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Star performers Excellent portrayal of a much loved sitcom
JOHN, 11 Dec 2024
Great fun A lovely, silly, well paced, fun show.
diane, 06 Dec 2024
Amazing. Like 49 years ago Great show, a copy of the origonal series.
Carmen, 30 Nov 2024
Great night out Just like the TV series absolutely brilliant
Stephen, 20 Nov 2024
Oh I know Big markup on ticket price. Would not book with this company again
Stephen, 17 Nov 2024
Fawlty Towers Play The theatre is well organised at getting people in and to the correct area. The play was great, just like to TV series! The actors were very good and very funny. It was well worth a watch.
Christine, 15 Nov 2024
Hilarious! must see Fantastic show, a great night out.
Dipti, 13 Nov 2024
No real fawlts Brilliant acting. Always have liked the concept of Fawlty Towers. Guaranteed to make us laugh.
Norman, 03 Nov 2024
Enjoyable Enjoyable good cast but huge shoes to fill when it come to John Cleese
Kirstine, 26 Oct 2024
Excellent Loved this from start to finish
John, 25 Oct 2024
Hilarious Great fun
Grahame, 25 Oct 2024
Love fawlty towers We loved fawlty towers and the theatre production was very well done
CAROLINE, 23 Oct 2024
Light hearted I attended alone, but that did not matter, as the show was thoroughly entertaining and light-hearted.
Cathy, 22 Oct 2024
Big shoes to fill....... EXCELLENT I was wondering how someone could possibly meet the expectations in a show about Fawlty Towers. I have not laughed that hard in a LONG time. EXCELLENT show for the whole cast. Manuel, The Major, and Basil.....OUTSTANDING timing !!!
Chris, 15 Oct 2024
Nostalgic for Fawlty Fans Great show for Fawlty Towers fans, reliving olds favourites with some great acting
ROBERT, 10 Oct 2024
Fawlty Towers Excellent show.
Robert, 02 Oct 2024
Great first experience Me and my wife attended a play for the first time and I think we chose the right one. It was well acted, funny and had good pacing. Would love to return for others one day.
Viknesh, 02 Oct 2024
A wonderful nod to the original show! Basil and the rest of the characters were fantastic! Had a wonderful time watching the show. Would highly recommend watching the series before the theatre show so that you do not miss any of the jokes and references, the show is based on three main episodes. (The Germans / The hotel inspectors / The deaf lady)
Louisa, 02 Oct 2024
Such a fun way to spend an evening! Just as funny as the original! If you want to spend two hours laughing your pants off, then run see this show immediately! The actors were superb and Cleese picked the perfect 3 sketches for this play! Couldn't recommend it more highly!
Kimberly, 27 Sep 2024
Best show I´ve seen in a long time The show was greate, very funny and the acting was the best. It was almost as John Cleese was on the stage. I will higly recomend it.
Best Regards
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Mette, 22 Sep 2024
Hilarious It was brilliantly faithful to the tv show and flawlessly acted.
Kathy, 13 Sep 2024
Great play Great play
Zbigniew Adam, 13 Sep 2024
Fantastic Rendition of the Original Melds several Fawlty Towers classics into one fantastic show. Great laughs even if you have never seen the television series!
John, 12 Sep 2024
Brilliant show Very funny, actors were brilliant and portrayed the show as the original
Heidi, 08 Sep 2024
Fantastic It was wonderful hearing a whole theatre laughing
patricia, 05 Sep 2024
Chaotic comedy at it’s best Excellent show from start to finish. The acting was spot on . The fun and chaos go hand in hand. Very cleverly done. A definite must see for people who enjoy comedy .
Andrea, 25 Aug 2024
Hilarious, a must-see A great time to relax. You'll laugh from beginning to end. Excellent performances by the actors. A must-see.
Olivia, 23 Aug 2024
Views Poor - Seats Need To Be Staggered. Show Good The show was good and entertaining, but not the best value for money at £130/seat for a 1 hour 40 minute show. Particularly, when considering how poor and out out of date of the seating layout and the potential of having having your view restricted by other members of the audience, even for very tall people.
Worth putting up with the viewing restrictions if you are a dedicated Fawlty Towers fan, but less so if you are simply watching out of general interest.
Phil, 22 Aug 2024
Laugh out loud feel good play Loved the show - Basil Fawlty and all the cast were were exceptional - didn’t stop laughing .
Kim, 17 Aug 2024
Guaranteed great time The show was excellent & really funny with plenty of laugh out loud moments. The acting was brilliant & the 2 hours passed so quickly, I didn't want it to end. I was in the dress circle & as advertised the view was restricted but as I am tall I was able to crane my neck & see all I needed.
James, 12 Aug 2024
Couldn’t stop laughing Fabulous entertainment. Cast were fantastic.
Set design superb.
A not pc production.
How refreshing!
Stephanie, 09 Aug 2024
Amaaaazing! As a massive fan of the original tv show, fawlty towers the play is just incredible. The actors have got the original casts voices and mannerisms down to a tee! I thoroughly enjoyed it, with so many belly laughs throughout the entire show. Thank you so much!
Lauren, 08 Aug 2024
Torquay lives again It was my partners birthday and the show was the best comedy we have seen for a long either on stage or tv.
Reading through the programme John Cleeses said he would like to write another play,PLEASE JOHN,a suggestion,the episode of the car thrashing!
Once again many thanks for putting on a 5 star with a fab cast,can’t wait for the next one.
Kindest regards Martin & Faye
Martin, 02 Aug 2024
Memories remembered - brilliant Great show, cherished memories returned
Richard, 26 Jul 2024
A must see if you like Fawlty Towers A terrific show well acted and a real tribute to the original television show. This was a birthday treat for my wife and she was thoroughly impressed with the show,cast and performance.
Richard, 26 Jul 2024
A defo MUST SEE An absolutely amazing show…! First class acting & a well written script ….
100% compliment to the original Fawlty Towers
Would go again…
Ella, 24 Jul 2024
The best comedy ever turned into a nostalga play for the theatre The acting was really good,& really did laugh a lot as reminisant of the old shows,at they put it together really well,putting diffrent episodes into 2 parts of a show.
Mark, 24 Jul 2024
So funny! A must watch if you are a fan of the tv programme. The actors were brilliant, so like the tv Character's. Basil was amazing as was the major and Polly.
Michelle, 24 Jul 2024
Fawlty Towers to a T If you liked the TV show you will Love this
Elaine, 24 Jul 2024
Takes you back to the show - unbelievably accurate characterisations For nostalgia lovers of the original 12 episodes, this is a must..... the set is airhead all the characters are as you would expect .... brilliant!
Simon, 23 Jul 2024
Absolutely phenomenal show! This show has brought Basil Fawlty to life in the West End, the wonderful Adam Jackson-Smith plays Basil so brilliantly you forget it's not John Cleese, he is a wonderful actor as are all the cast! My 3 favourite episodes all rolled into one show ... Hotel Inspectors, Mrs Richards & The Germans, are fabulous. The theatre is very intimate so no matter where you sit you will have a great view & a great time.... go see it before it's too late.
Michele, 19 Jul 2024
Fantastic Such a beautiful theatre, so pleased I brought tickets for my husband’s birthday present. We laughed and laughed, great acting by all involved. I would certainly recommend it to anyone. Bravo 👏🏼
jane, 17 Jul 2024
Brilliant If you have ever seen fawlty towers on tv then this show is a must for you
Brian, 14 Jul 2024
Great must see If you know the sitcom theme this is a great treat . Perfect exactly what the shows about. Really enjoyed
claire, 14 Jul 2024
Laughed from start to finish. Highly recommended. Order your interval drinks as it saves time!
Nicola, 13 Jul 2024
Very funny if you remember the TV show This was a Very funny if you remember the BBC TV show 3 intermingled stories started off very funny and ended the same way !
Peter, 13 Jul 2024
Brilliant, true to the original! Absolutely brilliant acting, and a well blended plot touching on many of the best moments from the original show. Loved it, a blast of nostalgia. Also love that the major wasn't edited to be PC!
Iresh, 11 Jul 2024
Superb Nostalgia I was in the studio audience for the original taping of the episode Communication Problems. I remembered vividly the scenes in particular with Mrs Richards. The Fawlty Towers stage show was awesome nostalgia, incredibly funny and just as outstanding as the original episode many many years ago. An exceptional performance by the cast.
Carol, 09 Jul 2024
Fakery ‘must see’ An unbelievable excellent show. So funny. All the actors did a superb job.
Jane, 05 Jul 2024
Fantastic Funnily and brilliantly acted
Nicola, 03 Jul 2024
Amazing Show was great. Such good acting and a great theatre to watch it in. The set was really good and time went so quick.
Would definitely recommend
Angela, 30 Jun 2024
Must see, whether you remember the TV show or not. The show was excellent. Basil’s character was superbly portrayed. Sounded & moved like John Cleese himself apart from the leg curl on the turn of the silly walk. Mrs Richards needed more detached haughtiness and slightly less venom, perhaps. We had the misfortune to be 1 row in front of a self-styled running commentator, non-stop & clearly audible throughout both acts, predicting lines, and calling out, “No, they’re mixing them,” when TV plots were skilfully merged. Best actor for me was the spoons salesman whose performance paid perfect tribute to the late Bernard Cribbins.
Robert, 29 Jun 2024
Hilarious, must see If you have ever seen Fawlty Toweres TV series, then you must see the stage show. Very funny with great actors. You will think that you have stepped back in time.
Therese, 27 Jun 2024
Fun trip down memory lane The show was a good trip down memory lane with all the great episodes revisited. Many laughs.
Colin, 26 Jun 2024
Easy watch, very entertaining Very funny & lighthearted.
Stephanie, 22 Jun 2024
Nostaglic humour...loved the re visiting of great Fawlty Towers comedy in 80/90's. loved the re visiting of great Fawlty Towers comedy in 80/90's. Main characters v reminiscent and good re creations of the originals.The music theme also good.
I have hearing struggles but staff did their best to assist with two hearing device options (my choice of seat at top of theatre was a mistake). Lovely theatre tho.
Martin, 13 Jun 2024
Outstanding This show was absolutely phenomenal, exactly like the tv series, all actors were brilliant, I would recommend watching it 100% well worth the trip
Kerry, 08 Jun 2024
Amazing! Fab show The show was incredible the actors ALL played their parts so well. The different parts all flowed together making for a fantastic show. Would 100% recommend this show.
Christine, 07 Jun 2024
West End at its best! Theatre at its very best! Every role is performed flawlessly. Adam Jackson Smith, as Basil does the impossible. He fills John Cleese’ shoes with such energy he surpasses all expectation. As do all the cast in their rolls. They really have made the show their own!!!!
Fiona, 04 Jun 2024
Must see Amazing, exactly what we expected.
Very funny, All the Characters we expected to see, farcical, fast paced and brilliantly delivered. We were NOT disappointed.
A must see performance
Patricia, 31 May 2024
Classic comedy. Absolutely loved this performance. We were so thrilled it covered familiar favoirite storylines. Just classic!
Jill, 28 May 2024
great show its like being transported back in time to the tv series excellent performance
kevin, 26 May 2024
Hilarious Cried with laughter, great night
Elaine, 25 May 2024
Wonderful recreation with the best bits Just a wonderful show full of happy memories and constant laughs. The show roared by. For goodness sake avoid row A of the balcony though. Painfully poor legroom and poor visibility due to the high wall in front
Robert, 25 May 2024
Fawltless Towers Amazing show, comedy of the highest order , must be seen
Carl, 24 May 2024
Nostalgic Very good, great evening out.
Jeremy, 23 May 2024
Great Show Such a great memory from my childhood. The cast were amazing!!! So good to just laugh for 2 hours
Joanne, 23 May 2024
Rather dated comedy I would say that this comedy is very much old style which the present day generations wouldn't really understand it. The comedy relating to the Germans should not be included within a comedy play like this as I am sure the present day generations would find offensive and shouldn't be used in present day.
Ian, 22 May 2024
Fawlty Towers Great fun, we loved it! Storylines never tire & acting excellent.
Elizabeth, 20 May 2024
Fabulous!! From the brilliant set to the fabulous script, performed by excellent actors, this was a laugh out loud gem of a play. If you loved the tv show, then you’ll love this!!
Sheila, 20 May 2024
A Fast, Fun, Furious Frolic True to the original sitcom. Laugh out loud funny. Characters exactly the same as the TV show and just as watchable.
Sheryl, 18 May 2024
Fawlty Towers We liked it. It is a farce. But not sure how a younger generation would appreciate that type of humour.
It was really well done and extremely slick.Acting was brilliant.
We know the stories and jokes well. I think it would travel really well to theatres round the country.
I would recommend it.
Fiona, 17 May 2024
Hilarious recreation of the tv show This is a fantastic trip down memory lane. Was laughing out loud straight away.
Robin, 17 May 2024
Brings the TV series to life! Great combination of three of the funniest episodes, superbly acted out with expert timing, a laugh every second!
Richard, 17 May 2024
Best show in town! Fawlty Towers is a wonderful show, a reincarnation of so many memories, scenes and a script that was faithful to the original, all delivered with superb timing, looks and voices that were uncannily like the originals. Full marks to the actors, the casting got them all off to a ‘T’. It was faultless!
One is left wondering how Basil can keep this level of energy up for any length of time! He must be exhausted after one week.
John, 16 May 2024
Funny and a classic A funny adaptation of the classic TV show. Went with my family and thoroughly enjoyed!
Rebecca, 15 May 2024
Must see! Just get good seats to enjoy it all. Loved every minute of it. Funny from the start.
My only grievance is we got seats which had some blocked viewing but it's all we could afford. But we stood up as we were up in the gods and we are only short people. Recommendsaving a bit more for better seats to enjoy to the full.
TRACIE, 11 May 2024
Great show Great show shame it didn’t last a bit longer !
Martin, 10 May 2024
Faithful and excellently recreated stage version of the best sitcom of all time This would be perfect for both people very familiar with the original or complete newbies
Mike, 09 May 2024
A hilarious show with Basil at his best The actors got the mannerisms and characters of the original cast to a tee. It got funnier as the show progressed, Sybil"s laugh at the beginning set the right tone and got things off to a good start, Recommend going
Nigel, 09 May 2024
Fawlty Reloaded Very entertaining for lovers of Fawlty Towers and fans of John Cleese.
Ayesha, 04 May 2024
