“After roars of laughter that came non-stop for over two hours it’s clear that the people of Arendal like the concept and are ready for more.”
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Tweet of the Week
James Coombe getting a proper telling off from Basil in our favourite photo from Twitter this week.
From left to right; Anthony Clegg as Manuel, Imogen Miller-Porter as Sybil & Corin Stuart as Basil.
@imi_shambush Another Fab show, thanks! Hopefully see you again soon 🙂 @thefaultytowers @HI_BRSCC pic.twitter.com/eQs8XzPU6K
— James Coombe (@jamescoombe) November 2, 2013
Tweet of the Week
It looks a bit like Basil’s laughing… but I’m guessing he isn’t! Thanks to Shane Kirwan for the photo.
@thefaultytowers i think he liked me. Great night @mydolans very funny. #ImnoGerman pic.twitter.com/VRLnzRqFhF
— Shane Kirwan (@ShaneKirwan5) October 24, 2013
Happy Birthday to us!
This time last year was our first, sold-out performance at our Charing Cross Hotel residency in London’s West End!
A feast of Faultys in Sri Lanka
Another sold-out run for Basil, Sybil and Manuel, this time at the luscious Mount Lavinia Hotel (Paul O’Neill, Geoffrey Reczek and Karen Hamilton with a charming porter).
Read a Q&A in the Sunday Times here:
http://sundaytimes.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
A week at The Sydney Opera House
Our debut week at Sydney Opera House was a sell-out and many of our guests wrote great reviews on twitter and facebook. Australian Traveller magazine has published a great review too, calling the show ‘a hilarious battle of wits, patience, fire extinguishers and fine food.. distinctly hilarious’. Click here for the full review.
We’re already planning our return so sign up for the newsletter and hear about it the minute we have the dates.
clockwise, from top left:
Paul O’Neill (Basil), Peter Mansergh (Company & Financial Director), Claire Housden (Global Operations Manager), Andy Foreman (Manuel) and Karen Hamilton (Sybil).
Sybil, Basil and Manuel prepare to treat the Aussies to some fine dining.
Our performance space: The Utzon Room, with its thousand-dollar chairs, three-million dollar mural… and a Faulty fish.
Groningen: happiest city in the EU even happier in February 2014!
This week Groningen ended up in the top three of happiest cities in Europe, after research conducted by the European Commission. On February 18th 2014 Faulty Towers The Dining Experience will set foot in Groningen for the first time ever. Is there a chance that the happiest city in Europe will become even happier?
Thousands of dinner guests from all over the world have enjoyed the show, based on the BBC’s hit series “Fawlty Towers”. Just last week the show was on in Rotterdam, leaving behind many a happy guest. Some Rotterdam guests and many others even wrote rave reviews about us on Tripadvisor. The Dutch theatre website Theaterparadijs said the show has ‘fantastic acting’ and ‘magnificent improvisation’.
So to all you happy folks in Groningen: come and show the Faulty’s you were definitely gifted with some humour. They will be at the lovely NH Hotel Groningen 18 – 23 February next year.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BASIL!
We opened in London’s West End with a full-time residency on 18 October 2012. So we’ve decided to make the whole of October 2013 our birthday month – or, more exactly, Basil’s Birthday Bash. To celebrate, we’re running deals and giveaways all month.
‘Deliciously entertaining from start to finish, this is not to be missed.’
(What’s on London)
First up:
£5 off all Charing Cross tickets bought during October, for all performances at Charing Cross any time 1 October-21 December 2013.
To have the discount applied, book online and quote the promotion code: HAPPYBIRTHDAYBASIL
You can also be in for the chance of winning a pair of tickets to see the show on Friday 18 October 2013 – just tell us why you love Fawlty Towers through Facebook or Twitter using #HappyBirthdayBasil
We’ll be in touch with the winner on the morning of Thursday 17 October.
Also:
You can book a special discount of 20% off 4* hotel accommodation any time 1 Oct-21 Dec – just use the hotel’s booking line and quote Faulty Towers, plus your Faulty Towers booking reference: 0871 376 9012. (all subject to availability)
‘a rip-roaringly hilarious night out’
(This Is London)
OUR BIRTHDAY CAST
Our lovely cast for Basil’s Birthday month have all won 5* features at performances around the world:
 Basil – Rob Langston |
 Manuel – Brian Roche |
 Sybil – Donna Gray (1-21 Oct) |
 Sybil – Karina Garnett (22-31 Oct) |
To find out more about all of them, see our Actors page.
‘you’ll struggle to keep your laughter under wraps’
(Fluid London)
CHARING CROSS HOTEL
This wonderful, 4* listed building has been our London home all year. While O’Reilly was away this summer, the hotel had a grand refurbishment. Sybil loves the pink: it matches her favourite lipstick!
‘unarguably great at entertaining their guests… it beats watching TV any day of the week’
(This Is Cabaret)
AROUND TOWN
You can travel by Faulty Towers rickshaw around central London. Further afield, flagbearers have been spreading the word… watch out for spot competitions for tickets on Twitter and Facebook…
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A year at The Charing Cross Hotel in photos
Tweet of the Week
@LarkfieldPriory @thefaultytowers I highly recommend this ~ it is hilarious ~ this is my friend, Margaret! pic.twitter.com/TzGRQRhgT0
— Sharon Moore (@the_shazzie_one) September 27, 2013
Manuel posing whilst seating a guest at Larkfield Priory Hotel, Maidstone – he never has been camera shy.
Thanks to Sharon Moore (@the_shazzie_one) for sharing this photo with us.
Faulty Towers on Pienaar’s Politics – BBC Radio 5
Click here to listen to Rob Langston, Terence Frisch and Suzanna Hughes on Pienaar’s Politics from rainy Bournemouth on 15th September 2013.
Faulty Towers on ABC Sydney – 702 Drive with Richard Glover
Click the image below to listen to the full interview with our Sydney Opera House debut team on 24th September 2013
