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Yes, Minister, and the equally successful sequel Yes, Prime
Minister captured a niche in the political consciousness of the
nation. First broadcast thirty years ago, the original writers of
these classic series have reunited to create a bang up to date Yes,
Prime Minister for the stage. Spin, blackberries, sexed-up
dossiers, sleaze, global warming and a country on the brink of
financial meltdown form the backdrop to mayhem at Chequers as the
Foreign Minister of Kumranistan makes a seriously compromising
offer of salvation. Prime Minister Jim Hacker remains in power with
his coterie of close advisors including Cabinet Secretary Sir
Humphrey Appleby and Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley,
but for how long? They govern a whole new world. Yes, Prime
Minister premiered in the Festival Theatre, Chichester, in May
2010.
Phillipe Petain, a tough, uncompromising soldier who rose through
the ranks to save France in 1916 Battle of Verdun. Charles de
Gaulle, the aristocratic, academic and equally uncompromising
soldier who led France to freedom when, decades later, Petain
became a Nazi collaborator. Two giants of the twentieth century who
loved each other like father and son until they found themselves on
opposing sides in World War II. In 1945 de Gaulle had his oldest
friend tried for treason. Their complex relationship - noble, comic
and absurd - changed history. Jonathan Lynn's The Patriotic Traitor
tells the extraordinary story of these great men as Petain awaits
his verdict. The Patriotic Traitor premiered at the Park Theatre,
London, in February 2016.
'Scalpel-sharp in observation, deceptively simple in
construction... at its frequent best Yes Prime Minister exhibits
the classical perfection of a Mozart sonata' - Richard Last in The
Times 'Its closely observed portrayal of what goes on in the
corridors of power has given me hours of pure joy' - Rt Hon.
Margaret Thatcher MP 'Yes Prime Minister... is not only a
continuing marvel of editing by Jonathan Lynn and Antony Jay but
also a collector's must' - John Coldstream in the Daily Telegraph
'Yes Prime Minister is a comedy in a class of its own' - Celia
Brayfield in The Times
150 essential rules from the award-winning co-writer of Yes Minster
and Yes Prime Minister, Hollywood movie director, producer,
novelist and actor. A host of hugely enjoyable examples drawn from
Lynn's varied and successful career bring these rules to life,
covering everything from inspiration, collaboration and the Seven
Deadly Sins to the perils of unmotivated comic business, pitching
screenplays in LA, sexist jokes and lunch with the Inland Revenue.
Along the way, we meet a cast of luminaries including Leonard
Rossiter, John Landis, Nigel Hawthorne, Paul Eddington, Jack
Rosenthal and Jonathan's long-time co-writer, Antony Jay. As we
travel with him from his first digs in Coventry to the sushi bars
of Hollywood, Comedy Rules offers an enlightening journey into the
world of comedy and an indispensible companion to the elusive art
of its creation.
'We have had diaries from other Cabinet Ministers, but none I think
which have been quite so illuminating... It is a fascinating
diary... It is shorter than Barbara Castle's... and although it is
rather more accurate than Dick Crossman's, it is distinctly
funnier' - Lord Allen of Abbeydale (formerly Permanent Secretary at
the Home Office) in The Times 'It has an entertainment and
educational value which is unique. It is uproariously funny and
passes the acid test of becoming more amusing at every subsequent
reading... I will go so far as to claim that in the characters of
Jim Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby, Messrs Lynn and Jay have
created something as immortal as P.G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster
and Jeeves' - Brian Walden in The Standard
M1 F6 1F Voice. The Prime Minister's study at Chequers The UK is in
crisis: debt is spiralling, unemployment is on the rise and the
fragile coalition cabinet, led by Prime Minister Jim Hacker, is at
breaking point. But salvation may exist in the form of a complex
pipeline deal with the oil-rich country of Kumranistan that would
entitle the government to a multi-trillion pound loan. When the
Kumranistan Foreign Secretary makes a shocking request of Jim's
Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, moral considerations collide
with the economic future of the nation. But how will Jim and his
team: Bernard, Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, and Special
Adviser Claire Sutton, reconcile the two? Political machinations,
media manipulation and an appeal for divine intervention ensue.
From the writers of the original television series Yes, Minister
and Yes, Prime Minister, comes the equally sharply satirical stage
version, seen at the Festival Theatre, Chichester in 2010 and the
Gielgud Theatre, London, in 2011, followed by a tour in 2012.
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