Political comedy The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson comes to Nuffield Southampton Theatres in February.

 

The first half takes place at a dinner that changed history: the night in February 2016 when Boris Johnson decided to vote ‘leave’.

Guests include fellow MP Michael Gove; Gove’s wife, the journalist Sarah Vine; Evgeny Lebedev; and, for Boris at least, the spirits of prime ministers past – Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.

Fast forward to post-Brexit Britain, 2029. Johnson, no longer in power (for reasons that may be fact and/or fiction at time of performance!), roams the political wilderness.

But unexpected events see him back in the spotlight and with a chance to “make Britain great again”.

As befits the fastest moving story of our time, the script will apparently “be updated – nightly, if necessary - to reflect events...”

Written by journalist, broadcaster and playwright Jonathan Maitland, Will Barton leads the cast as Boris Johnson.

The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson arrives at Nuffield Southampton Theatres on February 3 and runs until February 8.

Will Barton as Boris Johnson. Photo: Pamela Rait