Bill Kenwright presents the highly anticipated first ever UK tour of the Tony and Olivier award winning La Cage Aux Folles.
John Partridge (EastEnders, Over The Rainbow) plays the iconic role of ‘Albin’, who moonlights as star drag act Zaza at the infamous La Cage aux Folles nightclub. Partridge’s extensive theatre credits include the West End productions of A Chorus Line at the London Palladium, Cats, Starlight Express and Chicago.
Adrian Zmed plays ‘Georges’, partner of Albin and owner of the nightclub. Zmed co-starred with William Shatner as ‘Officer Vince Romano’ in the 80’s hit TV show T.J. Hooker, which ran for 90 episodes over 5 years. This will be his first stage appearance in the UK although he is no stranger to Broadway musicals having previously led the casts of Grease, no fewer than 3 times, Falsettos and Blood Brothers.
Written by Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman, and based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, La Cage Aux Folles follows the story of Georges, the manager of a Saint Tropez nightclub, and his partner, Albin, a drag artiste and the club’s star attraction. They live an idyllic existence in the south of France but behind the curtains of this sparkling extravaganza, all may be about to change when 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.
TOUR DATES 2017
7 -11 March | Edinburgh Playhouse
14 – 18 March | New Theatre Wimbledon
21 – 25 March | Leeds Grand
9 – 13 May | Dartford Orchard Theatre
16 – 20 May | Birmingham Hippodrome
23 – 27 May | Bristol Hippodrome
30 May – 3 June | Grand Opera House York
6 – 10 June | New Victoria Woking
13 – 17 June | Salford Lowry
27 June – 1 July | Wolverhampton Grand
4 – 8 July | Liverpool Empire
25 – 29 July | Glasgow Kings
1 – 5 August | Sunderland Empire
8 – 12 August | Milton Keynes Theatre
15 – 26 August | Theatre Royal Brighton
