La Cage aux Folles review: ‘wonderful fun’ at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Beneath all the feathers and sequins, Billy Carter and Carl Mullaney bring real ‘heart’ to their roles

Carl Mullaney and the Cagelles in La Cage aux Folles
Carl Mullaney and the Cagelles in La Cage aux Folles
(Image credit: Johan Persson)

Tim Sheader’s lavish revival of this landmark 1983 musical – about a gay Saint-Tropez nightclub owner and his drag artist partner – is a “total joy”, said Miriam Gillinson in The Guardian. The costumes dazzle, and the choreography is “slick but – even better – very funny”.

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