Tony Jay News

Principal casting has now been announced for the third UK tour of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's hit stage version ofYes, Prime Minister. Michael Fenton Stevens (recognisable as Sir Henry in ITV's Benidorm) will take on the role of beleaguered PM Jim Hacker, while opposite him Crispin Redman (known as Judge Richards in Law & Order: UK) will play Sir Humphrey Appleby and West End star Michael Matus (Taboo, Lend Me A Tenor) will perform the role of Principal Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley.

Opening at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford on 7th February 2013, the widely acclaimed production of Yes, Prime Minister will then tour to: Cornwall, Bromley, Cheltenham, High Wycombe, Brighton, Salisbury, Bradford, Durham, Ipswich, Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Richmond, Bristol and Tunbridge Wells. This will be the final chance to see one of the twenty-first century's most successful new stage comedies at regional venues across the UK.

Mark Goucher, Wimpole Theatre and Matthew Byam Shaw for Playful Productions present the award-winning comedy YES, PRIME MINISTER which will extends its 3rd West End season at Trafalgar Studios to 30 March 2013! Also, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lyn film six new television episodes, to air in early 2013!

Robert Daws will play Prime Minister Jim Hacker alongside Michael Simkins as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby in the triumphant return of Yes, Prime Minister to the West End. Bringing politics back to Whitehall, the popular political comedy will begin an open-ended run at Trafalgar Studios - formerly the Whitehall Theatre, on 6 June 2012.

The producers of the current Australian tour of Yes, Prime Minister starring Philip Quast as the suave and cynical Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby and Mark Owen-Taylor as the embattled Prime Minister Jim Hacker, have announced an additional preview performance of the West End comedy hit on Tuesday 22 May at 6.30pm.

The Geffen Playhouse announces an unprecedented eight plays - five in the Gil Cates Theater and three in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater - for its 2012/2013 season. With an ongoing focus on introducing audiences to new plays, reimagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen's season features three world premieres - including a commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Coney Island Christmas), a classic adaptation by Tony Award nominee Neil LaBute (August Strindberg's Miss Julie) and a new work by Michael Golamco (Build); two American premieres - one marking the return of Olivier Award nominee Joanna Murray-Smith (The Gift) and the other a riotous British import by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn (Yes, Prime Minister); two West Coast premieres - including Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage's new work (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark) and comedienne Judy Gold's acclaimed off-Broadway memoir (The Judy Show); and a brand new production of David Mamet's defining work American Buffalo helmed by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney.

The Geffen Playhouse announces an unprecedented eight plays - five in the Gil Cates Theater and three in the Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater - for its 2012/2013 season. With an ongoing focus on introducing audiences to new plays, reimagined classics and emerging voices, the Geffen's season features three world premieres - including a commission by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies (Coney Island Christmas), a classic adaptation by Tony Award nominee Neil LaBute (August Strindberg's Miss Julie) and a new work byMichael Golamco (Build).

One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's Yes, Prime Minister has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and a run at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.

The smash hit production of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will tour again from January 23, starting at Chichester Festival Theatre.

One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's Yes, Prime Minister has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and a run at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.

West End comedy Yes, Prime Minister has packed up their bags and move next door to the Gielgud Theater. The recession-busting play, which has run constantly since May 2010, either in the West End or on tour, moved from the 775-seat Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue to the even bigger 889-seat Gielgud Theatre, just one door down. For the first time in recent history, the two neighbouring theatres are both displaying hoardings for the same show.

West End comedy Yes, Prime Minister will pack up their bags and move next door to the Gielgud Theater.

One of the most successful comedies in recent years, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn's YES, PRIME MINISTER has played to sell out audiences at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre last year followed by a UK wide tour this Spring and is currently playing at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. At the end of the current run on September 17th, the production will pack up at the Apollo and move next door back into The Gielgud Theatre for a final 8 weeks.

Following a sell-out run in the West End and a triumphant tour of the UK, Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's hit production will return to the West End, this time to the Apollo Theatre for a strictly limited season from 6 July 2011.

Sally Darling gives her verdict on this year's awards concert!

Just as with the BWW:UK awards, Legally Blonde and Love Never Dies led the way at the Whatsonstage awards this weekend.

From a small Indian village to the bustling streets of Calcutta, this bold reimagining charts Pip's extraordinary journey in this story of love, ambition, honour and honesty.

The sell-out production of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will end its London run at the Gielgud Theatre on 15 January, before beginning a UK-wide tour on 31 January at Brighton Theatre Royal featuring a new cast which stars Simon Williams as Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby and Richard McCabe as Prime Minister Jim Hacker.

The world premiere of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will open at the Gielgud Theatre, London on 17th September 2010, following a record-breaking run at Chichester Festival Theatre. The production will retain original cast members Henry Goodman as Sir Humphrey Appleby and David Haig as Prime Minister Jim Hacker.

The world premiere of Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay's play Yes, Prime Minister will open at the Gielgud Theatre, London on 17th September 2010, following a record-breaking run at Chichester Festival Theatre. The production will retain original cast members Henry Goodman as Sir Humphrey Appleby and David Haig as Prime Minister Jim Hacker.