John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers - The Play announces UK & Ireland tour

Currently playing at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End, John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers - The Play is to embark on a UK & Ireland tour in 2025/26.

Following the hugely successful West End run - which has seen the show extend twice, a 10-month tour has been planned, kicking off on 30 September 2025. Tickets for the tour will go on sale on 2 December 2024 from FawltyTowersTour.co.uk.

Fawlty Towers - The Play is based on three of the original BBC TV episodes from undoubtedly one of the “greatest British sitcom[s] of all time” ( Radio Time). Adapted for the stage by the original co-creator John Cleese, the two-hour play has been delighting audiences since it opened in early 2024.

Casting for the UK & Ireland tour will be announced in due course.

Directed by the West End originating director, Caroline Jay Ranger, this “as good as it gets” production (Sunday Times) will visit major towns and cities across the UK and Ireland: Eastbourne, Bournemouth, Wimbledon, High Wycombe, Manchester, Liverpool, Northampton, Southend, Plymouth, Guildford, Leeds, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Wolverhampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Southampton, Ipswich, Birmingham, Bradford, Blackpool, Torquay, Truro, Milton Keynes, Llandudno, Hull, York, Woking, Nottingham, Norwich, Cardiff, Newcastle, Dartford and Oxford.

If you’re interested in this play, we have our review of Fawlty Towers - The Play on our website.