All things Fawlty

I think this post belongs here... ah well, let's see...

I note with very guarded interest that Marloo Theatre are auditioning a production/selection of "Fawlty Towers".

One thing: PLEASE for the love of every God you can name assure us all that you have the permission of the holder of the rights to do this.

I have it on very good authority (Jonathon Margolis- author of the biography "Cleese Encounters") that John Cleese is FIERCELY protective of his works. And I emphasise "FIERCELY". I would imagine that Fawlty Towers being one of Cleese's (self-admitted) proudest achievements, the rights to perfom these works are a very real issue. And no doubt a very expensive/restrictive one.

I don't say this just to rain on your parade (although I'm frankly buggered blind with a beetroot to think how you'll pull this project off) but I personally don't want to see a local club brought to its financial knees by a massive lawsuit- which I guarantee would eventuate if the rights to the texts are not secured.

Hoping this is food for thought.

Eliot