Fawlty Towers only ran for 12 episodes back in the day, but it’s had an enduring impact on popular culture. Most of the audience at The Dining Experience seem to know the sitcom, but you don’t need to know it to get the show (although it will help to make sense of a couple of bits that haven’t aged particularly well). Really, you only need to know two things: no one is very good at their job in this hotel, and the food you’re going to eat hasn’t been prepared by them. The cast are masters of their parts, improvising madly around audience interjections while sticking to a structure that, ultimately, must stay broadly on track. They make great use of the space: the whole of The Terrace Hotel’s big function room becomes their stage. It’s also well worth taking a kid if you can; it’s so satisfying to watch their faces as grown-ups stand on tables, throw soup spoons around and generally create anarchy. This show is a treat. Fans of the original will love it, but anyone who wants to try something different will also find it hugely enjoyable (and if you really can’t abide Cleese, don’t be put off: their new show Confetti And Chaos promises more of the same with a different theme, later in the Fringe). Special shout out to the (real) waiting staff and kitchen; the food is actually very good. In fact, the whole thing might be faultless.