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The Cabinet Minister West End

The Cabinet Minister 2024

Opened: September 26, 2024
Closing: November 16, 2024

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Menier Chocolate Factory
53 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU, United Kingdom London

Arthur Wing Pinero’s breathless farce THE CABINET MINISTER is given a new life in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll directed by Paul Foster.

Sir Julian Twombley is in trouble: his wife and son have run up massive debts and his political reputation is in the balance. The House of Commons is far from a safe space for him and the newspapers are sniffing blood. Can he save face and hang on to his sanity?

Joining Nancy Carroll are George Blagden, Joe Edgar, Phoebe Fildes, Rosalind Ford, Dom Hodson, Dillie Keane, Nicholas Rowe, Laurence Ubong Williams, Romaya Weaver, and Matthew Woodyatt. This crack cast tackles this sparkling story of marriage, blackmail and class where all bets are off!


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The Cabinet Minister review – perfect timing for a Victorian satire on political freebies
9 / 10

If the idea of watching a Victorian farce by a less frequently staged playwright seems like peculiarly old-fashioned entertainment, this production is a startling reminder of how our own world can be deliciously sent up by the past. In the right hands, of course. Nancy Carroll, better known as an actor, brings an adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero’s 1890 comedy that is as sparkling as they come – springy, silly and full of satirical sting.

'The Cabinet Minister' review – this absolutely knockout revival of a Victorian farce is one of the funniest shows in town
9 / 10

I confess I didn’t know much about the plays of Arthur Wing Pinero, but after seeing this absolutely knockout production of his 1890 farce The Cabinet Minister, brilliantly adapted by actress and debuting playwright Nancy Carroll, I’m now an ardent fan. This is, hands down, one of the funniest shows in London theatre right now.

Review Roundup: THE CABINET MINISTER at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024


See what the critics are saying about The Cabinet Minister at Menier Chocolate Factory. Arthur Wing Pinero’s farce is given a new life in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: THE CABINET MINISTER, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina - September 28, 2024


Sir Julian Twombley is in hot water when it’s discovered that his family has been living way beyond his House of Commons’ wages. This isn’t the latest front page of a Daily Mail-made political attack, it’s the premise of one of Arthur Wing Pinero’s later comedies. Though Victorian farce isn’t exactly all the rage at the moment, The Cabinet Minister is so unfortunately relevant and timely you’d never think it was written in 1890.

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