La Cage aux Folles (2023)
29 July – 23 September
Book by Harvey Fierstein, music & lyrics by Jerry Herman and based on the play by Jean Poiret.
La Cage aux Folles was a fabulous revival of Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Herman's show-stopping musical. It was directed by Tim Sheader and marked his last show at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre as our Artistic Director.
The cast
Creative team
Thyrza Abrahams
Associate Director
![Thyrza Abrahams in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Amy Ball
Casting Director
![Amy Ball in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Jason Carr
Orchestrations & Dance Arrangements
![Jason Carr in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Arthur Carrington
Associate Casting Director
![Arthur Carrington in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Guy Common
Make Up Designer
![Guy Common in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Ryan Dawson Laight
Costume Designer
![Ryan Dawson Laight in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
James Hassett
Associate Sound Designer
![James Hassett in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/34965290-01d8-47bc-b068-9fbbd65586be_OAT_logo_for-social_jobs_.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,127,598,374&w=160&h=100)
Howard Hudson
Lighting Designer
![Howard Hudson in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/c279b81aca1012bf12c41155e768a7d5769ea441_howard-hudson.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Nick Lidster for Autograph
Sound Designer
![Nick Lidster for Autograph in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/4e1523b8fe0ee292849b0f34244d8d627ff416cc_nick_v1_small.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Ingrid Mackinnon
Season Associate - Intimacy Support
![Ingrid Mackinnon in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/e5023c83-2447-4283-82da-74acdec20b2f_OAT+for+Heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,159,1956,1223&w=160&h=100)
Stephen Mear
Choreographer
![Stephen Mear in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/3952644731d81218d517ea626b5935f456120580_stephen-mear_2.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Ebony Molina
Associate Choreographer
![Ebony Molina in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/a9edb76be4c19f641030e2da7fe973e370ff0ac1_ebony-molina.-photo-johan-persson..jpg?auto=compress,format)
Janis Price
Voice & Text Director
![Janis Price in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/915646d4bf9f33a73f0403d8b484e0e9eaa53221_oat-for-heritage.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Colin Richmond
Set Designer
![Colin Richmond in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/34965290-01d8-47bc-b068-9fbbd65586be_OAT_logo_for-social_jobs_.jpg?auto=compress,format&rect=0,127,598,374&w=160&h=100)
Timothy Sheader
Director
![Timothy Sheader in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/eba279e9d811bff0bd0e49b9a927018c3b4ff7ab_timothy-sheader-2.-photo-david-jensen.jpg?auto=compress,format)
Tom Slade
Assistant Musical Director
![Tom Slade in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Ben van Tienen
Musical Director
![Ben van Tienen in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Jennifer Whyte
Musical Supervisor
![Jennifer Whyte in La Cage aux Folles (2023)](https://images.prismic.io/open-air-theatre/cf5be400-dcc3-4fb8-8369-74c22c3fd449_Screenshot+2023-11-22+122521.png?auto=compress,format&rect=0,72,331,207&w=160&h=100)
Reviews
Daily Telegraph
"Tim Sheader's joyous new production at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre."
Financial Times
"Five stars for a glorious La Cage aux Folles at the Open Air Theatre...sensational."
City AM
"Blisteringly smart, this is the show of the summer."
WhatsOnStage
"I'd urge you to grab tickets before it inevitably sells out."
Time Out
"This is a big blow-out of a show that wraps up as a gloriously camp celebration of found family and living exactly as you are."
The Guardian
"Dazzling revival is hilarious and heartfelt."
The Times
"Its sheer panache is irresistible"