Jeeves Takes Charge to return to London and embark on new tour

Jeeves Takes Charge will return to London this summer for a limited run at Charing Cross Theatre ahead of a tour.

The Olivier Award-winning production, first seen in 1980, is adapted by James Duke, Edward Duke and Hugh Wooldridge from the stories of P G Wodehouse.

The one-man show stars Sam Harrison, who will play 22 characters including Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby and Aunt Dahlia.

It will run from 13 August to 16 September 2026, ahead of a subsequent engagement at Mayflower Studios and a UK tour in 2027.

The piece follows Bertie Wooster as his valet Jeeves attempts to rescue him from a series of social disasters and unwanted engagements.

The original version was staged at the Fortune Theatre by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, Barbara Dickson and Bernard Theobald. Edward Duke won the Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his performance in the production.

Harrison’s previous stage credits include The Magician’s Elephant for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre, Eastward Ho! at Shakespeare’s Globe, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Crazy For You at the London Palladium and By Jeeves, in which he also played Bertie Wooster.

The production is directed by Hugh Wooldridge, with scenic design by Caite Hevner, lighting design by Tim Mitchell and sound design by Paul Groothuis.