Fawlty Towers – The Play Tickets

Manuel, take the guests' bags and show them to their room! This summer, check into Fawlty Towers, the world’s most chaotic hotel, in the West End. Book tickets for Fawlty Towers on London Theatre today.

In this new comic play, the characters we know and love are all present and correct and nothing at the genteel Torquay hotel is running smoothly – it’s more of a madhouse than a spot for a weekend by the sea. Basil is in a bother of his own making, Sybil is gossiping, Manuel is struggling with his English, and Polly is trying to hold everything together.

Adapted for the stage by John Cleese, who co-created the original TV show with Connie Booth and remains synonymous with the role of Basil Fawlty, the show is based on three of the best-loved episodes: “The Hotel Inspectors”, “Communication Problems”, and “The Germans”. Basil is paranoid that there’s an inspector in his midst, the bad-tempered “guest from hell”, Mrs Richards, in on his case while he tries to hide his gambling from Sybil, and he’s outrageously insensitive towards a group of German visitors while suffering the effects of a concussion. Enjoy three hilariously farcical storylines in one evening!

Adam Jackson-Smith (The Girl on the Train, The 39 Steps) steps into Cleese’s shoes as the permanently harassed Basil who openly despises most of his guests. Anna-Jane Casey (Cabaret, Mother Goose) plays his formidable wife and co-manager Sybil. Hemi Yeroham (La Cage aux Folles) stars as the endearingly hapless Spanish waiter Manuel, and newcomer Victoria Fox plays Polly, the long-suffering voice of reason.

The show is directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, who previously directed Only Fools and Horses – the Musical.

Book Fawlty Towers tickets on London Theatre now.