Fawlty Towers – The Play will open at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley ahead of a UK tour, following a sold-out West End season.
John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play will tour the UK for ten months, opening on 30th September 2025. The London show has already been extended twice after selling out every performance.
Directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, the production will visit major towns and cities across the country, including Manchester, Plymouth, Glasgow and Cardiff. The tour is currently scheduled to conclude at the The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin in July 2026.
About the show
Based on three of the original BBC TV episodes of the British sitcom, Fawlty Towers – The Play has been adapted for the stage and into a two-hour play by original co-creator John Cleese, complete with a new finale.
Following a tip off that hotel inspectors may be visiting and eager to impress, Basil attempts to ingratiate himself with guests that he suspects are there to critique the establishment.
The situation is further plagued by a party of Germans and the deaf and dotty guest-from-hell, Mrs Richards, whose infuriating complaints prevent Basil from hiding a gambling win from his ever vigilant and bossy wife, Sybil.
Together they run their hotel with a little help from the unflappable Polly, and very little help at all from Manuel, the trainee waiter from Barcelona who is the butt of Fawlty’s frustration.
John Cleese said: “When we came up with the idea of bringing Fawlty Towers to the stage, I never thought it would get the reception that it has.
“On 23rd December it will be 50 years to the day since we recorded the pilot at BBC Television Centre and I’m delighted that the audiences we’ve had in the West End still think it’s as funny as ever. The announcement of the tour means many more people will now have the chance to laugh themselves helpless.”
Group bookings are subject to venue availability.
For the full list of tour dates and venues, plus more information about the tour, visit fawltytowerstour.co.uk.
