SPAMALOT Bids Farewell to West End, Plays Final Performance 1/3

Monty Python's Spamalot plays its final performance at the Palace Theatre today, January 3rd, 2009.

Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table, and featuring a bevy of beautiful showgirls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people, Monty Pyton's SPAMALOT "raises silliness to an art form" (The Sunday Times) and has been hailed as "a no holds-barred smash hit." (The New Yorker)

Monty Python's SPAMALOT is directed by Mike Nicholls, with book and lyrics by Eric Idle.

The Grammy Award-winning score is by Eric Idle and John Du Prez.

Sanjeev Bhaskar plays King Arthur. He is confirmed as the last King of the Britons to perform at the Palace Theatre in Monty Python’s SPAMALOT.  Bhaskar was due to end his run on 5 October, but retained his throne until the show’s final West End performance this evening, Saturday 3 January 2009 at 8pm.  In June this year Bhaskar was crowned as the new King Arthur, following in the footsteps of Tim Curry, Simon Russell Beale, Peter Davison and Alan Dale.     

 For more information on all productions visit www.montypythonsspamalot.com

Eric Idle and Sanjeev Bhaskar (in costume as King Arthur) enjoy a singalong to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, backstage at Spamalot

Eric Idle with Sanjeev Bhaskar (in costume as King Arthur) at Spamalot

Photos by Dam Wooller