La cage aux folles by Herman, ut 21 máj 2024, Od (2024/2024), Režírované Andreas Gergen,, Dirigent Günter Wallner, Hannah Eisendle, Stadttheater Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria

»La Cage aux Folles« (literally: »queer cage«) is the name of a popular and dazzling establishment in St. Tropez. Georges, the owner of the bar, has been living with Albin for 20 years, who is a master of the art of travesty and who is the star of the show, albeit a bit worn down now. The two are a well-rehearsed and battle-tested loving couple. But Georges also has a son, Jean-Michel. When he wants to present his parents' house as an exemplary heteronormative bourgeois paradise to the arch-conservative parents of his fiancée Anne, Georges and Albin's relationship is put to the test. The film A Cage Full of Fools, starring Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi, has been a source of hilarity and debate since its release in 1978, although the homophobic and racist humor throughout is likely to make the latter predominate these days. The Broadway musical, which premiered five years after the film, focuses more on the development of Georges' and Albin's relationship on the one hand, but thrives on the passion and love for the show and cabaret on the other. The multi-layered, socially and individually complex topic is tackled in an entertaining and funny way, although occasionally crude clichés are not shied away from. True to the motto: »Mom, what is a transvestite? « – »Ask Aunt Karla, he knows.«