{"id":45086,"date":"2024-02-02T11:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1985311"},"modified":"2024-02-02T11:59:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T10:59:48","slug":"fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawlty Towers West End show is coming to London \u2013 How to get tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Are you ready for check-in? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Olivia Garrett\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 02 February 2024 at 10:48 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>This Spring, the West End is welcoming guests back to the seaside paradise of Torquay, for a stage adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/fawlty-towers-rare-photos-from-the-radio-times-archive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fawlty Towers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The classic \u201970s sitcom is being adapted by writer, creator and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/fawlty-towers-watch-stream-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basil Fawlty<\/a> himself \u2013 John Cleese, alongside director of the Only Fool and Horses Musical, Caroline Jay Ranger.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour play incorporates three iconic episodes from the original series into one \u2013 The Hotel Inspectors, The Germans and Communication Problems.<\/p>\n<p>For those unfamiliar with the hot-headed antics of Basil Fawlty, the plot will see the hotelier acting unusually courteous to guests thanks to a tip-off that inspectors may be visiting hotels in the area, but, unfortunately, his plans are disrupted by a party of Germans and a particularly challenging guest, Mrs Richards.<\/p>\n<p>When discussing the upcoming production with the BBC Cleese explained: \u201cI\u2019ve adapted three of my favourite episodes for the stage and written one huge finale, which will bring together the endings of all three episodes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show premiered in 2016 in Melbourne before embarking on an Australian tour. But now it\u2019s heading back to home turf to take place at the Apollo Theatre: \u201cSo 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,\u201d said Cleese.<\/p>\n<p>The cast has already been found and includes Adam Jackson-Smith as Basil Fawlty, Anna-Jane Casey as Sybil, Hemi Yeroham as waiter Manuel and Victoria Fox as the chambermaid Polly.<\/p>\n<p>So, for all of those who aren\u2019t stuck-up, toffee-nosed snobs, here\u2019s how you can get tickets to see this brand-new adaptation live.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i108736.net\/c\/1236178\/783491\/11264?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londontheatredirect.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shop theatre tickets at London Theatre Direct<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you want to grab tickets to the best shows in town, here\u2019s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/tickets\/best-west-end-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">best West End shows<\/a>. Plus, make sure you read all about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/fawlty-towers-reboot-john-cleese-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fawlty Towers reboot<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p> <h2><strong>When and where is the Fawlty Towers stage show being held?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fawlty Towers will be setting up shop at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Previews will begin on 4th May and the performances will officially kick off with a press night on 15th May.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to get tickets to see Fawlty Towers at the West End<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Tickets for the Fawlty Towers will go on sale from Wednesday 7th February at London Theatre Direct \u2013 so make sure you get your reservations in early.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imp.i108736.net\/c\/1236178\/783491\/11264?subId1=radiotimes-0&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londontheatredirect.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shop theatre tickets at London Theatre Direct<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more theatre tickets, here\u2019s how to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/tickets\/next-to-normal-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Next To Normal<\/a> at the West End and our review of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/going-out-reviews\/witness-for-the-prosecution-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agatha Christie\u2019s Witness for the Prosecution<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Are you ready for check-in? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":45087,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets.jpg",8032,5262,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets-300x197.jpg",300,197,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets-768x503.jpg",768,503,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets-1024x671.jpg",800,524,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets-1536x1006.jpg",1536,1006,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/02\/fawlty-towers-west-end-show-is-coming-to-london-how-to-get-tickets.jpg",2048,1342,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Are you ready for check-in?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/45086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}