Rotherham Rep take on classic comedy Yes, Prime Minister

The Rep will be at Rotherham Civic Theatre producing the 2010 follow-up by Jay and Lynn to Yes Prime Minister as a play which thrusts the much-loved characters Sir Humphrey Appleby and Jim Hacker into the chaos of 21st century coalition politics. 
By Gareth Dennison
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:13 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2019, 14:19 BST
From left to right: Claire, the PM’s political advisor (Trish Lister), the Prime Minister (Mark Hone), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Bob Brown) and Bernard (Alex Wilson) try to establish where Kumranistan is.From left to right: Claire, the PM’s political advisor (Trish Lister), the Prime Minister (Mark Hone), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Bob Brown) and Bernard (Alex Wilson) try to establish where Kumranistan is.
From left to right: Claire, the PM’s political advisor (Trish Lister), the Prime Minister (Mark Hone), Sir Humphrey Appleby (Bob Brown) and Bernard (Alex Wilson) try to establish where Kumranistan is.

ROTHERHAM Rep are promising a riotous mix of sex, scandal and scheming next week as they bring classic BBC comedy Yes Prime Minister to the stage.

Written by BBC writers Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, Yes Minister and its sequel Yes Prime Minister were among the most popular comedies of the late 20th century. 

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Highly rated by critics and politicians alike, the series won several BAFTAs for Best Comedy Series and Best Light Entertainment Performance, as well as the approval of then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. 

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    She told The Daily Telegraph that “its clearly-observed portrayal of what goes on in the corridors of power has given me hours of pure joy”.

    Jim has to cope, in the age of 24-hour news, with a divided cabinet, a sinking pound and the potential collapse of a European Council conference. 

    With the threat of financial meltdown just hours away, the only hope of rescue rests on a morally dubious deal with the foreign minister of obscure state Kumranistan. 

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    The show opens at 7.30pm next Tuesday and runs every evening until Friday.

    Tickets are priced at £9 (£8 for concessions) and are available from the Civic Theatre’s box office at The Visitors Centre in The Makers Emporium in High Street, Rotherham, on 01709 823621 or 01709 823640 or at https://rotherhamtheatres.ticketsolve.com/shows.

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