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Revision as of 16:01, 19 August 2023
Cage Me A Peacock is a musical by Noel Langley (1911-1980), with additional lyrics by Adam Leslie (1916-1979) and music by Eve Lynd (1904-1960)[1].
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The original text
‘Cage Me A Peacock’ was the first novel by South African author and screenwriter Noel Langley. Published in 1935, the novel was a satirical version of The Rape of Lucretia and became an instant hit with readers. Langley adapted the novel, first as a play and then as a musical, with a score by Eve Lynd, starring Bill O’Connor, Linda Gray, Yolande Donlan and Simon Lack. ‘Cage Me A Peacock’ opened at London’s Strand Theatre in June 1948 before transferring to the Cambridge Theatre in December 1948, running in total for over 300 performances. Although the somewhat controversial themes of the original novel had been toned down for the musical adaptation, the show was a critical success and proved popular with theatregoers.
Based on Langley's humorous historical novel of the same name (published by Arthur Barker in 1935), which Langley had adapted, first as a play and then as a musical, the musical is a parody of the legend of Lucretia, offering a risqué and amusing alternative account of the events leading up to the Roman Revolution of about 508 BC which expelled the last King of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, and established the Roman republic.[2]
First performed at the Strand Theatre, London (now Novello Theatre, London) (18th June – December 1948) and the Cambridge Theatre, London (6th December 1948 – 1949).
The cast included South African born Joan Blake and apparently Adam Leslie, then working as a designer and writer in London, wrote some of the lyrics for the piece. They would work together extensively in South Africa in later years.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.amazon.com/Cage-Me-Peacock-Noel-Langley/dp/B000TZ1TS8
http://www.stagedoorrecords.com/LOST%20WEST%20END%20VINTAGE.pdf
https://theatricalia.com/play/g7e/cage-me-a-peacock/production/11p4
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2380532/bio/
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