Written by former Monty Python’s Flying Circus performers John Cleese with Connie Booth, the show first aired on British television in 1975, with a second series appearing in 1979.

The two seasons contained just six episodes each however the show has remained one of the most popular English comedy series in history.

“Basil Fawlty (played by Colm Cox) is one of the great comic characters of all time. The owner/manager of a hotel who loathes the job, the guests and his staff,” director Alex Gibbs says. 

“Then the sheer genius of pairing him with an eager-to-please waiter (Matt Lane) with just enough knowledge of English to get himself into a lot of trouble, and you have the basis for one of the funniest shows ever to grace the small screen.”

“And then the cast is brilliantly balanced with the cool common sense of Polly (Kendall King) and the gentler sarcasm of Basil’s long suffering wife Sibyl (Colette Quin).”

“Only 12 episodes of Fawlty Towers were ever made and so the audience will get to see a quarter of all the shows in one evening.” 

“The three episodes have been carefully chosen to feature many of the Fawlty Towers favourite guest characters and give a good flavor of the breadth of the comedy showcased by both series.”

Border fans can see the antics of possibly the world’s worst hotel owner, Fawlty, as he rails against the inconvenience of paying guests, competent staff, the language barrier and Sybil, in three of the best episodes from the series.

Diplomacy is Fawlty’s middle name as he strives to meet his self-imposed directive, “don’t mention the war,” in The Germans.

How will Fawlty ever cope with a deaf guest who refuses to turn on her hearing aid in Communication Problems?

And discover his culinary skills (if Fawlty can ever track down the elusive Waldorf) and watch helplessly as he clashes with a formidable American in Waldorf Salad.

“For me this has been a project 10 years in the making. I have always wanted to bring Fawlty Towers to the stage in Albury-Wodonga and it is exciting to be able to turn that dream into reality,” producer Miguel de Oliveira says

“Many of the scenes and even the lines from the show have become absolute classics which should be familiar to many in the audience.”

The Other Theatre Company is a Border-based amateur theatre company.