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ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY JOHN CLEESE

DIRECTED BY CAROLINE JAY RANGER

BASED ON THE TV SERIES FAWLTY TOWERS

WRITTEN BY
JOHN CLEESE & CONNIE BOOTH
APOLLO THEATRE SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
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THE WEST END PREMIERE OF

JOHN CLEESE’S

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ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY JOHN CLEESE

DIRECTED BY CAROLINE JAY RANGER

BASED ON THE TV SERIES FAWLTY TOWERS

WRITTEN BY
JOHN CLEESE & CONNIE BOOTH
APOLLO THEATRE SHAFTESBURY AVENUE
BEST AVAILABILITY FROM JULY ONWARDS

★★★★★

Arts Desk

★★★★★

Jonathan Baz

★★★★★

All that Dazzles
‘The funniest show in town’
Daily Express

‘FAWLTLESS’

Mail on Sunday
‘As good as comedy gets’
Sunday Times

★★★★

Daily Mail

★★★★

The Sun

★★★★

Daily Mirror

★★★★

The Reviews Hub

★★★★

Daily Express

★★★★

Daily Mail

★★★★

Mail on Sunday

★★★★

The Times

★★★★

London Theatre

★★★★

Theatre Weekly

★★★★

The Upcoming

★★★★

Chortle

★★★★

iNews

★★★★

Sunday Times
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About the Show

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘Greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now a brand-new stage play, adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger.

Starring Adam Jackson-Smith as the inimitable Basil, Anna-Jane Casey as the iconic Sybil and Paul Nicholas as the bumbling Major, this 18-strong cast take on the iconic characters at Torquay’s most chaotic hotel – Fawlty Towers!

Featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes, this really is the stage comedy event of the year!

“What a thrill to be bringing Fawlty Towers to the West End for the first time - nearly 50 years since the show was first recorded, in December 1974. We’ve been involved in the casting process for some time, being constantly reminded of what a wealth of acting talent we have in Britain - sorting the very, very, very good from the merely very, very good.

Finally, we assembled a top-class group of comedy actors who will bring the show to the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. I’ve adapted three of my favourite episodes for the stage and written one huge finale, which will bring together the endings of all three episodes. So here we are, all the way from Torquay, via the old BBC Television Centre, to the West End!

I do hope some of you will come to the Apollo to laugh together. And laugh. And laugh……...”

JOHN CLEESE

The funniest show in town
Daily Express
John Cleese has recreated the magic
i News
A theatrical moment to drink deep and savour
Daily Mail
The script zings with brilliantly astringent one-liners as the tight farce careerstowards inescapable catastrophe, the cast bringing the chaos to life with energy andpace.
Chortle
A hugely entertaining blast of unadorned nostalgia
The Times
Comedy history repeats itself
Guardian
An indisputably funny evening
The Telegraph
This is theatrical time travel of the most joyful variety.
London Theatre

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