La Cage Auf Folles - part 2

A few weeks back I saw John Barrowman play the Albin in La Cage Aux Folles. I blogged about his excellent performance. Unusually, I found myself back in the Playhouse Theatre the other day to watch the show again. This time with Douglas Hodge playing the role of Albin. Douglas had created the role when the show first opened and had been brought back for a final run before transferring to Broadway. I am so glad I went. Hodge was brilliant. Really brilliant. He played it very differently to Barrowman. Much more camp with a terrific attention to the fine detail of the mannerisms of the complex Albin character. This created a fabulous atmosphere in the theatre and the evening is one I shall remember for a long time.

The show has now closed in London, transferring to Broadway where I believe Douglas Hodge will be playing alongside Kelsey Grammer as Georges.

Mexico

We're just back from a splendid two weeks in Mexico, staying at the Riu Palace Las Americas. This was my first trip to Cancun, and I'm not going to write at length about the things we did. However, I can thoroughly recommend the hotel. It was friendly, clean, with excellent food and service. The hotel has its own beach, which is cleaned every day and of course the turquoise waters are beautifully clear and clean.

We flew with Thomson and the fights were all on time and pain free - and I even enjoyed the safety announcements which were done by children. If the airline could improve one thing, it would be to get the service out of the way quicker on the return leg so that passengers had a chance of some proper sleep.