Photo shoot for the German tent tour, 22 February 2011: Nils Haberstroh as Tumblebrutus, Dörte Niedermeier as Sillabub, Elisabeth Hazel Bell as Cassandra, Dane Quixall as Mungojerrie, and Cornelia Waibel as Demeter (X).
Cast list for CATS International Tour 2022 today (26th of June).
A lot of the cast members have been sick, so some are understudies or have been flown in from London to help out.
Written out list:
Grizabella = Sarah-Marie Maxwell; Old Deuteronomy = Russell Dickson; Gus/Bustopher Jones = Hal Fowler; Munkustrap = Sebastian Goffin; Rum Tum Tugger = Ed Wade; Mr Mistoffelees = Liam Mower; Skimbleshanks = Freddie Clements; Rumpelteazer = Kirsty Ingram; Mungojerrie = Harry Robinson; Jennyanydots = Anna Campkin; Jellylorum = Elizabeth Futter; Bombalurina = Lizzie Nance; Demeter = Frances Dee; Victoria = Maiya Hikasa; Cassandra = Erin Gisele Chapman; Carbucketty = Roan Pronk; Jemima = Carrie Willis; Coricopat = Shakeel Kimotho; Tantomile = Ben Mundy; Macavity/Admetus = Aaron Elijah; Bill Baily = Aaron Hunt; Pouncival = Dane Quixall; Alonzo = Daniel Timoney
Talking about my experience(s) under the cut for anyone interested (in the end, it’s for myself anyway)!
So, I’ve actually seen CATS live for the third (and last) time today! I’ve seen three different Grizabella’s now, which were all phenomenal and made me cry.
Each cast member is truly amazing. Every single time I was blown away by all of them!
It’s so exciting to watch them perform and to see what they’re doing when they aren’t in focus at all. I love, love, love their background acting. It’s a lot of fun!
My favourite cat has been and always will be Skimbleshanks. First two times he was played by Philip Bertioli, who unfortunately came down with covid this week, so today it was Freddie Clements. Both of them are truly fantastic versions of this character! Would love to see them again, heh. Freddie’s Skimble today also paid so much attention to Admetus and Mungojerrie, out of the younger cats, which I found quite lovely to watch.
Generally, I’m still blown away. The show is just so great (I mean, duh, it’s mf CATS) and since today was the last performance here it had a bit of a different feeling to it and I like that the cast (especially Rum Tum Tugger in this case) let you feel how much they enjoyed performing this all month long. Of course, the tour just started, so I’m sure they’re all eager to continue as well. It just felt amazing, is all. Their fun was palpable. <3
I’m still collecting my thoughts, so I’m pretty much just gushing right now, ah, well!
All in all, I’m incredibly grateful and lucky to have seen it three times. Unforgettable, truly. <3
Also my seat today was phenomenal. I’m so lucky!!! I was so close and got hit by tails as they walked past me a couple of times, hjskfhkjhkl!
This was my view:
Author: Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T.S. Eliot
Director: Trevor Nunn
Choreographer: Choreographer and Assoicate Director: Gillian Lynne. Assoicate Choreographer and Director: Chrissie Cartwright
Cast: Adam Lake, Adam Salter, Charlene Ford, Paul F Monaghan, Joel Morris, Cassie Clare, Benjamin Mundy, Zizi Strallen, Kerry Ellis, Sophia Ragavelas, Clare Rickard, Natasha Mould, Laurie Scarth, Cameron Ball, Benjamin Yates, Callum Train, Nicholas Pound, Stevie Hutchinson, Joseph Poulton, Dawn Williams, Antoine Murray-Straughan, Ross Finnie, Kathryn Barnes, Hannah Kenna Thomas, Ryan Gover, Barry Haywood, Alice Jane, Grace McKee, Dane Quixall, Libby Watts
Grainy backstage cuteness from the 2022 Taiwan tour! George Hankers giving us a glamour Jerrie (albeit bald), Carly Miles peeking behind him as Tantomile, Alice Batt as Jellylorum, Mukeni Nel right at the back as Carbuckety, Dane Quixall once again covering the role that’s not meant to have covers (well, he hasn’t had a chance to cat since before the pandemic, so he deserves every opportunity on that stage he can get!), and Dominique Hamilton being cute as Rumpelteazer.
Plato is moping around before Jerrie and Teazer shows up and starts playing with each other! !
Shane Dickson as Plato, Dane Quixall as Mungojerrie, and Marleen de Vries as Rumpleteazer
Makeup for the German tent tour, 22 February 2011: Nils Haberstroh as Tumblebrutus, Dörte Niedermeier as Sillabub, Elisabeth Hazel Bell as Cassandra, Dane Quixall as Mungojerrie, and Cornelia Waibel as Demeter (X).
Author: Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T.S. Eliot
Director: Trevor Nunn
Choreographer: Choreographer and Assoicate Director: Gillian Lynne. Assoicate Choreographer and Director: Chrissie Cartwright
Cast: Adam Lake, Adam Salter, Charlene Ford, Paul F Monaghan, Joel Morris, Cassie Clare, Benjamin Mundy, Zizi Strallen, Kerry Ellis, Sophia Ragavelas, Clare Rickard, Natasha Mould, Laurie Scarth, Cameron Ball, Benjamin Yates, Callum Train, Nicholas Pound, Stevie Hutchinson, Joseph Poulton, Dawn Williams, Antoine Murray-Straughan, Ross Finnie, Kathryn Barnes, Hannah Kenna Thomas, Ryan Gover, Barry Haywood, Alice Jane, Grace McKee, Dane Quixall, Libby Watts