I'm Sorry Prime Minister at The Apollo Theatre

A Theatre Group of over 45 members attended I’m Sorry Prime Minister on 26 March at The Apollo Theatre. This play written and directed by Jonathan Lynne, co-writer of the hit TV programmes Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister.  

In this comedy we see Jim Hacker in older age struggling to retain a position where he still has some power. He is now Master of an Oxford College named after him, but is due to be deposed so he calls for help from Sir Humphrey Appleby, who had been the Permanent Secretary during his parliamentary days, hoping for advice on how to maintain his occupation. Griff Rhys Jones gives a convincing performance as Jim Hacker, who now needs a little practical help from Sophie (Stephanie Levi-John) who has to constantly remind him that she is a care worker and not a carer and Sir Humphrey, played excellently by Clive Francis, is still able to bewilder Hacker with a torrent of practically meaningless words which seem to make sense at the time. Although a superb comedy, there is a little touch of pathos to this play, where a once powerful person begins to become needy rather than needed.

Contributed by Pat Ward