40 years after they last appeared on stage in the UK at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, the live show will take place on 1 July 2014 at London’s O2 Arena. Tickets will go on sale on Monday 25 November at 10am.

The press-release states: “At a combined age of just 357, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will once again take to the stage and perform some of Monty Python’s greatest hits with modern, topical, Pythonesque twists.”

Update [27 November 2013]: Due to popular demand, a further five shows have been added at London’s O2 Arena on 15, 16, 18, 19, 20 July 2014. Tickets for these dates will go on sale on Friday 29 November at 10am.

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