Off to Kilworth Theatre today with Ann, Janet, Jo and Carol to see the theatre’s production of ‘Cats‘. Am I the only person to have never a ‘Cats’ production before? Quite possibly!
Last time we were here was back in June, to see Joseph – and today was just as busy! West End quality without the prices! 😁
The story, is, as you probably guessed, is about cats! But these are no ordinary felines! The Jellicle Cats appear on just one very unique night of the year – the night of the Jellicle Ball. They each they tell their stories to Old Deuteronomy, their well-respected cat-leader, who must choose one of them to ascend to the Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
Thanks Wiki! 😁
As always, with all Kilworth’s productions, they’re super-professional and every member of the cast looks like they’re having fun. Tonight was no exception and although we only knew a few of the tunes (all in the second-half), it was a very worthwhile experience.
And if the acting and the singing is always top-notch here, then the set design is right up there too! Kilworth’s interpretation for this production was that of an Underground Station – and it looked very (very) convincing with incredible attention-to-detail everywhere.
Being an outdoor performance, the weather that had postponed our outdoor cinema trip yesterday was on everyone’s mind. We needn’t have worried though, apart from the occasional gust of wind and a single clap of thunder (that I thought was a sound effect! Doh!), today’s matinée wasn’t hindered at all.
I think overall, it wasn’t my favourite Musical (mainly because I didn’t know many of the tunes) but the sheer professionalism of all concerned – cast, crew and orchestra made it a production worth seeing. 👏
It was back to ours afterwards to help with the leftovers from last night’s banquet – every little helps! 😁
