THE hit stage show Yes, Prime Minister – starring Michael Fenton Stevens and Crispin Redman - will stop off in Bristol this month.
Michael, known for his role of Sir Henry in ITV’s Benidorm, will take on the role of beleaguered PM Jim Hacker, while opposite him Law and Order’s Crispin Redman will play Sir Humphrey Appleby.
As the coalition beds in but with little hope of harmony, Prime Minister Jim Hacker is struggling to keep international troubles at bay. To add to squabbles over the collapsing Euro and the push for greater austerity, he is now faced with a moral dilemma caused by dubious diplomatic demands. Meanwhile, Sir Humphrey is in favour of greater austerity for ordinary people but not for senior civil servants.
Michael Fenton Stevens has appeared in numerous television dramas including recently, Mrs Biggs and Not Going Out.
Crispin Redman is best known as recurring character Judge Rory Richards in Law and Order: UK. Other television work includes appearances in New Tricks and Endeavour, which follows the young Inspector Morse.
West End star Michael Matus will also perform the role of Principle Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley and has appeared most recently in the stage productions Taboo, Wonderful Town, The Snow Queen and Lend Me A Tenor.
This 2013 tour of the wildly successful stage production is announced as Yes, Prime Minister returns to our television screens in six new episodes penned by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.
Yes, Prime Minister will be at the Hippodrome from May 20-25 at 7.30pm with matinees on May 22 and 25 at 2.30pm.
Tickets, priced £10-29.50, are available from the box office on 08448 713012.
n The North Somerset Times has teamed up with Bristol Hippodrome to offer two lucky readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the show on May 21.
To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets all you have to do is answer the following question: What is the surname of the Prime Minister in the show?
Send your answer, along with your name and a daytime telephone number to: Yes, Prime Minister competition, North Somerset Times, 32 Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1LW by 9am on May 9.
Usual Archant rules apply and the editor’s decision is final.
Alternatively enter the competition by clicking on the link at the top of this story.
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