POSTPONED
GIRTON BLACK BOX, BENDIGO
Jellicle cats come out tonight. Jellicle cats come one, come all. The Jellicle moon is shining bright. Jellicles come to the Jellicle ball.
About the Show
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed classic Cats has remained in the public eye since opening initially on the West End in 1981 and further flourishing into an 18-year Broadway run, countless touring productions, and most recently an all-star cinematic adaptation set to open in cinemas this December.
The unconventional musical is inspired by T. S. Elliot’s 1939 poetry collection Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and follows a tribe of colourful characters on a journey of personal anecdotes, spiritual identity and ultimately rebirth. Cats is a sung-through show, forgoing conservative scenic structure and relying chiefly on choreography and orchestration to convey the emotional intensity of the story.
Due to its conceptual and eclectic style, Cats is a somewhat polarising piece of theatre, garnering a strong cult following yet often referenced in jest or parody form in pop culture. TV shows such as The Simpsons, Family Guy and Glee have all paid homage, among many others. Over its long lifespan on stages around the world, Cats has undergone a multitude of changes involving entire songs, characters and lyrics. A fluidity of composition allows Cats to be continually updated in accordance with an evolving societal audience, securing its legacy as a prevailing theatrical experience with the atmosphere grandeur of a classic.
CATS IS POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
PRODUCTION TEAM
Production Manager: Kristen Beever
Director/Choreographer: Vanessa Bate
Musical Director: Cally Bartlett
Vocal Director: Kristie Woodward
Stage Manager: Tayla Ham
Assistant Stage Manager: Andrew Dyer
Costume Coordinator: Lauren Mitchell
Makeup Team Leader: Bridget Glozier
Properties Design and Construction: Kate Tinker and Steve Tinker
Set Design and Construction: Kate Tinker and Steve Tinker
Scenic Artist: Samantha Lempio-Franklin
Lighting Designer: Ian Scott
Marketing Coordinator: Julia Wellard
Production Photographer: David Field
Music and Vocal Assistant: Alexander Zegelin
Rehearsal Pianist: Karin Van Poppel
Coordinator of Offstage Vocalists: Tara Glozier
Makeup Artist: Sally Johnstone
Makeup Artist: Lorelei Boulton
Associate Choreographer: Charlee Harris
Associate Choreographer and Welfare Coordinator: Jordan French
Rehearsal Coordinator: Seamus Allan
CAST
Alonzo: Oliver Scott
Asparagus: Max Beever
Bill Bailey: Liam Sheppard
Bombalurina: Liv Brereton
Bustopher Jones/Growltiger/Victor: Seamus Allan
Carbucketty: Daniel Chisholm
Cassandra: Milly Fletcher
Coricopat: Alyssa Lai
Demeter: Jade Cuskelly
Electra: Georgia Skinner
Etcetera: Gemma Chisholm
Exotica: Annie Claxton
George: Liam Duivenvoorden
Griddlebone/Tantomile: Alice McKellar
Grizabella: Taylah Chisholm
Jellylorum: Indi Gilmore
Jemima: Erin Collins
Jennyanydots: Lucy Kitching
Macavity/Sillabub: Millie Bennett
Mr Mistoffelees/Quaxo/Dance Captain: Jacob Ware
Mungojerrie: Elisha Field
Munkustrap: Sonnie Rose
Old Deutoronomy: Jakoby Appleby
Plato: Jett Robins
Pouncival: Katie McGregor
Rum Tum Tugger: Abe Geyer
Rumpleteaser: Lucy Hall
Rumpus Cat/Admetus: Jeremiah Steen
Skimbleshanks: Lucy Mills
Tumblebrutus: Tom Marchant
Victoria: Estella Breen
Ensemble: Lily Johns-Hayden, Isabella Conroy, Abby Perdon, Remy Cugura, Aymee Robinson, Erin Tinker, Jordan Thompson, Ella Russell
Understudy/Dance Captain: Claudia Scott
Kittens: Tilly Favoloro, Ava Cossens, Tahlia Giffard, Isla Devers
Cats Choir: Laura Freeman, Inika Reinhardt, Mason Hingston, Danni Byrne, Stephanie Quin, Kelsey Oberin, Liam Brown