Details

Song and dance based loosely on the T.S.Elliot poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The plot is that all the cats are gathering for the Jellicle Ball at which one will be bestowed with an extra life. All the performers are cats in a outsize alley which takes over the whole auditorium. The show has a loose story but is essentially a series of pieces about the individual cats, their personalities and their lives. During the interval there is a chance for younger members of the audience to meet a cat and get an autograph. Time Out called it the dancing moggie show. Running time approx. 2hrs 30mins including interval Cats website.

Cast/Performers

Louise Barratt (Jemma), Lauren Brooke (Cassandra), Lorraine Chappell (Bombalurina), Patrick Clancy (Bustopher Jones / Asparagus / Growl Tiger), Philip Comley (Coricopat), Zoe Curlett (Jellylorum), Laura Darkins (Swing), Ryan Dixon (Rumus / Alonzo), Alex Durrant (Bill Bailey), Rachel ensor (Victoria / White Cat), Matthew Gould (Skimbleshanks), Barry Haywood (Swing), Chrissie Hammond (Grizabella), Nic Ineson (Swing), Luke Jackson (Admetus / Macavity), Tori Johns (Swing), Dean Maynard (Munkustrap), Joanne McShane (Rumpleteazer), Zak Nemorin (Mungojerrie), Tania Newton (Jennyanydots), James Paterson (Old Deuteronomy), Louise Perez (Tantomile), Stuart Ramsay (Rum Tum Tugger), Trevor Schoonraad (Quaxo / Mistoffeelees), Ian Stroughair (Swing), Charlotte Scott (Swing), Zoe Smith (Demeter), Craig Turbyfield (Carbucketty), Liam Wrate (Swing)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Andrew Lloyd Webber, Trevor Nunn, Richard Stilgoe
Director(s): Trevor Nunn, Gillian Lynne (associate director), Fergus Logan (tour)
Choreographer: Gillian Lynne
Design(s): John Napier, Raymond Huessy
Lighting: David Hersey
Musical Director: Danny Whitby
Sound(s): Simon Baker, Terry Jardine, Greg Pink (associate sound designer)