British TV presenter and camp funny man Graham Norton will slip into high heel shoes and frocks to take the lead role in La Cage Aux Folles at London’s Playhouse Theatre.

Norton will take to the stage on January 19, replacing the current lead, Douglas Hodge for a three months run.

The show is based on the 1973 French play by Jean Poiret. It is about a gay couple - Georges, the manager of a St Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and Albin, his star attraction - and the adventures that follow when Georges’ son Jean-Michel brings home his fiancee’s ultra-conservative parents to meet them.

Wonder how Graham have time to do the musical, considering he has The Graham Norton Show as well?