Cage Me A Peacock
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
Based on Langley's popular humorous 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).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Langley
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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