I’m Sorry, Prime Minister to embark on tour following West End run

I’m Sorry, Prime Minister, written and directed by Jonathan Lynn and co-directed by Michael Gyngell, will tour the UK following its forthcoming West End run.

The comedy will open at the Arts Theatre Cambridge on 19 May 2026 before touring to venues across the country until 18 July 2026.

The production will 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.

The play marks the conclusion of the long-running political satire created by Lynn and Antony Jay, revisiting former Prime Minister Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby as they navigate retirement.

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 premiered at The Barn Theatre in 2023 before touring to Theatre Royal Bath and Cambridge Arts Theatre. Its upcoming West End run, the first for The Barn Theatre, will take place at the Apollo Theatre from 30 January to 9 May 2026. Casting for the tour will be announced in due course.

The original 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.

The series won multiple BAFTA Awards and was later adapted for the stage in 2010, with the play touring nationally and transferring to the West End.