Connie Booth will 'sneak in' to watch the Fawlty Towers stage show

Connie Booth will "sneak in" to watch the 'Fawlty Towers' stage show.

The 83-year-old actress starred opposite her ex-husband John Cleese in the classic 1970s sitcom, but almost 50 years after the pair wrote the short-lived series, it will launch as a West End play on Saturday (04.05.24).

Connie's second husband John Lahr has claimed she will see it at some point, but will keep a low profile.

He told the MailOnline: "She’ll be going to see it - probably not on opening night but she’ll be there."

The actress has become something of a recluse in the last few decades and has not acted since she starred in a 1995 adaptation of Edith Wharton's 'The Buccaneers'.

Her theatre critic husband - who is the son of late 'Wizard of Oz' star Bert Lahr - insisted his wife will not be giving any interviews, but he can "understand" why people would be interested.

He said: "I understand people are interested - why wouldn’t they be? Connie is not giving interviews. She doesn’t generally do it anymore."

A source added that Connie - who played Polly Sherman in the 12-episode series that was all set in Torquay's most calamitous, fictional hotel - will in no way be using the opening of the play to return to the limelight.

The insider said: "She is looking forward to seeing it, but she likes to keep a low profile these days and stay very much out of the limelight!"

Just days ago, it was announced that the show would be making its way to the stage.

John, 82, said: "What a thrill to be bringing 'Fawlty Towers' to the West End for the first time - nearly 50 years since the show was first recorded, in December 1974.

"We’ve been involved in the casting process for some time, being constantly reminded of what a wealth of acting talent we have in Britain – sorting the very, very, very good from the merely very, very good.

"Finally, we assembled a top-class group of comedy actors who will bring the show to the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue."