Jeeves Takes Charge, a one-man adaptation of PG Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, returns to Charing Cross Theatre this summer for a strictly limited season.
Sam Harrison stars in the production, which sees him play all 22 characters, including the indefatigable Jeeves, the much-loved Bertie Wooster, Florence Craye, Gussie Fink-Nottle, Bingo Little, Uncle Willoughby and Aunt Dahlia.
Set in Wodehouse’s gloriously absurd world of country houses, terrifying aunts, engagements gone wrong and gentlemanly panic, Jeeves Takes Charge follows the hapless Bertie Wooster as his brilliantly resourceful valet Jeeves attempts to steer him away from disaster — and matrimony — at every turn.
Adapted by James Duke, Edward Duke and Hugh Wooldridge, Jeeves Takes Charge is directed by Hugh Wooldridge, with scenic design by Caite Hevner, lighting design by Tim Mitchell and sound design by Paul Groothuis.
First premiering in London in 1980, Jeeves Takes Charge became an unexpected theatrical phenomenon, produced at the Fortune Theatre in the West End by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh, Barbara Dickson and Bernard Theobald.
Jeeves Takes Charge plays Charing Cross Theatre from August 13 – September 16, 2026, before dates in Southampton and a 2027 UK tour. Tickets here.
Top image: Jeeves takes Charge – artwork by Clive Francis (image supplied)