This week’s tweet of the week is from one of our Basil’s, Jordan Edmeades (@JordanEdmeades) in the Netherlands and is a great photo of him and Karina Garnett in Hoorn. Basil and Sybil looking almost like a happy couple!
@thefaultytowers Recent snap of Basil and Sybil in Hoorn courtesy of Mark Leek at Lakesite Fotografie pic.twitter.com/kT1h2hypgx
— Jordan Edmeades (@JordanEdmeades) April 9, 2013
From one icon to another…
Image used with permission from Sydney Opera House Trust
We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we’re making our debut at the Sydney Opera House this September. We’ll be performing in The Utzon Room between 23-29 September, so if you’re local or happen to find yourself in Sydney then come along and join Basil, Sybil and Manuel for dinner in the world’s most iconic arts centre!
More details will be on our website shortly, in the meantime you can sign up to our mailing list and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest updates.
Last week we got our UK cast together to take part in some Dining Experience publicity shots. After a busy and productive session at Idezign Studio in Tottenham we are now excitedly finalising our favourite fabulous photos of Basil, Sybil and Manuel. It was lucky that we managed to get all our performers together in one place, as they’re so often touring all around the UK and worldwide and it was great fun to all catch up with each other.
Here’s a sneak peak behind the scenes with just a few of our actors and the photographer, Emma Rodzik. We’ve also added a whole album to our Facebook page for those of you that are feeling particularly nosey!
Jack Baldwin as Basil
Paul O’Neill as Basil
Donna Gray as Sybil
Terence Frisch as Manuel
Keep your eyes peeled at our venues and on our Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest for the final photos!
If you happen to be looking for a photo studio space to hire, check out Idezign Studio’s website and Twitter.
Check out Emma Rodzik’s art photography on her Flickr.
You can now chat with us via the chat function over on our website. Between the UK and Australian offices there’s almost always someone online to chat to no matter what time zone you’re in, just click the purple bar in the bottom right and a chat box will pop up, then you can ask away!
Thanks to Matt Saraceni (@iamnotmatt) on Twitter for sharing this photo of Basil and Manuel at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this week, but can anyone guess what Basil’s saying?
Basil and Manuel have it out at the "Faulty Towers Dining Experience". http://t.co/HjjHnb05rx
— Matt Saraceni (@iamnotmatt) April 4, 2013
Sybil Fawlty’s style stands out in the history of the British sit-com as unique and memorable. Combined with her barmy but beautifully arranged bouffant, and her distinctive diction, she instantly recognisable in the UK and world-wide, even over 30 years on.
If you follow us on Pinterest you may have already noticed that we have a whole board in homage to Sybil’s superb style, filled with more clips from the Fawlty Towers TV series and images of beautiful, handmade clothing that can be bought online through websites such as Etsy.
Inspirational.
The great thing about Sybil Fawlty’s huge variety of outfits across the series is that she has provided a wealth of inspiration for our very own Sybils, who each have their own individual take on the character’s fashion sense.
Here are a few of our favourites from recent tours:
Karina Garnet (left) at Downpatrick, Ireland, Donna Gray (centre) at Charing Cross, London and Amanda McKay (right) at Fringe World Perth, Australia.
Karen Hamilton (left) at Edinburgh, Alison Pollard-Mansergh (centre) and Suzanna Hughes (right) at Charing Cross, London.
What are your favourite Sybil outfits from our shows or the original TV series?
This week’s tweet of the week is from Roel Vente (@RoelVente) at Het Park, Hoorn in the Netherlands. We’re loving these lights!
Keep tweeting us your photos because we love to see them and you might just end up here next week!
Ready for tonight! @thefaultytowers @hetpark pic.twitter.com/R9OwHlV4kj
— Roel Vente (@RoelVente) March 26, 2013
This week we’ll be introducing Anthony Sottile, an Australian actor who has been playing Manuel in Faulty Towers The Dining Experience for just over 3 years now. He is currently touring in Europe and made in his debut on the West End, London last October.
Q1: What’s your favourite part of working with Faulty Towers The Dining Experience so far or favourite Faulty moment?
A: Plainly put, seeing the world – and unfortunately I have too many favourite Faulty moments to only mention one!
Q2: Describe yourself in 3 words?
A: Mostly always bloated!
Q3: What’s your best (or worst) corpsing story?
A: Edinburgh 2011 – Kevin Whittle was playing Basil and it was the beginning of the show out in the alley-way, and he read out the first name on the seating plan… “Sharky”. A lady responded to her name being called and Basil pretended he didn’t hear her and stepped in to help the situation. “Mr. Faulty, Mr. Faulty, is this lady”, “Who?”… “the fish lady”, and that’s all I said. The crowd broke into fits of laughter and Kevin corpsed, and I couldn’t hold it in either. It’s the only time I have truly corpsed.
Q4: What similarities and differences are there between you and the character you play?
A: We’re both eager to please and I’d like to think pure and kind hearted. And sweet! And adorable!!… Did I mention humble…?
Q5: If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?
A: Probably a cat… I like lounging around (I’m quite good at it really), and it’d be nice to try it with an extra pair of legs!
Q6: Who’s your favourite other cast member to share a dressing room with and why?
A: Recently, I’ve been performing with Jordan mostly, so I’ve become accustomed to his musical sound effects (hint: they sound like various breeds of ducks being run over by a car!).
Anthony performing in Zwolle, Netherlands in February this year.
Q7: If your character had a dating profile, what do you think it would say?
A: Innocent Spanish man looking for lovely catholic Spanish lady, who likes small fury little things!!
Q8: What was your last tweet or Facebook status?
A: I shared a video we made of Manuel on his way to Heerlen, Netherlands.
Q9: What don’t you leave home without?
A: Mobile phone and wallet.
Q10: Do you have any hidden talents?
A: Yes, a few – but they’re not for public viewing; hence “hidden talents”!
This week’s tweet is from the keen tweeters at the Theater Castellum (@thcastellum), in Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands who really got into the spirit of things with this sign and our very own porter! Much better service than the original Fawlty Towers and I’m sure Sander was much better than Manuel…
Ook onze portier Sander is er klaar voor @thefaultytowers! pic.twitter.com/k5kWGuqdS6
— Castellum (@thcastellum) March 21, 2013
This week’s tweet of the week is thanks to Pascale Arminjon (@lustlovelive) who was one of the hundreds of people who got to see the show in Barbados this week.
We totes ❤ Manuel too (but don’t tell Basil) and by the sounds of it, Manuel totes ❤s Barbados! Can he come back, please?
Faulty towers dining was faultless last night as part of the Holders Season! I totes ❤Manuel!!! #barbados… http://t.co/NFMRgz1heN
— pascale arminjon (@lustlovelive) March 14, 2013
A very reluctant Sybil made this video for her mother, this morning…
To all the Mother’s out there, Happy Mother’s Day from Faulty Towers!
This week’s tweet of the week is from The Vue Grand Hotel (@VueGrandHotel), one of our favourite Australian venues. Who can spot the Pollys?
Whacky dress ups for a Faulty Towers show hosted by the MG Car Club Victoria. Boy these car clubs know how to party! pic.twitter.com/xUzW3gcugA
— Vue Grand (@VueGrandHotel) March 6, 2013
