BRUNSWICK — For the final show of its 2010 season, Maine State Music Theatre will produce the famous, farcical musical “Spamalot.”

The skewed and sung version of the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table and their search for the Holy Grail will play from Aug. 11 to Aug. 28.

The musical is “lovingly ripped off” from the popular 1975 classic film “Monty Python and The Holy Grail.”

The show, complete with beautiful showgirls, French soldiers and hilarious song and dance numbers, won the 2005 Best Musical Tony Award. It has been nominated for 14 Tony Awards and has been on tour in the United States and London.

Writer, lyricist and former Monty Python comedy troupe member Eric Idle’s contributions to the show helped it win the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Musical and Outstanding Lyrics.

“My goal is to take material that many ‘Pythons’ know and make it fun and accessible to audiences that have never seen it, to tap in to the universal qualities of the ‘Python’ humor and the allure of the musical comedy, and to create a new fan base,” said “Spamalot” director and Monty Python devotee Marc Robin.

Unique to the MSMT production of “Spamalot” is the use of costumes from the original London West End version of the show. Coordinating costumes for the show is Kurt Alger.

Maine State Music Theatre productions are in Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus. For tickets, call 725-8769, visit the box office or log on to www.msmt.org.