It takes a lot of courage for performers to take on the roles created and made famous by John Cleese and Connie Booth in the cult-status television series "Fawlty Towers", but now in their 11th year of performing the well-loved characters, the Interactive Theatre Australia team has become known as the best Fawlty Towers impersonators in the Southern Hemisphere. 2008 sees the team debuting at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and returning to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (after selling out in 2007), before taking the show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Enter the world of the snobbish, manic Basil; his domineering wife Sybil; and the hopeless language-challenged waiter Manuel. Be one of the steady stream of bemused guests trying to make Manuel understand what it is you want. Innocently ask for an ‘ice bucket’ and you’ll probably end up with a ‘nice bucket’; opening a bottle of wine can become a huge drama; and maybe in the middle of these events, you might get some service – Faulty style of course. Everything that can go wrong will - in fact this is best described as organised chaos!!
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“more than just stand-up … more than a comedic theatre performance and certainly more than a pub meal… two hours of fast-paced laughs and utter chaos.” – The Age 12/4/07
“The cast are all accomplished performers and fantastic impersonators bringing to life the much loved characters.” – www.pretendpaper.com 16/4/07
“In Short, this was a night when tears rolled down faces, sides ached and split, and many a fine lash full of mascara turned into a bad Kiss caricature. Hysterical. A show not to be missed - truly." - Barfly, Cairns Post