LA CAGE AUX FOLLES [THE PLAY]
12 February – 21 March 2020
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Park Theatre
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Adam Blanshay Productions and Park Theatre present the English Language World Premiere of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES [The Play] by Jean Poiret.
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A new translation by Simon Callow
Supported by Park Theatre's Producers Circle
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Enter the glittering world of La Cage aux Folles - the play which spawned four blockbuster films and the Tony Award-winning musical. See the original, riotous and heartfelt farce for the first time in the English language.
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Nightclub owner Georges and his dazzling drag artiste partner Albin create the most spectacular shows in St. Tropez. But when Georges’ son Laurent announces his engagement to the daughter of a notoriously right-wing politician determined to bring the curtain down on the town’s vibrant nightlife, the real performance begins.
As Georges and Albin entertain their soon-to-be in laws and attempt to conceal their true nature for the sake of their son, how long can the façade last?
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“La Cage aux Folles is a great - and brilliantly funny - play about living the life you want to live. It’s also a bit of an eye-opener about what it was to be out and gay in the early seventies. But there’s nothing remotely preachy about - it’s zany, outrageous, mad. A rampant farce, and utterly life-affirming.” Simon Callow
PERFORMANCE DATES
Mon – Sat 7:30PM
Thurs & Sat 3:00PM
CREATIVE
WRITER | JEAN POIRET
ADAPTOR | SIMON CALLOW​
DIRECTOR | JEZ BOND
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | SADIE SPENCER
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER | TIM SHORTALL
LIGHTING DESIGNER | RICK FISHER
SOUND DESIGNER | YVONNE GILBERT
CASTING DIRECTOR | IRENE COTTON CDG
PRODUCER | RACHAEL WILLIAMS
PRODUCER | ADAM BLANSHAY
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER | EDWARD JOHNSON
ASSISTANT PRODUCER | DANIEL COOPER
PRODUCTION MANAGER | GARETH EDWARDS
COMPANY STAGE MANAGER | RICKY MCFADDEN
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER | ADAM MOORE-WHITE
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER | WILLIAM NELSON
COSTUME SUPERVISOR | STEPHANIE GREENSLADE
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN | MATT HARDIN
MOVEMENT DIRECTION | NATASHA HARRISON
CAST
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MICHAEL MATUS | GEORGES
PAUL HUNTER | ALBIN
SARAH LAM | SIMONE
SYRUS LOWE | JACOB
PETER STRAKER | TABARO
MARK CAMERON | MARSEILLES / ZORBA
ARTHUR HUGHES | LAURENT
SIMON HEPWORTH | MONSIEUR PRIEDIEU / MERCEDES
LOUISE BANGAY | MADAME PRIEDIEU
GEORGINA AMBREY | MURIEL
WILLIAM NELSON | FRANCES