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La Cage Aux Folles - Park Theatre cast announced

Published on

January 9, 2020

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Casting has been announced for Simon Callow's new translation of La Cage Aux Folles (the play) which opens at the Park Theatre, London from February 2020.

Casting has been confirmed for the English language World Premiere of La Cage aux Folles . Jean Poiret’s seminal classic spawned four blockbuster films and a Tony Award-winning musical. This new translation of the heartfelt farce by theatrical legend Simon Callow will star Michael Matus (Richard III – National Theatre and Headlong Theatre Tour, and King Lear – The Duke of York’s Theatre) in the role of Georges and Paul Hunter (Founder of Told by an Idiot) as Albin. The cast is completed by Sarah Lam, Syrus Lowe, Peter Straker, Mark Cameron, Arthur Hughes, Simon Hepworth, Louise Bangay, Georgina Ambrey and William Nelson. It will be directed by Park Theatre’s Artistic Director, Jez Bond, with a national press night on Wednesday 19th February at 7pm.

Simon Callow said: “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 - it’s zany, outrageous, mad. A rampant farce, and utterly life-affirming.”

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?

La Cage Aux Folles plays Park Theatre, London from 12 February - 21 March 2020.

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