A Bouffantastic Day Out

If you are a fan of us on Facebook you may have already seen our Out and About in London Town photos, where the Faulty’s have been meeting all kinds of lovely Londoners around Covent Garden and Trafalgar Square.

Sybils favourite part of one of the outings last week was going to the hairdressers – naturally she had to call Audrey straight after and tell her all about it! Here are some snaps of the day.

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Did you bump into the Faultys on one of their excursions? Tell us all about it on our Facebook and Twitter!

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Beautiful Belper: June tours photos

Last Friday (14th June), one of our UK touring teams visited The Lion Pub With Rooms in Belper and enjoyed a fantastic performance with Donna Gray performing as Sybil, Jack Baldwin as Basil and Ed Howells as Manuel. The cast also got to explore the town  and took some lovely snaps in the sun for us!

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Welcome to Belper, Faultys!

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Jack and Ed contemplating the view!

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Stunning countryside

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Donna looking very glamorous in her shades.

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Squinting in the sunlight.

Photos courtesy of Donna Gray

Were you at the show in beautiful Belper? We’d love to see your photos and comments on our Facebook and Twitter!

Hopefully the sun keeps shining for the Faultys this summer! …Stay tuned for more UK touring photos.

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Sydney Opera House Debut!

If you follow us on Facebook and Twitter, you’ll have probably already heard that September sees our debut at the world’s most iconic arts centre, Sydney Opera House. The week’s run comes at the end of a three-month, five-state tour of Australia (details will be in our next monthly newsletter) itself part of a magical world tour that takes in 20 countries this year alone.

Share this exciting milestone with us and book your tickets via Sydney Opera House before they sell out:

Box Office: (+61) 2 9250 7777

email: bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com

website: www.sydneyoperahouse.com

Image used with permission from Sydney Opera House Trust

Image used with permission from Sydney Opera House Trust

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Tweet(s) of the Week

We were chuffed with the reactions of the audience who went to see our northern UK mini tour this week – here are some of our favourites from The Atkinson (@AtkinsonThe)

Thanks again and we’ll definitely be back!

 

 

 

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Making the Fish

Here are some snaps of Peter, the company Director, preparing the famous fish that we use in our performances.

It’s a lengthy process, with each fish going through at least 4 stages to reach the final product.

 

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Half fish are cut and filled with foam to strengthen them. Whole fish are weighted to balance correctly on the display board. Lets not forget the eyes! These fish have their eyes shipped in to sunny Australia to be attached before the whole fish is varnished ready to be sent out to our venues around the world to begin their intimate relationships with our Basils’ behinds.

 

Ever been through customs with a bag full of plastic fish? Well, we have.
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Upcoming UK shows: June

Wondering where we’ll be touring to in the UK this June? This interactive map will show you when the Faultys will be near you area. Just hover your mouse over the map and click the red dots for more info and links to buy tickets. Simple!

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(If you can’t see the interactive dots then click on the post title ‘Upcoming UK June Tours’)

Watch out for one of these maps every month and let us know what you think of our interactive map on Facebook or Twitter!

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Brighton Fringe Round Up

Brighton Fringe Festival and our extra run of shows at the Thistle Hotel went down a storm, with our final performance on Sunday 9 Jun. Here are our favourite photos of Ed Howells, Rob Langston and Donna Gray (and some giggling guests):

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We also received some brilliant reviews from The Argus, Broadway Baby and The Latest.

And if for some bizarre reason you missed us this May and June then don’t fear… we will be back due to popular demand in July, September and December. Check out the Thistle website for more information.

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Out & about in London town

This week the Faultys will be out and about in central London on Wednesday from 6-8pm and Thursday & Friday from 1-3pm on the hunt for a new chef! Look out for them along The Strand, Embankment, Southbank, Trafalgar Square and Hungerford Bridge and grab a flyer off them for £5 discounts to London shows, redeemable on our website throughout June.

Tweet your pictures to @thefaultytowers – we love a cheeky snap!

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Join us at the London charing cross hotel for more crazy antics!! #faultytowersthediningexperience #london

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A spot of sight seeing!! #faultytowersthediningexperience

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Tweet of the Week

Thanks Edith (@palinlover)!

The team are back in sunny Brighton in August this year, so if you missed out this time round you can still get tickets for then!

Also, from Instagram this week is this great photo of the team on their last night.

The last day of Faulty Towers at work 🙁 #ThistleBrighton #FaultyTowers

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Manuel’s Belgian Waffle Burger

‘Welcome to cooking with Manuel…’

This July, we will be visiting the Gentse Feesten in Belgium where we will be performing at Capitole, Ghent. Manuel is so excited and just can’t wait, so in the meantime he’s made a video on his new favourite Belgian meal….

 

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BBCR2 with Terry Wogan

Did you catch the Faultys discussing ‘duck surprise’ and turtle necks on BBC Radio 2’s Weekend Wogan last Sunday? Donna Gray, Ed Howells and Rob Langston will also be performing at the Brighton Fringe Festival this May, here they are with Sir Terry.

 

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Introducing… Suzanna Hughes

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Q1: What’s your favourite part of working with Faulty Towers The Dining Experience so far or favourite Faulty moment?

A: I just love playing Sybil. I was born in the ‘70s so was a young child when Fawlty Towers first aired. My primary school teacher, who encouraged me to be an actress, was a massive Fawlty Towers fan and we used to watch it on a huge box TV in the school library. The characters are so iconic and have stood the test of time. Sybil is such a fantastic character to play and I can’t believe that it’s my job!

Q2: Describe yourself in 3 words?

A: Blonde, dogs, ABBA

Q3: What’s your best (or worst) corpsing story?

A: I haven’t really corpsed myself yet, but watching Jordan (who plays Basil) with his head out of the door laughing at the little boy who stole the show by doing Basil’s bottle trick was very near!

Q4: What similarities and differences are there between you and the character you play?

A: My husband would probably say lots of similarities and no differences…Oh, except I don’t play golf! I do however talk non-stop, incessant rubbish and spend far too much on my hair and co-ordinating shoes.

Q5: If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why?

A: I would be my dog ‘Trevor’, who’s a 12 year old Yorkshire Terrier. I’ve had him since he was a puppy and he’s spoilt rotten.  Dogs are so much fun, loyal and loving. I adore him.

Q6: Who’s your favourite other cast member to share a dressing room with and why?

A: Ooh that’s so difficult, I’d hate to pick a favourite out of the boys… I do love the chemistry between Jack and Ed, they teach me lots of rude words and wind me up non-stop. I also love Paul and Brian, Paul says working with me and Brian is like being Dad to two squabbling twelve year olds, which I think must be a compliment?!

However, I’m going to go with Donna: although I never work with her as she’s another Sybil, she was there to guide me on my first two performances. I was really nervous but she held my hand and listened to me jabber on about total rubbish while providing a soothing motherly ear…she’s lovely!

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Suzanna with Paul O’Neill (left) and Brian Roche (right) at The Charing Cross Hotel.

Q7: If your character had a dating profile, what do you think it would say?

A: Elegant, glamorous lady seeks gentleman who likes golf, big hair and listening!

Q8: What was your last tweet or Facebook status?

A: It was a picture of a baby monkey!

Q10: What don’t you leave home without?

A: Hand cream and Trevor (wherever possible)!

Q11: Do you have any hidden talents?

A:  I think for anyone who has seen my Sybil’s rendition of Happy Birthday would have to agree that it is Opera singing! 

 I can also speak in almost any UK and worldwide accent!

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You can follow Suzanna on twitter @SuzannaHughes to hear first hand what touring and performing with Faulty Towers is like.

Suzanna is currently performing at Charing Cross until the end of June and will then be at the Ghent Festival in Belgium in July.

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Charing Cross Pop-up Promos are back!

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The sun’s shining on London and our pop-up promos are back! Limited tickets just £35 for selected dates in June!

Click the links below to get your £35 tickets now:

Sunday 16th June 6.30pm

Tuesday 18th June 7.30pm

Wednesday 19th June 7.30pm

Wednesday 26th June 7.30pm

Friday 28th June 7.30pm

Saturday 29th June 7.30pm

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