Elphaba and Fiyero from WICKED
George and Albin from LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
Monday, 12 February 2018
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
REVIEW: La Cage Aux Folles at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking
Now recognised as one of the world’s finest modern musicals, La Cage Aux Folles began life as a French stage farce of the same name. Written by playwright Jean Poiret, the play tells the story of Albin (otherwise known as Za Za) and Georges, a gay couple who make a living running a St Tropez drag nightclub. But behind the curtains of this sparkling extravaganza, all may be about to change. Georges’ son Jean-Michel announces his engagement to the daughter of a notorious right-wing politician determined to close down the local colourful night-life. Drama and hilarity ensue when a meeting of the parents forces them to cover up their vibrant lifestyle.
Bill Kenwright’s latest tour of La Cage is as unashamedly excessive but boy, oh boy, is it brilliant. Directed by Martin Connor and starring John Partridge and Adrian Zmed as Albin and Georges respectively, this production has all the sequins, glamour and glitz a musical could ever need, but beyond this, it brings to the fore a story of identity and acceptance – a moral tale as resonant today as it was when it was first staged in 1983.
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