Fawlty Towers: The Play

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Fawlty Towers: The Play
Written by John Cleese
Based on Fawlty Towers
TV series by John Cleese
and Connie Booth
Date premiered19 August 2016
Place premiered Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy

Fawlty Towers: The Play is a comedy play by John Cleese based on his TV sitcom of the same name that he co-wrote with Connie Booth.

Contents

The play adapted from three episodes of the TV series forming one storyline; "Hotel Inspectors", "The Germans" and "Communication Problems". [1]

Production history

Australia (2016)

The play made its world premiere (as Fawlty Towers Live) at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney on August 19, 2016, before embarking on a tour of Australia. The planned tour of New Zealand was cancelled. [2] The production was directed by Caroline J. Ranger and designed by Liz Ascroft and featured a cast including Stephen Hall as Basil Fawlty, Blazey Best as Sybil Fawlty, Aimee Horne as Polly and Syd Brisbane as Manuel. [3]

West End (2024)

Stage of the West End production Fawlty Towers west end stage 2024.jpg
Stage of the West End production

The play made its UK premiere (as Fawlty Towers: The Play) at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End opening 4 May 2024. It was originally due to run until 28 September, however due to popular demand it was extended until 4 January 2025 . The cast features Adam Jackson-Smith as Basil, Anna-Jane Casey as Sybil, Victoria Fox as Polly, Hemi Yeroham as Manuel and Paul Nicholas as the Major. [4] [5]

Cast and characters

CharacterSydneyWest End
20162024
Basil Stephen Hall Adam Jackson-Smith
SybilBlazey Best Anna-Jane Casey
Polly Aimee Horne Victoria Fox
ManuelSyd BrisbaneHemi Yeroham
The MajorPaul Bertram Paul Nicholas
Mrs. Richards Deborah Kennedy Rachel Izen

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