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Beloved BBC Sitcom to Make Comeback in 2027 with New Adaptation
Samuel Freeman is adapting the sitcom for a three-person cast, with tickets on sale October 16.
- The classic BBC sitcom Porridge will return to the stage for a new UK tour in September 2027, adapted and directed by Samuel Freeman.
- Created by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, the 1970s comedy follows Norman Stanley Fletcher during a five-year sentence at HM Prison Slade alongside cellmate Leonard Lennie Godber and prison officer Mr MacKay.
- Tickets go on sale October 16, with performances starting at Bath's Rondo Theatre; the three-person cast has yet to be announced.
- Freeman said he is "utterly thrilled" to bring the show back, aiming to celebrate the "well known adventures of Fletcher, Godber and co" through theatrical magic.
- Following a 2009 stage adaptation featuring former EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson, the 2027 tour concludes in November with a final staging at BEAM in Hertford.
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The Independent (US)Classic British sitcom Porridge returns to the stage for UK tour
The beloved show was previously adapted into a stage production in 2009 starring Shaun Williamson
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