The surviving members of Monty Python's Flying Circus are to reunite on stage.

Terry Jones, one of the iconic group of comedians, told the BBC: His announcement ended speculation following tweets by fellow Python Eric Idle yesterday and today in which he said:


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It is understood that John Cleese, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam will join Jones and Idle for the press conference, which is expected to be held at The Playhouse Theatre in London, where the hit stage show Spamalot is playing.

The sixth member of the comedy group, Graham Chapman, died of cancer in October 1989.

The five surviving Pythons last appeared together at the 1998 Aspen Comedy Festival.

The comedy group started life as a BBC television sketch show that ran for four series between 1969 and 1974, spawning five films as well as various books and albums, and proved to be a massive influence on comedy.

UPDATE - FRIDAY 22nd NOVEMBER: The show will take place at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday 1st July 2014, and will see the team performing some of their best-known sketches "with modern and topical Pythonesque twists", as well as new material. Tickets go on sale on Monday 25th November from 10am, with prices starting at £27.50 and going up to £95 (plus fees). More details are available via this link. The performance will be filmed and released commercially.

Poor ticket sales have led to the sudden cancellation of the touring production of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live!

It was pulled ahead of a performance due to be held at The Hawth in Crawley last Monday, with ticket-holders being told to contact venues for refunds. The show was due to continue touring until the end of November.

A notice on the production's website reads:
Simon Jones, who had been reprising the role of Arthur Dent, posted the following joint statement with director Dirk Maggs on his Facebook page: The show first toured last year, reuniting many of the original radio and TV cast members and with guest performers such as Neil Gaiman providing the voice of The Book.

Another 33 performances have been added to the upcoming tour of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live!

They will be staged at 28 venues in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, with the details as follows (NB: Not all venues have the show on their website yet or have a dedicated link for the show) :

• Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th September: Norwich Theatre Royal
  
• Thursday 19th September: St David's Hall, Cardiff
  
• Saturday 21st September: Derngate Theatre, Northampton
  
• Sunday 22nd September: The Mayflower, Southampton
  
• Monday 23rd September: Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea
  
• Sunday 29th September: Regent Theatre, Ipswich
  
• Thursday 3rd October: Forum Theatre, Malvern
  
• Friday 4th October: Cambridge Corn Exchange
  
• Monday 7th October: Memorial and City Hall, Sheffield
  
• Thursday 10th October: St George's Hall, Bradford
  
• Friday 11th October: Pavilion Theatre, Rhyl
  
• Monday 14th to Wednesday 16th October: Grand Opera House, Belfast
  
• Monday 21st October: The Hawth, Crawley
  
• Tuesday 22nd October: Watford Colosseum
  
• Friday 25th October: Preston Guild Hall
  
• Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th October: The Hexagon, Reading
  
• Thursday 31st October: Opera House, Buxton
  
• Saturday 2nd November: Scarborough Spa Complex
  
• Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th November: Theatre Royal, Glasgow
  
• Saturday 9th November: Aberdeen Music Hall
  
• Sunday 10th November: Eden Court, Inverness
  
• Wednesday 13th November: Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
  
• Friday 15th November: Theatre Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
  
• Saturday 16th November: Hull New Theatre
  
• Sunday 17th November: Victoria Theatre, Halifax
  
• Wednesday 20th November: Swan Theatre, High Wycombe
  
• Sunday 24th November: Lighthouse, Poole
  
• Friday 29th November: The Anvil, Basingstoke
  

Earlier this month, 16 performances were also added to the tour, which starts at The Hackney Empire in London on Saturday 14th September and Sunday 15th September.

The show has been adapted from the Douglas Adams novels by Dirk Maggs, who is also the director.

More dates have been added to this year's tour of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live!

Sixteen performances at 12 venues across England and Scotland have been announced, taking place between September and November.

• Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September: Sunderland Empire
  
• Friday 27th September: Edinburgh Playhouse
  
• Saturday 28th September: Grimsby Auditorium
  
• Tuesday 1st October: Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
  
• Wednesday 2nd October: New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham
  
• Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th October: Opera House, Manchester
  
• Thursday 24th October: Southport Theatre And Convention Centre
  
• Sunday 27th October: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
  
• Friday 1st November: Grand Opera House, York
  
• Tuesday 19th November: Princess Theatre, Torquay
  
• Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd November: Churchill Theatre, Bromley
  
• Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th November: Theatre Royal, Brighton
  

As reported earlier this month, the production will be at The Hackney Empire in London on Saturday 14th September and Sunday 15th September.

The show has been adapted from the Douglas Adams novels by Dirk Maggs, who is also the director.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show Live! will be taking to the stage again.

The production, which toured round England, Scotland and Wales last June and July, will be at The Hackney Empire in London on Saturday 14th September and Sunday 15th September, with more dates and venues to be announced in due course.

Simon Jones will once again play Arthur Dent, joined by other cast members from the radio and TV shows plus special guests as the voice of The Book.

It has been adapted from the Douglas Adams novels by Dirk Maggs, who is also the director.