CAKE: THE MARIE ANTOINETTE PLAYLIST returns to play at The Other Palace this Autumn
Photo credit: Mark Senior
Following a successful UK tour and electrifying try-out performances in the West End last year, brand-new musical, come gig, come ballet, Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist is now back for a full reign. This time, one of the most prolific monarchs in history has found her (rightful) home at a palace…The Other Palace, to be exact from 13 September for a strictly limited season.
Reprising their roles will be West End star Zizi Strallen (Mary Poppins; Strictly Ballroom) as Marie Antoinette, and the original Catherine of Aragon in the award-winning musical SIX, Renée Lamb as Jeanne, with further casting to be announced.
Combining a multi-genre pop score with 18th century France, Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist, retells a story that sparked a revolution.
Marie Antoinette’s reign was blighted by gossip and scandal. But when she is implicated in a crime to defraud the crown jewellers of a diamond necklace, it is not just her reputation at stake, but the monarchy and France itself.
Artistic Director of The Other Palace, Paul Taylor-Mills, said: “I’m delighted we are bringing CAKE to The Other Palace for a full run, as this brand-new genre busting musical continues to evolve following on from its try-out last year. Completing our 2024 programme of new musicals and developing work, from Cruel Intentions the Musical at the start of the year to Babies currently receiving rave reviews, and Fantastically Great Women Who Changed The World over the summer, the London premiere of The Lightning Thief, this will literally be the icing on the CAKE!
Cake: The Marie Antoinette Playlist has a book by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Tasha Taylor Johnson, and music and lyrics by Jack McManus and Tasha Taylor-Johnson, with direction by Bronagh Lagan based on the original staging by Drew McOnie, with additional choreography by Christopher Tendai, set and costume design by Sami Fendall, lighting by Joshie Harriette, and casting by Will Burton.
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