CHARACTER GUIDE
OLD DEUTERONOMY GRIZABELLA Old Deuteronomy is considered to be a Grizabella is an older cat. She is a sad, kind and just leader to the Jellicle Tribe. He lonely cat, dreaming of the days where is both wise and respected by the Jellicle she was young, beautiful and adored. She Tribe. While he is older and must go slow, sings the song “Memories” which is a very he does dance along with a variety of songs famous song. performed for him.
RUM TUM TUGGER MR. MISTOFFELEES Rum Tum Tugger is the rock-star of the Mistoffelees is an energetic stage per- tribe, a wild energy adored by the younger former, his illusionist act has the Jellicles characters, and tolerated by those older. dazzled and enchanted by his surreal tricks He is often trying to attract attention when and magic. He is brought on to help return it is not focused on him, and is excited Old Deuteronomy. when it is.
MACAVITY Macavity is a master criminal who is too MUNKUSTRAP clever to leave any evidence of his crimes. Munkustrap is an energetic, dignified He is a well-known escape artist and is well adult tabby cat that acts as a guide for the versed in the art of eluding Scotland Yard. Jellicles, a protector of the kittens and a He attempts to kidnap Demeter but ends up fighter of the infamous Macavity! He is the taking Old Deuteronomy. practical leader, organising defences when Macavity appears. MUNGOJERRIE&RUMPELTEAZER ELECTRA & DEMETER Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer are identical Moving with elegance these two beautiful twins and work completely in-sync, leaving Jellicle Queens are best friends and are the families in the neighbourhood wonder- rarely seen apart. They have contrasting ing which cat made which mess! traits and they use this to their advantage. They both hate Macavity.
JENNYANYDOTS SKIMBLESHANKS This old Gumbie Cat could easily be Skimbleshanks is an older ginger tabby mistaken for being lazy. She spends her cat that considers himself very important days seeking out the warm and sunny spots. within the tribe. His main role is to work on She bakes and fries, she teaches the mice the mail trains travelling at nighttime. His “knitting, crocheting and tatting” and she nickname is The Railway Cat. employs the cockroaches to be her troop of helpful boy-scouts.
BUSTOPHER JONES ASPARAGUS & JELLYLORUM Bustopher is a distinguished cat who struts Asparagus, or Gus the theatre cat, for short, his way round in his fastidious black coat. looks a little frail these days, sitting at the He frequently visits to gentlemen’s clubs theatre doors, thinking about his heyday. to eat winkles and shrimp, his figure has His paws now shake from old age yet in his youth he was quite famous. He has played grown “remarkably round”. every possible part, one of his favourite being the infamous Growltiger. Jellyorum tells the jellicle cats all about Gus and helps him in his story about playing Growltiger. SYNOPSIS Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with our favourite feline characters.
The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life. For more information about the show visit: http://www.catsthemusical.com/about-the-show
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