Porridge stage adaptation to tour UK in autumn 2027

A three-actor version of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' BBC sitcom Porridge will tour the UK in autumn 2027, details announced 12 October 2026 say. Samuel Freeman adapts and directs. Joshua Beaumont and Matthew Emeny present for The Production Garden. It opens at The Rondo, Bath, on 9 to 11 September and closes at BEAM, Hertford, on 12 November.