired between 1980 and 1988 on the BBC. It won multiple awards, going on to be adapted for the stage in 2010.
For further information about the tour visit: https://imsorryprimeminister.com/uk-tour/