Theatre Review: Yes Prime Minister

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The TV series, Yes Prime Minister has been long appreciated by all who can enjoy British humour. But once you had watch the entire series, there wasn't anything new to look forward to.

So when there was an on-stage production of Yes Prime Minister playing in London (at Trafalgar Studios), I was obviously keen to see what the latest version had to offer. Of course the fact that there are not too many comedy plays running at a time also limits the choice but still I was very excited about this one:).

Anyways, first things first, I was suffering from jetlag, and so could not pay 100% attention to the play. Still I think I do remember the essence!

The play centered around a country Kumranistan which was doing an oil deal with England for which England had to join the EU (which of course was kept hidden from the PM). On the way to signing the deal, multiple crazy developments keep coming up including the foreign minister of Kumranistan asking for an escort! Anyways many twists and turns later, the PM decides to focus on a climate change headline rather than sign the oil deal.

The acting was good, the jokes funny and relevant to the present day. Only gripe I had though was that the stage version had a very low screen play for Humphrey, while the PM was the main character. So the interplay between the two which is the high point of the TV series was missing. Sad, because that is what made the series great!! Nonetheless, it was a good scripted and well executed production and will go for 3.5 stars for this.

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