Sets musical theatre back a thousand years!
FROM THE KUMARS TO CAMELOT .....
SANJEEV BHASKAR CROWNED AS NEW KING OF THE BRITONS IN
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
BEFORE SHOW HEADS OFF ON ROYAL WALKABOUT
From
Monday 23rd June 2008 the role of
Arthur, the King of the Britons will be played by
Sanjeev Bhaskar. Bhaskar is to join the cast of the multi award-winning record-breaking Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, to be crowned as the new Arthur, the King of the Britons, following in the footsteps of Tim Curry, Simon Russell Beale, Peter Davison and Alan Dale. Best known as the host of
The Kumars at No. 42 and for his appearances in the award-winning radio and television sketch show
Goodness Gracious Me.
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is 100% pure entertainment. Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT is the new musical directed by Oscar Winning Mike Nichols, with a book by the third tallest Python, Eric Idle, and an almost but not entirely new score by Eric Idle (no relation) and John du Prez. Retelling the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and featuring a number of gratuitously scantily clad showgirls, not to mention the cows, killer rabbits and French people.
SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table with the help of a number of gratuitously scantily clad showgirls, cows, killer rabbits, French people and a legless knight.
Currently playing to packed houses at the Palace Theatre the award-winning and record-breaking Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is booking until 27th September 2008.
Monty Python's SPAMALOT has been hailed as:
"A no-holds-barred smash"
The New Yorker
"Funnier than the Black Death"
Brother Maynard, Friars Weekly incorporating Nuns Illustrated
"Pies iesu domine donna eis requiem"
Thelonius Monk
"Triffic!"
Michael Palin (no relation)
"A Grand Slamalot"
New York Post
"King Arthur is rolling over in his grave - and laughing till his armour rattles"
USA Today
"Holy Gales of laughter"
Newsday
Travel
Nearest Underground: Leicester Square (Piccadilly/ Northern lines)/ Tottenham Court Road (Norther/ Central lines)
Travelcard Zone: 1
Rail:
Charing Cross - Northern line north to Leicester Square
Kings Cross/St Pancras - Piccadilly line west/south to to Leicester Square
Paddington - Bakerloo line south/east to Oxford Circus, Central line east to Tottenham Court Road
Victoria - Victoria line north to Oxford Circus, Central line east to Tottenham Court Road
Liverpool Street - Central line west to Tottenham Court Road
Marylebone - Bakerloo line south/east to Oxford Circus, Central line east to Tottenham Court Road
Waterloo - Northern line north to Leicester Square
Nearest Car Park: Westminster City Council Car Parks Cambridge Circus. NCP Upper St Martin’s Lane. Parking in central London can be difficult and expensive. Please use public transport.
Access
Wheelchair Access: No steps to auditorium through side exit on Shaftesbury Avenue. One wheelchair space in Stalls, transfer seating also available.
Hearing Impaired: Infrared headsets available from box office. Deposit required.
Please call 0870 906 3838 for further information and concession details.
Notes
Some seats in the Upper Circle have restricted legroom and are not recommended for customers over 5' 4". Please select another part of house if you require superior leg room.