Cast announced as Fawlty Towers stage show to come to Mayflower in 2026

A stage adaptation of John Cleese's sitcom Fawlty Towers will be performed in Southampton in 2026. "Fawlty Towers - The Play" is set to tour the UK next year and will be performed at Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday, March 3 to Saturday, March 7. The production is based on three of Cleese's favourite episodes from the BBC show, The Hotel Inspector , The Germans and Communication Problems .

The show, which Cleese describes as "the greatest British sitcom of all time," first aired nearly 50 years ago. READ MORE: Southampton Solent University to host sport festival Beloved characters Basil, Sybil, Manuel and more return in live UK tour (Image: Mayflower Theatre) The play is directed by originating West End director Caroline Jay Ranger, and stars Danny Bayne as Basil Fawlty, Mia Austen as Sybil, Hemi Yeroham reprising his role as Manuel, Joanne Clifton as Polly and Jemma Churchill as Mrs Richards. John Cleese said: "I’m thrilled with the top-class group of comedy actors that we've assembled for the UK tour of Fawlty Towers - The Play .



"I never thought that all these years later the stage show would get the reception that it has." Tickets for the Southampton show are on sale now via the Mayflower Theatre website..