John Cleese has said his stage adaptation of Fawlty Towers has been successful because 50 years on from the show’s 1975 TV debut it is still “funnier than anything else that’s on these days”. The ...

LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of his classic 1970s comedy show "Fawlty Towers" to London's West End. "Fawlty Towers The ...

The London West End stage adaptation of “Fawlty Towers” will be free of racial slurs, creator John Cleese has said. “Fawlty Towers – The Play” is based on the classic 1975 sitcom and is written by ...

We recently paid a visit to the Apollo Theatre to meet the cast of the West End premiere of Fawlty Towers – The Play, alongside the TV show’s original co-creator and star, John Cleese, who has adapted ...

I just found myself on Shaftesbury Avenue at the Apollo Theatre, in London's West End to get up close and personal with John Cleese. As in, I am in the second-to-front row, the stage is before me, and ...

“To be honest, I was more confident about it than almost anything I’ve ever done. I remember reading the finished script and thinking it was really funny. And the English do love farce. Think Ben ...

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers The Play arrived in Southampton’s Mayflower this week. Bringing nostalgia, and the inevitable farce-driven chaos that always follows the legendary Basil as he deals with ...