Fawlty Towers - The Play at Hull New Theatre

Fawlty Towers - The Play at Hull New Theatre

'Expect mayhem with a moose head and a rogue rat'

Fawlty Towers the Play Review

Hull New Theatre – until 16th May 2026 Reviewed by Dawn Bennett 5***** There was only twelve episodes of Fawlty Towers filmed for the BBC back in 1975/1976. I must have seen each episode dozens of times. I was introduced to it, at 9 years old, by my grandma who adored all things “Python”, and I soon loved it too. John Cleese’s adaptation of his own television series (co written with Connie Booth) is nothing short of brilliant. It wasn’t just a …

Fawlty Towers – Hull New Theatre

It was standing room only in every bar and eaterie at the Hull New Theatre on Tuesday night; theatregoers were even sitting on the stairs pre-curtain up. We were all there to watch Fawlty Towers the Play – a brand-new stage production adapted by John Cleese. Who, along with his then wife, actress Connie Booth, wrote and acted in the 1975 TV comedy, Fawlty Towers, a hotel at 16 Elwood Avenue, Torquay, boasting “traditional English hospitality”. F…