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John Cleese's Fawlty Towers play EXTENDS its run after the critically-acclaimed reboot of the classic sitcom impressed bosses with ticket sales
The show, which opened last month at London's Apollo Theatre, is already booking up until September.
Cleese, who has spoken previously about his 'tsunami of debt' after three divorce settlements — including one costing him $20 million — has told friends he is delighted to be raking in serious cash from his comedy creation, in which he originated the role of madcap, moustachioed, branch-wielding hotelier Basil Fawlty. The strikingly similar-looking West End cast includes Adam Jackson-Smith as Basil Fawlty, Anna-Jane Casey as his wife Sybil, Hemi Yeroham as waiter Manuel and Victoria Fox as Polly, the chambermaid. Clive Davis: 'Even though Cleese’s adaptation can’t quite recreate the original chemistry without the man himself and Prunella Scales behind the reception desk, I’m pleased to report that this genial condensing of three episodes delivers a hugely entertaining blast of unadorned nostalgia.'
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