Immersive comedy dining show based on Fawlty Towers, with three courses of food and improvised comedy served by Basil, Sybil and Manuel.
Faulty Towers, The Dining Experience comes to Indigo Bistro & Bar on Wednesday 11 November, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. It's an immersive comedy dining show based on the BBC series Fawlty Towers, and it's a bit different from your usual night out: you're seated as a diner in the Faulty Towers restaurant, and the staff—Basil, Sybil and Manuel—serve you while the mayhem unfolds around your table. The whole thing is built on the chaos of the original show, so expect to be right in the middle of it rather than watching from a distance.
What makes it work is how much is made up on the fly. Around 70% of the show is improvised, so it's never the same twice—your evening will depend on who's in the room and how things kick off. The three courses of food arrive alongside two hours of comedy, and the interaction is a big part of the experience, with the characters working the room as they go. It's less a play and more a night of improvised comedy that happens to be served with dinner.
The show has a fair bit of history behind it. Billed as 'The Original Dining Experience', it first staged in London, where it picked up several awards before touring the world for 28 years across 43 countries. It's welcomed well over a million guests and earned a reputation as one of Australia's greatest theatre exports, so it's a well-travelled production by the time it reaches Worthing.
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Critics have described it as 'a rip-roaringly hilarious night' (This is London), 'deliciously entertaining' (What's on London) and 'an evening you will not forget' (The Scots Reviewer). It runs from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at Indigo Bistro & Bar, Steyne Gardens, Worthing, BN11 3DZ.
