![]() ![]() Lakeside Arena, Acton Park, From Wednesday 19 April 2000.Moss Vale Showgrounds, From Wednesday 12 April 2000.Dubbo Showgrounds, From Wednesday 5 April 2000.Parramatta Park, From Wednesday 22 March 2000.Panthers World of Entertainment, From Wednesday 15 March 2000.Ives Showground, From Wednesday 8 March 2000 Endeavour Sports High School, From Wednesday 1 March 2000.This exciting new production of CATS combines all the romance of going to the circus with the spectacle of a full-scale musical theatre event. The semi-in-the-round staging, based on the original West End production design, ensures that every seat is close to the action. The choreography has been enhanced with never-seen-before circus acrobatic elements. From capital cities to the most remote regional towns this unique production takes a major musical to more people than ever before. With a touring party of over 150 people and 86 vehicles, this is the largest scale tour of a musical the world has ever seen. As you enter the magical carnival atmosphere of the Cats Village, you will be immersed in an entertainment experience like no other. It is this combination which captivates audiences of all ages and draws people around the world to see CATS again and again.įor the first time ever, CATS will be presented in the Cats Big Top, a custom-built 2000 seat venue with carpeted walkways and climate-controlled air conditioning. CATS is also a visual spectacle of breath-taking choreography, stunning costumes and astounding lighting and staging effects. It is the longest running musical on London's West End and on Broadway and has been seen by over 50 million people worldwide.ĬATS is a feast of wonderful songs including the hit song 'Memory'. Griddlebone was introduced via slackrope.Īndrew Lloyd Webber's CATS is the most famous musical of all time. Mungojerrie played the role of the 'circus captain' who directed the other cats who had the role of the main circus performers: Munkustrap, Tumblebrutus, Admetus and Quaxo. Director Jo-Anne Robinson spent some time in China before, working with circus acrobats. Therefore, the cast had to learn such skills during a 3 month workshop. slack wire, cloud swing, ball balancing, tumbling and bungee, had been included. Also other acrobatic elements that are known from circus shows, e.g. There were two trapezes instead of one and they were much more often used than in usual productions of Cats especially during the Prologue and the Jellicle Ball. What was special about the production were the special circus elements in the show, created by director Jo-Anne Robinson and acrobatic trainer Scott Grayland. Production Musical Supervisor: Guy Simpson.In 2010, the first European tent tour started in Hamburg, Germany. In 2003, the Australian black tent was reused for a South Korean tent tour. Other productions of Cats have used travelling Big Tops: In 2001, a second tent was built, this time in white, for the World Tour. Sharyn Winney, who played Tantomile, Markham Gannon, and Brian Gillespie could later be seen on the Asia-Pacific Tour. Oliver Tóth had been seen in Belgium and Hamburg, Matthew Pike had also performed in Hamburg before. Jason Moore, Delia Hannah and Nicola Fraser had all been on previous Australian tours. Many of the actors were also known from other Cats productions. ![]() While the other three were retained for future productions, Victoria's ringlet wig and Tugger's shorter more 90s rock wig were reverted to their older designs during the course of the tour. This production introduced new wig designs for Mungojerrie, Rumpleteazer, Rum Tum Tugger, Victoria and Electra.
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