#munkustrapxvictoria

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Macavity's just going to knock Munkustrap flying, don't mind him.

And Munk is going to jump up to stand aggressively on his back. Totally normal behaviour. (You know, some stunts, I just can't imagine how you rehearse them safely.)

And just as Munkustrap thought he had Macavity more or less at kicking height... Victoria decided to use him to show Macavity that she can be big and scary too. Timing, woman!

Shiki production, Tokyo 1983.

Unless there are covers on: Shintaro Sonooka or Kenkichi Hamahata as Munkustrap, Yoshiaki Sugitani as Macavity, and Mamiko Yaesawa or Mami Nakai as Victoria.

@storyweaverofgondor

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A lovely spot of Bombastraptoria for day 17 of Jellicle ships month: Bombalurina day!

(Jack Rebaldi, Sabine Hettlich, and Bridie Rack; Berlin 2002.)

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Just when Munkustrap has trapdoor!Macavity at excellent nose-kicking height...

... a kitten jumps on his back. Isn't it always the way. Victoria, please be brave somewhere else.

Shiki production, Nagoya 20/7/2000. Kyoko Sato as Victoria, Shoichi Fukui as Munkustrap, and Macavity... I have no idea about the actor.

He's presumably not the actual Macavity actor, since that's a decoy and the real one will reappear at the back of the stage in a few seconds. My best guess, judging by which boys are visibly onstage during the Macavity fight (and which others are offstage but very unlikely to be Mac decoys, such as Misto) is that the two Mac decoys who pop up in front of and beside the stage are played by the actors of Skimble and Gus. I suppose there would be a pleasing symmetry if one of them was the Deut actor though! (And if it was Tugger that would just entertain me far too much.)

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Bradley Delarosbel dressed as Munkustrap for a cover run—but reprising their Admetus days with Gabrielle Parker (usually Jemima).

2022 Asia tour, 9 February 2023.

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'Invitation to the Jellicle Ball', Vienna revival, March 2022. Alexander Auler as Munkustrap and Hannah Kenna Thomas as Victoria; plus Vicky Riddoch as Rumpelteazer and Riccardo Sinisi as Mistoffelees.

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18 Feb 2022: Anina Pletscher (Electra/swing) had her Victoria debut for this leg of the Asia tour!

With Rafe Watts as Munkustrap and Amy Everett as Jemima...

... Mukeni Nel as Carbuckety, and Dane Quixall (resident director and general superswing) in his 'actually getting to be onstage' debut!

He took the role of George, which presumably means Taylor Scanlan (George/swing) was either off or was covering another role.

George is an onstage swing role so isn't usually covered: I'm guessing this means there was another girl missing and Dane was covering her track (or a split track) in the shape of George, as he did occasionally in the 2017 Asia tour. Being the resident director and having covered almost every male role (except Tugger, Deut, Munk, and Gustopher) he's well equipped to slip from track to track as necessary to fill in any 'gaps' onstage. In any case, it's lovely that he got to be onstage again—last time he got to cat was in the International tour before it was shut down for COVID, two years ago.

Meanwhile, Anina will be playing Victoria until the 20th, so Tyler Lotzof must either have a minor injury or a couple of days off.

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Rafe Watts as Munkustrap and Anina Pletscher covering Victoria in the 2022 Asia tour (X).

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Munkustrap being a dad and loving it. Look at him beaming as he tries to wrestle the kitten deluge under control! Victoria has called dibs on the Munkulegs and will fight anybody who tries to get close. Where did Bill Bailey go oh there he is, better grab hold of his scruff to keep him still, he's looking a bit excitable. Carbuckety, no, don't yoink the Jemimacat, Jemima leave some fur on the poor man's arm please. And bonus - because Jalonzo is looking very elegant and prim in that first gif, doing a bit of lounging and preening - Demelonzo tidying themselves and each other behind the annoying sticker that I cropped out of the kitten gif.

2020 Asia tour: Rafe Watts as Munkustrap, Ella Nonini as Demeter, Jal Joshua as Alonzo, Caitlin New as Tantomile, Aaron Lynch as Coricopat, Taylor Scanlan as Carbuckety, Anina Pletscher as Jemima, Tyler Lotzof as Victoria, Kade Hughes as Bill Bailey, and Thomas Inge as Admetus. (X)

And when the kittens are unleashed....

Must. Touch. Every. Baby.

The girls: Electra (Anina Pletscher) with blonde braids and a grey top, Victoria (Tyler Lotzof) beside her in a black top with a bun, and Jemima (Holly Willock) with a blonde ponytail and blue top.

All the boys seem to have decided on black today, but: Bill Bailey (Kade Hughes) is first to reach him then ducks behind his legs, almost missing out on a touch in his hurry; Carbuckety (Jal Joshua) with the long hair sits up and gets a nice head pat and scritch, and George (Taylor Scanlan) is last and has to wait his turn. And Mistoffelees (Xavier Pellin) pops in at the end with his back to the camera, presumably having disposed of Deuteronomy's mask and hoping for more pats himself.

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Munkustrap and the squad.

(Pouncival’s happy. He found a tail.)

Robert D. Marx as Munkustrap, Jasmin Colangelo as Sillabub, Josh Andrews as Pouncival, Daniel Therrien as Tumblebrutus, and Libby Watts as Victoria. German tent tour, 2013.

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Skimbleshanks trying not to let anything go wrong...

US tour 5 (Troika) 2001: Shylo Smith as Victoria, Grant Turner as Munkustrap, John Sechrist as Skimbleshanks.

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Munkustrap and Victoria have stolen an aeroplane and are flying away together, bye.

(Zurich 1992: Annette Wimmer and Grant Newsome)

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A spot of Munktoria from the 2007–10 Australasia tour! Shaun Rennie and Stephanie Silcock.