Monty Python’s recreation of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy Grail, is a satirical, yet familiar depiction of history - Trojan Rabbit and all.
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Eric Idle, an integral member of the well known comedy team, used the successful film as inspiration for the Tony Award-winning musical Spamalot.
Nearly a decade later, the Arcadians Theatre Group is taking on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in a revised version of the show.
The Illawarra production, which has been two years in the making, has been buoyed by recognition from the show’s creators.
Several weeks out from opening night, the production team ‘‘spammed’’ social media, in the hope of increasing ticket sales.
Director Juran Jones said it worked, with the posts getting much more publicity then expected.
‘‘Eric Idle picked it up and retweeted it,’’ he said.
‘‘We also put the feelers out to hopefully get Michael Palin involved because he will be in the country at the time.
‘‘We couldn’t set it up but he did send a signed photo, which was great.’’
Mr Jones has been directing musicals for 10 years and is looking forward to opening night.
‘‘We are polishing up the production now, finalising the set and the many costumes,’’ he said.
The next challenge for the production team is to get John Cleese in on the action, to which Jones responded: ‘‘challenge accepted!’’
The Miner’s Lamp Theatre in Corrimal will host the production from March 13 to 28.