Fawlty Towers 3
Sun, 13 Sept 2009, 09:57 amGordon the Optom1 post in thread
Fawlty Towers 3
Sun, 13 Sept 2009, 09:57 am‘Fawlty Towers 3’ comprises two episodes of this extremely well-known TV series. Written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, the shows are presented by the Rockingham Theatre Company, The Castle Theatre, 8 Attwood Way, Rockingham shows start at 7.30 pm. It is showing until 19th September.
‘THE BUILDERS’
Receptionist, Polly (Larraine Craig) shouts for hotel owner, Basil Fawlty (Andy Walker) to let him know that the builders are on the phone. Not the reliable builder, Mr Stubbs (George Howell) that his wife Sybil (Alison Gibson) thinks is coming, but Mr O’Reilly (Rob Walker), the cheap cowboy that Basil prefers.
Basil has to go out for the day, and so leaves the Spanish waiter, Manuel (Terry Winter) in charge, however he has a terrible knowledge of English and confusion results.
‘THE GERMANS’
Basil is visiting his wife Sybil in hospital, where she is about to undergo a ‘major’ op. The hospital sister from Hell (Emma Muller) is not Basil’s favourite person.
On returning to Fawlty Towers Hotel, Basil has the task of nailing a moose head to the dining room wall. The senile Major (Barry Page) thinks the moose is talking to him. Will the old dears, Miss Tibbs (Lorraine Page) and Miss Gatesby (Roisin Perrin) be saved from the kitchen fire?
Will the latest guests, four Germans, be made to feel at home?
The curtains opened to show the hotel’s dining room, bar and lobby fully fitted. One of the best sets that I have seen this year. ‘The Builders’ calls for the sealing off of two archways. This conversion was carried out, behind a closed curtain, to the sound of recorded drills and hammers in less than a minute – amazing!
The show has played to capacity houses and is almost sold out for the rest of the season, as nostalgic fans go in droves to see how well it has been transferred to the stage. Believe me it did, even all of the major characters of the cast, looked amazingly like the TV stars. Basil was obviously the hardest part to portray, and Andy Walker was hilarious, perhaps his approach was not quite enough aggressive or manic, but he captured all of the mannerisms. Congratulations again for Alison Gibson, who was Sybil, complete with the whiny drawl, beehive hairdo and haughtiness.
There was a cast of two dozen – between the two shows – yet the team work was magnificent and everyone added their own little sparkle to the shows. The two talented directors, Eileen Frith and Alison Gibson kept the pace bouncing along.
The risk of putting on part of this well-known series paid off superbly, with the finished result being fresh and hilarious. Definitely worth seeing - if you can get a ticket, which last night included a delicious sit-down ‘afternoon’ tea. A great success with the audience.
‘Fawlty Towers 3’ comprises two episodes of this extremely well-known TV series. Written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, the shows are presented by the Rockingham Theatre Company, The Castle Theatre, 8 Attwood Way, Rockingham shows start at 7.30 pm. It is showing until 19th September.
‘THE BUILDERS’
Receptionist, Polly (Larraine Craig) shouts for hotel owner, Basil Fawlty (Andy Walker) to let him know that the builders are on the phone. Not the reliable builder, Mr Stubbs (George Howell) that his wife Sybil (Alison Gibson) thinks is coming, but Mr O’Reilly (Rob Walker), the cheap cowboy that Basil prefers.
Basil has to go out for the day, and so leaves the Spanish waiter, Manuel (Terry Winter) in charge, however he has a terrible knowledge of English and confusion results.
‘THE GERMANS’
Basil is visiting his wife Sybil in hospital, where she is about to undergo a ‘major’ op. The hospital sister from Hell (Emma Muller) is not Basil’s favourite person.
On returning to Fawlty Towers Hotel, Basil has the task of nailing a moose head to the dining room wall. The senile Major (Barry Page) thinks the moose is talking to him. Will the old dears, Miss Tibbs (Lorraine Page) and Miss Gatesby (Roisin Perrin) be saved from the kitchen fire?
Will the latest guests, four Germans, be made to feel at home?
The curtains opened to show the hotel’s dining room, bar and lobby fully fitted. One of the best sets that I have seen this year. ‘The Builders’ calls for the sealing off of two archways. This conversion was carried out, behind a closed curtain, to the sound of recorded drills and hammers in less than a minute – amazing!
The show has played to capacity houses and is almost sold out for the rest of the season, as nostalgic fans go in droves to see how well it has been transferred to the stage. Believe me it did, even all of the major characters of the cast, looked amazingly like the TV stars. Basil was obviously the hardest part to portray, and Andy Walker was hilarious, perhaps his approach was not quite enough aggressive or manic, but he captured all of the mannerisms. Congratulations again for Alison Gibson, who was Sybil, complete with the whiny drawl, beehive hairdo and haughtiness.
There was a cast of two dozen – between the two shows – yet the team work was magnificent and everyone added their own little sparkle to the shows. The two talented directors, Eileen Frith and Alison Gibson kept the pace bouncing along.
The risk of putting on part of this well-known series paid off superbly, with the finished result being fresh and hilarious. Definitely worth seeing - if you can get a ticket, which last night included a delicious sit-down ‘afternoon’ tea. A great success with the audience.