by Dave Bradley | Oct 10, 2021 | Books, Reviews
Miriam Margolyes (John Murray) 2021, 437pp, RRP $49.99 The marvellous Miriam finally pens an epic, no-holds-barred (of course) memoir, mostly written during lockdown last year, and the result is a wonderfully rude and funny yet also, at times, deeply sad tale. “I’m...
by Janine Spearpoint | Feb 24, 2020 | Adelaide Festivals, Adelaide Fringe 2020, Comedy, Interactive, Reviews, Theatre
[THEATRE/Comedy ~ QLD] Terrace Ballroom at Stamford Plaza Adelaide, Sun 23 Feb. Before you read this review, know that I love Fawlty Towers the TV series. Tonight’s experience was impressive, the mannerisms and the speech of Rob Langston, Anthony Sottile and Rebecca...
by Michael Coghlan | Oct 28, 2016 | Comedy, Reviews, Theatre
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Thu 28 Oct. So many of us have seen episodes of Fawlty Towers multiple times. We know and love the characters. We know the lines. We know the madcap plot twists. Hence the excited sense of anticipation about how it might translate to the live...
by Catherine Blanch | Oct 24, 2016 | Comedy, Interviews, Theatre
by Catherine Blanch. Following successful seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, the world premiere of John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – Live is heading to Adelaide for a three week run at Her Majesty’s Theatre. With a cast handpicked by Cleese himself, Fawlty Towers – Live is...
by Michael Coghlan | Mar 2, 2016 | Comedy, Entertainment, Reviews
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Tue 1 Mar In truth John Cleese and Eric Idle could have served up anything and I’d have been happy. I just wanted to pay homage to these comic masters who together with other members of the Monty Python team turned comedy on its...