On Wednesday I found myself at a loose end because my Babbage preproduction meeting was put off until next week, so my wife booked us into a West End theatre. Not exactly my thing, but there I was in the Playhouse watching La Cage Aux Folles. The audience really enjoyed the show and entered into its vibrant spirit, however for me I thought that the transvestites were a little too cliché and the lead gay somewhat hammy. Having said this it wasn’t a bad show; in fact it was well acted and the song & dance routines lifted up the somewhat simplistic plot to make an evening at the theatre worthwhile. Go see it if you enjoy being washed by a glam performance.I’ve been thinking about a short-short for Cannes 2010 and I’ve already changed the title from “Bath Time” to “Martian Eclipse” as I think this will capture the essence of the theme better. Watch this space for more on this during the year.
