Fawlty Towers review – John Cleese sitcom revival is the funniest show in town | Theatre | Entertainment

Fawlty Towers review – John Cleese sitcom revival is the funniest show in town | Theatre | Entertainment

Adapting a much loved television comedy series for the stage is a risky business. Theatre versions of Only Fools and Horses, Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em and Drop The Dead Donkey have met with varying degrees of success. But when you take the greatest comedy series in British Television history you take your life in … Read more

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers play tickets on sale today ahead of West End debut | Theatre | Entertainment

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers play tickets on sale today ahead of West End debut | Theatre | Entertainment

It’s been half a century since Fawlty Towers started recording at the BBC and went on to become one of the greatest sitcoms of all time, despite having just 12 episodes. Now John Cleese, who starred as Basil Fawlty in the original series, has written a two-hour play based on the show he worked on … Read more