Theatre - Interactive Theatre - Clients And Comments

I had heard about the show  for some time and last Saturday made the hadj from London to Manchester for the matinee performance. 

I had set off with 2 concerns.  The first was that the impersonations might not be so good and that was quickly dispelled in the foyer before I'd even reached the dining area.  The second that because audience interaction with comedy today is often very barbed, I was delighted to find this was not the case.  One of Australia's famous sons, or should that be daughter's?, Dame Edna, whilst excellent on TV becomes another thing entirely in live performance!  I can never understand how people are prepared to pay for being belittled and claim to have enjoyed the experience.   

I notice you are appearing in London at the end of the tour but I am pleased I saw the show in Manchester as it also provided an opportunity to take in the Lowry Galleries and the Imperial War Museum - although, shhhhh, as we are not supposed to talk about the war! 

With every good wish for your continued success 

Maureen Lawrance

"We saw your show at The Links Liphook last night which was excellent - we had a wonderful time, and it was really great to see the characters brought to life so convincingly."

Michael and Sheila Orford

"We thoroughly enjoyed the performance! There was not a moment during the entire show that we didn't think we were literally eating inside the hotel of Faulty Towers. The likeness of Basil to John Cleese is uncanny and we completely lost ourselves in the fantasy. We thought all three performers were incredible and we'll definitely be going to the show when it comes back for the Fringe Festival.

My wife and I haven't laughed so hard in a longtime. Between finding a surprise in our soup, to admiring Manuel's ass! The entire show was hilarious! We have no trouble (and will definitely be!) recommending the Dining Experience to everyone that we talk to about it.

From both my wife and I we'd love to thank Interactive Theatre Australia but especially the three Faulty Towers performers for a brilliant night out! We were extremely impressed!"

Paul Kuhnast

"We had a great time and the family are still talking about it and getting a laugh. Yes we are enjoying the dinner repeating on us :-)"

Rob Szivatz

"Yep we had a good time, we were kinda nervous the whole way through wondering what would be done to us, haha. We were the youngest couple there (19 and 20) so the next up from us, I say would of been around 40. So we did stand out in the crowd. It was very funny.

I got out the Fawlty Towers DVD's and have started watching them, I must say the dinner was much funnier than the show itself."

Angela Purdy

"Our group found the show very entertaining and responded well during the entire show. The performers pull it off completely! Thanks for making our evening one that will be remembered for a very long time."

Clara Hornley

"Had a great night and throughly enjoyed the show. Plan to return and bring adult children. Have already recommended others to go."

Jan Harvey

"The show was really wonderful. I was impressed with both the calibre of acting and how the three of them succinctly portrayed Basil, Sybil and Manuel. Lots of belly laughs .... Very impressed with the performance, their ability to improvise and read audience members. Lots of happy faces."

Penny Cowell

"I just wanted to say how much our family enjoyed our dinner and theatre experience on Saturday night at Alexander's Bar and Restaurant.

We had a wonderful time from 6 year old Courtney-Rad (Manuel and Basil will remember her) to my parents and Dad's brother (in their 80's).  In our party were visitors from Victoria, New South Wales and ACT.

Thanks to all the actors. The meal and service were excellent as well. It was a great choice to celebrate Mum and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary."

Cheryl McPhie

"We had a thoroughly enjoyable evening with Basil, Sybil and Manuel. Almost choked at one stage because I was laughing so much! Well done!! Amazing how they adapted to suit the situation."

Asoki Jayawardhana

"This is the 4th time I have seen the show, so certainly am a fan.  I have seen 3 different crews.  A great laugh, and enjoyed by everyone in our group that we have invited each time."

Sandra Hendricks

"We thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and thought that the person doing Basil was as close a look-a-like as one could get.  Mannerisms, stance, tonality of voice etc spot on.... The interaction was spot on and I found myself at one stage holding a fire extinguisher for Basil.  We laughed and laughed and appreciated the sort of sub-plots entwined.... In all a great night's entertainment."

Barry Moore

"The actors are incredibly clever ... the way they can improvise with what is happening around them ... superb ... it was like being on the television series the actors took on their mannerisms and voices so well! "

Sandra Colley

"My husband and I being Fawlty Towers fans thoroughly enjoyed it. I took my children along, being a little hesitant, fearing they would not enjoy it but they can't stop talking about it. In fact I think they have told the whole of Brisbane about it."

Karen Brown

"'Faulty Towers a hoot'

For those of you who didn't make it to Settlers Motor Inn on Wednesday night for the Faulty Towers dinner - it must be said that you certainly missed one of the best dinner shows in Biloela.

Basil, Sybil and Manuel wowed the diners with their crazy antics and superb sense of humour.

The show began with Basil and Sybil taking everyone's order, and then proceeding to remember which table and to whom the order belonged to.

Without a doubt, one of the highlights of the show was when the chef misplaced his false teeth - they were later recovered, floating in somebody's soup dish.

Needless to say it was a great evening had by all.

Settlers menu was second to none and the staff are to be commended.

I know that the Central Telegraph staff, who attended the dinner, had a memorable night ... and are still laughing."
Julie Cramond - The Central Telegraph, Biloela

"Having just returned home from Edinburgh, having had dinner with Basil and co, we have been telling friends and neighbours about how good your were.  A fantstic concept and exceedingly well executed.  We have been inundated with queries from friends and neighbours about future dates in London.

Helen Boothman

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all who took part in this dining experience I will never forget.  Just attended one here in Edinburgh for the festival, what a gut busting laugh we all had, so much so I want to go back and do it once more.

Thanks again, one of if not the best shows I have seen at the fringe.

George Brown

"The afternoon was absolutely fantastic - I think perhaps the best thing my family have ever been too.  Can't recommend it enough to everyone.  Other friends tried to book in after we recommended, but it was all sold out.  It was just wonderful.  Our family though we were right there at Faulty Towers!!"

Catherine Sykes

"This was one of the best performances I have been to, and we had a great time!!!"

Sean Aruliah

"They need to come again it was so much fun"

Julie McLean

"I would like to say we all had a good night, the 3-course dinner was excellent and we loved the Faulty Towers entertainment, it was really good.  The Templebar Precinct was a nice small restaurant which provided a nice atmosphere on the night."

Michael Sims

"The performances were spot on, very well done."

Chris Dayson

"Had an absolute ball!  The Actors were brilliant, and the likeness in behabiour and appearance was uncanny!  Had reservations as to how they would pull it off, and make us feel like we were part of Faulty Towers, but we really did feel like we could have been in one of the episodes!  We met the actors afterwards as well, and they were happy to banter with us, which just topped off a great night!"

Hollie Dent

"Sensational night.  I have been telling anyone and everyone about it.  Venue was perfect.  No bigger or you would lose the mood.  Value for money and memorable."

Glen Hibberd

"My party of five thought the Faulty Towers actors were excellent ... our faces were aching from laughter after a hilarious show!"

Aimee Smith

"What a fantastic experience this was.  From the moment we arrived to chatting with Sybil and being called into dinner and experiencing the lot."

Kevin Bolt

"We thoroughly enjoyed the show, I had my doubts about a theatre restaurant's food, but it was very good.  The performance was excellent, the whole ambience set the scene.  Actors performances were first class, we wish them well in Edinburgh."

Marion McDonald

"As a Fawlty Towers fanatic I wasn't sure what I was going to get, I was only hoping it was going to be half as funny as I find the original.  It more than exceeded my expectations.  I haven't laughed to much and so hard in ages.  By the end of the night my face was aching.  I considered it the best money I had spent in a long time.  The characters were so real I felt that we were sitting in the actual dining room during an episode.  We can't wait to do it again."

Fiona Cain

"I really enjoyed the performance.  The actors were not only great at their job but were lovely to interact with after the performance also."

Katherine Smith

"The show was a great farce and my whole family enjoyed it!  All three members of the cast interacted with all of us and it was well worth it to be personally insulted by Basil Faulty and to see Manuel sitting in my mother's lap!"

Thomas Heeren

"One of the most enjoyable nights out, full of laughter and cringing whenever Manuel did something wrong!  It was as if I was actually inside an episode of Faulty Towers.  So much fun.  I have already recommended it to all my friends and family and anyone that will listen!"

Belinda Ravenscroft

"I thought it was hilarious and have recommended it to all my friends."

Yvonne Ciric

"The event was fantastic and hilarious and a very unique way of spending a Sunday evening!  I couldn't believe how like the characters the actors looked - my mum will treasure the photo of herself and Manuel forever!  Good luck at the Edinburgh Festival!  I am certain it will go down very well there."

Jennifer Stewart

"We had a wonderful night and will recommend the experience to friends and family.  It would be great if you could come to Tassie at some stage, but if not we will travel to Melbourne to see it again next year."

Tammy Axelsen

"Our group had the most amazing time and were still laughing about it several days later."

Kelly Hewitt

"I thought it was fantastic, thank you ... Are you are interested in having every single audience member talk about the show and insist that other people go along to it?  Just let the audience take photos with you when you're still in costume and that will give them a quick and easy way to show how amazing the resemblance is."

Yvonne Mudgway

"These actors are so true to the characters and very much looked like them, too!  Good interaction with guests.  We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves."

Melody Rewakowski

"Our party of six really enjoyed the night out.  The entertainment was excellent and we went home laughing and watched DVD's of Fawlty Towers."

Lucy Pope

"We thoroughly enjoyed the performance. My daughters in London ask "When is the show happening in UK?""

Nigel Beresford

"Well, we both enjoyed the performance. We thought the performers were very good and so true to type. If you saw them walking down the street, you would think they really were, Sybil and Manuel. We had a good old laugh, but then I am a true fan."

Bill Fone

"Show was fantastic (felt like we were in an episode). My friend who is a HUGE Fawlty Towers fan & Producer/Director couldn't believe how authentic the cast was! Well done!"

Amanda Saunder

"We had an absolute ball and laughed all night - they were all in character and engaged the audience felt part of it."

Carolyn Rodger

"I really enjoyed the show and hope to see more of it. Thank you for bringing such a classic comedy into the live performance."

Y. Ishigaki

"I've been telling others today how good the show was and how talented the actors were. Very very entertaining. Just loved it. The next time I'm looking for a corporate entertainment/ humour company - you're it."

Peter Cahill

"Loved the show. Actors were wonderful and like their TV counterparts!!!"

Robyn Carter

"Show was very enjoyable, performers were believable as being the geniune actors."

Darryl Martin

"I will admit that when I initially booked a table at the Faulty Towers Dining Experience I was expecting some two dollar worn out unemployed actors. Upon arriving I was immediatly impressed by the high quality of the acting, the facilities and the characterisation. What could well have been a really painfully bad show was pulled off with consumate skill. I would recommend the Faulty Tower Dining Experience to all my friends."

Nikolous Armstrong

"I consider myself as a Fawlty Tower expert, and the performance that I witnessed last night blew me away. The characters costumes, accent, mannerism and even walking styles were uncanny. It was a great experience and I have recommended it to all my family and friends."

Dale Kent

"John and myself had a wonderful night. The food was fabulous as well as the service. The venue was fantastic and the characters, what could you say, it was as if you were in the original Faulty Towers Hotel. We would both love to see the cast again and look forward to once again experiencing the Faulty Towers Dining Experience in Melbourne next year. Top Line Act; 10 out of 10."

Julie Gibson

"We have already recommended the show to everyone we know, including interstate friends. We had a ball, it really felt like we were part of an episode of Fawlty Towers...and we were! The actors were fabulous, it must have been exhausting but they made it look effortless - Thanks for a great night."

Robin Saunders

"We all had a fantastic night. Very amused and great experience. Recommended it to many already!"

John Souness

"We had 3 people in our party of 10 from England who thought the show should also be performed over there."

Sue Rosenberg

"We had such a good night, we could hardly eat! Basil, Sybil and Manuel all had us crying with laughter and we loved being so personally involved in the hilarity. Not for the faint of heart - an excellent night of entertainment and great value for many."

Alexandra Paraskevakis

"Fantastic, hilariously funny, certainly a night to remember. This is one experience I would be happy to repeat."

Vanessa Dawes

"Very enjoyable night, both entertainment and food was excellent.  (Always great food at this venue).  After the show the actors mingled which was wonderful and generous on their part.  Service staff were involved also and made to feel part of the show; would go again."

Ella Baume

"The entertainers were excellent.  It was our second time to see the show and we enjoyed it just as much the second time.  We will certainly recommend your shows to others.  We took 10 friends to this particular show."

Peter Agars

"Was a great night, actors were great.  I thoroughly enjoyed the night.  I would most definitely see the show again along with recommend it to others."

Jenna De Silva

"My fiance is a huge Fawlty Towers fan and didn't stop laughing all night.  Actually - neither did I!  It was a fantastic show.  The performers were amazing."

Kerrie Klinsic

"Enjoyed it so much, wish there were more interactive performances like Faulty Towers!!  Performers stayed in character at all times, as I found out, when I asked Manuel a question about the meal and he got me so flustered with his accent and not being able to understand what I was asking, I told him to "Nick off then!!" and he responded with a remark about the Russian chef!!  All cast members were excellent in their performance.  Basil, Sybil and Manuel, something we will remember for a long time as a great night out!"

Lesley McCarten

"It was a great dinner experience.  We all enjoyed the show very much, including my kids 14 and 11.  Dinner was fantastic and the actors were excellent and hilarious.  The actors closely resembled the original actors and sounded much like them too."

Leyla Saad

"We had a thoroughly enjoyable night and would be keen to attend further performances in the future."

Kim Webb

"We had a great time and did not stop laughing from the minute we entered to the time we left.  We loved everything."

Kym Dobbs

"Not only was the entertainment fantastic but the meal was excellent as well.  A very funny night.  Please also pass on my thanks to the Strathmore staff for their excellent assistance they provided us in getting our wheelchair person upstairs."

Merrilyn Matthews

"We all thoroughly enjoyed both the meal and the performance"

Elizabeth Howe

"Funniest 2 hours I've spent in a long time.  My 20ish kids who came reluctantly also enjoyed themselves.  Brilliant."

Ian Fehlberg

"It was one of the best shows that I have ever been to at the Fringe.  Well done to all involved."

Alison van de Meulengraaf

"We gladly participated and had the best night, entertained from start to finish, 10 out of 10, excellent value for money.  Thank you so much.  Hope we see you again."

Judith Koch

"This was one of the best shows myself and my party of 10 have experienced and we have been to lots of Fringe shows over the years.  The performers were absolutely brilliant and worked the audience brilliantly, you simply could not take your eyes off them as you would miss another brilliant performance.  The venue was superb.  Right number of crowd in the audience so that you felt part of the show and not part of the show.  To top it off the food and service was brilliant.  A most enjoyable night and one we will be looking for in future Fringe Festivals.

Paul Henschke

"We were amazed at how the characters were so like the originals.  They were hilarious and very professional taking on their roles throughout the entire evening from our welcome by Basil to Manuel showing photos of his ass and his sister's ass, to Sybil constantly on Basil's back.  Each character played their part beautifully.  We were sorry when the evening ended.  We have highly recommended this show to our friends and family and would certainly recommend it to anyone."

Christine Dunt

"This was the second time that I had attended the Faulty Towers performance at the Strathmore Hotel and it was fantastic.  We had a ball and will definitely go again."

Jo Murray

"Thank you for an excellent night out.  So much fun and memories."

Metro Party Sales

"The performers were fantastic and the non-performer staff were unbelievable, so professional!!"

Josh Beck

"This is my second Faulty Towers dining experience.  It is so worth seeing again as the details could really be enjoyed straight away and were not delayed while the punter is recovering from the shock!  It was great ... funny, fun and incredibly authentic.  For a Fawlty Towers fan, actually being a part of the event is a great experience.  A fantastic performance from the cast, who are remarkably like the originals!"

Donna Hilleson

"A great show, would certainly go again.  My guests also thought it was fantastic"

Alan Evans