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Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, the smash hit Broadway and West End musical will be officially launched in Melbourne on Tuesday, July 31 with a full day of knightly activities at Federation Square.
 
Directed by Mike Nichols, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT has a book by Eric Idle, "lovingly ripped-off" from the screenplay of the Pythons’ best-loved film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.
 
Tickets will go on general sale in September, but to launch the show that sets musical theatre back a thousand years, a one day only Grail Sale will take place with tickets on sale for 12 hours, from 8.00am – 8.00pm, on July 31. Tickets will only be available from a SPAMALOT ticket booth at Federation Square.
 
Come one, come all…join King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table on their quest for the Holy Grail, even the flatulent Frenchman is invited.
 
Winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical, along with more awards than any other show that season on Broadway, SPAMALOT has broken house records at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre and at the Palace Theatre in the West End. Famed film and stage director Mike Nichols won his eighth Tony Award for his direction of SPAMALOT.
 
 
ACTIVITIES AT FEDERATION SQUARE ON TUESDAY, JULY 31 INCLUDE:
7.30am  – a breakfast barbeque of delicacies made from the Holy Grail of canned meats, Spam
8.00am – Box office opens for 12 hours only
10.00am – The entire Australian company will be announced and key cast members will be available for photo opportunities and one-on-one interviews under the giant inflatable Python ‘Foot of God’
5.30pm – Python fans are invited to attend the official launch at Federation Square’s BMW Edge space, which will feature a performance of “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” and a live (ish) video cross to SPAMALOT creator, Eric Idle and Python, Terry Jones.
8.00pm – Single ticket box office closes…till September
 
The Melbourne CBD will also be overrun at key commuter times with knights and their trusty servants on coconut powered horses. Fans that purchase tickets at the Grail Sale will have the chance to randomly be selected to win limited edition SPAMALOT merchandise and posters signed by Eric Idle - suitable for resale online.

In case you've been living under a giant foot for the past 40 years, Monty Python isn't a person, but a group of British actors and writers (and one American) that performed their famous comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC television from 1969 to 1974, with subsequent fame and success. Changing comedy forever, a series of hugely popular motion pictures and live tours made Monty Python and their members into international superstars.

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT commences performances at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne on November 20 with a gala premiere set for December 1.
 
SPAMALOT is lead produced in Australia by Boyett Ostar Productions, and Michael Coppel.
 
Visit www.montypythonsspamalot.com



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