The Cats 2003 UK tour was announced shortly after the closure of the original London production, taking many of the properties of the London show on tour throughout the UK and Europe.
Production Specifics[]
The set, NAP 16, was built in Plymouth for this production. A new iteration of the score was created for this production, featuring "The Ballad of Billy Macaw", and numerous minor cuts and edits.
According to the 2014 Palladium programme, the 2003 - 2004 dates consisted the 3rd UK Tour, and the 2006 - 2008 dates, starting in Llandudno, were a separate production by David Ian Productions, the 4th UK tour. However for all intents and purposes, the two productions were identical except for the production company's restructuring as Clear Channel Entertainment became Live Nation, and David Ian subsequently set up David Ian Productions.
A Study Guide was published for this tour.
Production Team[]
- Producer: David Ian for Clear Channel Entertainment / Live Nation Theatrical / David Ian Productions
- Production Director: Chrissie Cartwright
- Production Choreographer: Chrissie Cartwright
- Assistant to Chrissie Cartwright: Jennifer Sawyer
- Production Musical Supervisor: Daniel Bowling
- Production Sound Designer: Simon Baker and Terry Jardine for Autograph
- Associate / Production Lighting Designer: Howard Eaton
- Associate / Production Scenic Designer: Raymond Huessy
- Costume Supervisor: Tracy Stiles
- Wig Supervisor: Jenny Dean
- Makeup Supervisor: Karen Dawson
- Musical Director: Stuart Calvert, Graham Hurman (2007)
- Resident Director: Stori James, Kaye Brown (2004), Fergus Logan (2007)
Tour Dates[]
| Dates | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 03 - 08 Mar 03 | Theatre Royal | Plymouth, Devon |
| 11 Mar 03 - 05 Apr 03 | Palace Theatre | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| 08 Apr 03 - 26 Apr 03 | Grand Theatre | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| 29 Apr 03 - 17 May 03 | Empire Theatre | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| 20 May 03 - 07 Jun 03 | Playhouse Theatre | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 10 Jun 03 - 28 Jun 03 | Grand Opera House | Belfast, Belfast |
| 01 Jul 03 - 19 Jul 03 | Alhambra Theatre | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| 29 Jul 03 - 16 Aug 03 | Winter Gardens and Opera House Theatre | Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 19 Aug 03 - 30 Aug 03 | Devonshire Park Theatre | Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| 23 Sep 03 - 11 Oct 03 | Milton Keynes Theatre | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
| 14 Oct 03 - 01 Nov 03 | Alexandra Theatre | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 04 Nov 03 - 22 Nov 03 | New Victoria Theatre | Woking, Surrey |
| 25 Nov 03 - 13 Dec 03 | Regent Theatre | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
| 16 Dec 03 - 03 Jan 04 | New Theatre | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| 20 Jan 04 - 07 Feb 04 | His Majesty's Theatre | Aberdeen, Aberdeen |
| 02 Mar 04 - 20 Mar 04 | Theatre Royal | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| 13 Apr 04 - 08 May 04 | Mayflower Theatre | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 01 Jun 04 - 12 Jun 04 | Marlowe Theatre | Canterbury, Kent |
| 22 Jun 04 - 10 Jul 04 | Theatre Royal | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 30 Aug 04 - 11 Sep 04 | Opera House | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| 14 Sep 04 - 30 Sep 04 | Liverpool Empire Theatre | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 06 Oct 04 - 13 Nov 04 | Coliseu dos Recreios | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 19 Nov 04 - 04 Dec 04 | New Wimbledon Theatre | Wimbledon, Greater
London |
| Dates | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 06 - 15 Apr 06 | Venue Cymru | Llandudno, Gwynedd |
| 18 Apr 06 - 06 May 06 | Sheffield Theatres | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| 08 May 06 - 27 May 06 | De Montfort Hall | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| 30 May 06 - 17 Jun 06 | Regent Theatre | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire |
| 20 Jun 06 - 15 Jul 06 | New Theatre | Cardiff, Glamorgan |
| 15 Aug 06 - 02 Sep 06 | Empire Theatre | Sunderland, Tyne and Wear |
| 12 Sep 06 - 30 Sep 06 | Coliseu do Porto | Porto, Portugal |
| 04 Oct 06 - 28 Oct 06 | Coliseu dos Recreios | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 04 Nov 06 - 18 Nov 06 | King's Theatre | Glasgow, Glasgow |
| 22 Nov 06 - 09 Dec 06 | Bristol Hippodrome | Bristol, City of Bristol |
| 12 Dec 06 - 30 Dec 06 | New Theatre | Oxford, Oxfordshire |
| 16 Jan 07 - 03 Feb 07 | His Majesty's Theatre | Aberdeen, Aberdeen |
| 06 Feb 07 - 24 Feb 07 | Theatre Royal | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
| 28 Feb 07 - 24 Mar 07 | Grand Opera House | Belfast, Belfast |
| 28 Mar 07 - 14 Apr 07 | Princess Theatre | Torquay, Devon |
| 01 May 07 - 19 May 07 | New Wimbledon Theatre | Wimbledon, Greater London |
| 22 May 07 - 09 Jun 07 | Opera House | Manchester, Greater Manchester |
| 03 Jul 07 - 21 Jul 07 | Royal & Derngate | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| 24 Jul 07 - 11 Aug 07 | New Victoria Theatre | Woking, Surrey |
| 14 Aug 07 - 08 Sep 07 | Birmingham Hippodrome | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| 11 Sep 07 - 29 Sep 07 | Devonshire Park Theatre | Eastbourne, East Sussex |
| 09 Oct 07 - 27 Oct 07 | Playhouse Theatre | Edinburgh, Edinburgh |
| 30 Oct 07 - 17 Nov 07 | Liverpool Empire Theatre | Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 20 Nov 07 - 01 Dec 07 | The Hawth | Crawley, West Sussex |
| 16 Jan 08 - 26 Jan 08 | Hull New Theatre | Hull, Humberside |
| 29 Jan 08 - 16 Feb 08 | Theatre Royal | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| 19 Feb 08 - 08 Mar 08 | Mayflower Theatre | Southampton, Hampshire |
| 01 Apr 08 - 19 Apr 08 | Theatre Royal | Norwich, Norfolk |
| 22 Apr 08 - 03 May 08 | Wycombe Swan | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| 06 May 08 - 24 May 08 | Marlowe Theatre | Canterbury, Kent |
| 28 May 08 - 01 Jun 08 | Trieste Italy | |
| 12 Nov 08 - 14 Dec 08 | Musical Dome | Koln, Germany |
| 17 Dec 08 - 09 Jan 09 | Alten Oper | Frankfurt, Germany |
Cast[]
| Role | Cast |
|---|---|
| Admetus / Macavity | David Hulston |
| Alonzo / Rumpus Cat | Matthew Cole |
| Asparagus / Bustopher Jones / Growltiger | Patrick Clancy |
| Bill Bailey | Thao Vilayvong / Justin Webb (from June)[1] |
| Bombalurina | Emma Tunmore |
| Carbucketty | Paul Farrell |
| Cassandra | Summer Strallen |
| Coricopat / Ghengis | Joe Ryan |
| Demeter | Barbara King (Dance Capt)[2] |
| Grizabella | Chrissie Hammond |
| Jellylorum / Griddlebone | Rebecca Vere |
| Jemima | Sally Bayes |
| Jennyanydots | Karen Clegg |
| Quaxo / Mistoffelees | Guy-Paul Ruolt de St Germain |
| Mungojerrie | Tom Dwyer |
| Munkustrap | Norman Bowman |
| Old Deuteronomy | Nicholas Pound |
| Rumpelteazer | Katy-Jo Howman |
| Rum Tum Tugger | Stuart Ramsay |
| Skimbleshanks | Matthew Gould |
| Tantomile | Madeleine Harland |
| Victoria | Emily Anderson |
| Walking Cover | Nicholas Charters |
| Swing | Adrian Edmeades |
| Swing | Stori James (Dance Capt)[2] |
| Swing | Amy Ellen Richardson |
| Swing | Ben Tribe |
| Swing | Sally Whitehead |
| Swing | Karen Williams |
| Role | Cast |
|---|---|
| Admetus / Macavity | David Paul Kierce |
| Alonzo / Rumpus Cat | Ryan Dixon |
| Asparagus / Bustopher Jones / Growltiger | Carl Sanderson |
| Bill Bailey | Nic Ineson Daymon Montaigne-Jones (from Nov. 2008) |
| Bombalurina | Natalie Edmunds |
| Carbucketty | Craig Turbyfield Nic Ineson (from Nov. 2008) |
| Cassandra | Bonnie Parker |
| Coricopat | Lee Lomas |
| Demeter | Melanie Cripps |
| Grizabella | Chrissie Hammond |
| Jellylorum / Griddlebone | Roimata Templeton |
| Jemima | Harriet Challen-Smith |
| Jennyanydots | Barbara King |
| Quaxo / Mistoffelees | Mark John Richardson |
| Mungojerrie | Andrew Prosser |
| Munkustrap | Matthew Goodgame |
| Old Deuteronomy | James Paterson |
| Rumpelteazer | Joanne McShane |
| Rum Tum Tugger | Pepe Munoz |
| Skimbleshanks | Matthew Gould |
| Tantomile | Charlotte Gooch |
| Victoria | Rachel Ensor |
| Walking Cover | Barry Haywood |
| Swing | Anique Bosch |
| Swing | Alan Burkitt |
| Swing | Laura Darkins |
| Swing | Emily Goodenough |
| Swing | Daymon Montaigne-Jones |
| Swing | Stephan Zenker |
Gallery[]
2003[]
2004[]
2006[]
2007[]
2008[]
Articles[]
Adverts[]
UK Tour flyer 2003
UK Tour flyer 2003
UK Tour flyer 2007
UK Tour flyer 2007
References[]
- ↑ UK Tour III Cast List, stadt-ohne-namen.de/victorias_corner
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 February 2003 Cast, catsmusical.com