Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking musical Cats is back in the UK for a series of limited engagements in Blackpool, London and Manchester.
Based on T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book Of Practical Cats, the musical played to sell-out houses at the London Palladium last Christmas. The show will feature Jane MacDonald int he role of Grizabella in Blackpool with Beverley Knight taking on the role at the London Palladium with further casting to be announced.
Directed by Trevor Nunn, choreography by Gillian Lynne and design by John Napier, the show holds the record for the show holds the title of sixth longest-running show in the West End and third longest running show on Broadway.
CATS UK TOUR PAST DATES
Edinburgh Playhouse
Monday 4 July - Saturday 9 July 2016
Liverpool Empire
Monday 11 - Saturday 16 July 2016
Princess Theatre Torquay
Tuesday 30 August - Saturday 3 September 2016
Kings Theatre Glasgow
Tuesday 13 - Saturday 17 September 2016
Sunderland Empire
Monday 19 - Saturday 24 September 2016
Regent Theatre, Stoke On Trent
Monday 26 September - Saturday 1 October 2016
Milton Keynes Theatre
Monday 24 - Saturday 29 October 2016
New Wimbledon Theatre
Monday 7 - Saturday 12 November 2016
Douglas Mayo has had a life long love affair with musical theatre. He has authored several books on publicity and marketing for amateur theatre groups. He is in the process of developing a musical based on his original story concept.
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