When we arrived at the theatre on Tuesday night it looked like the
rubbish bins of the Wales Millennium Centre had been tipped on the stage but
when the house lights went down, the music started and the rubbish tip lit up
you had the feeling it was going to be an enjoyable night.
The show opens with Jellicle Cats meeting for the Jellicle
Ball and follows the story from the poems in TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of
Practical Cats. Throughout the show the
ensemble’s dance and acrobatic moves astounded with the majority of the cast on
stage through the whole show.
As we were introduced to each cat individually (except for
Mungojerry and Rumbleteazer, who were introduced together, and provided one of
the best acrobatic routines of the evening) we enjoyed a variety of music styles
and stunning dance routines. Inbetween
the dance routines there was lots of integration with the audience which
provided some of the comedic elements of the show with the performers showing
their cat characters.
The highlight of the evening was the singing which included
lots of harmonies and the most famous song from the show Memory which was sung
by Sophia Ragavelas.
Cats is at the Wales Millennium Centre until Saturday 9th
August and includes many matinee showings so you have no excuses not to miss
it.
