Admetus

Admetus is a chorus character in the musical Cats. The name "Admetus" is used in London and some other productions. In Broadway and subsequent productions, the name "Plato" was used instead. His main role in the show is to be the chorus identity for the actor who also plays "Macavity".

Role

 * "Very good dancer. Ensemble Baritone. Pas de Deux with good strength in lifts."

Admetus is one of the tall boys, the adult toms, however he is often very playful and keeps company with Bill Bailey and Carbucketty. He often performs the mating dance with Victoria, however this was originally danced by Alonzo.

Appearance
Admetus is a tall adult male, ginger and white, with a distinctive ginger wig. His makeup is relatively simple and elegant. This is due to the fact he applies the Macavity makeup directly on top of Admetus design, and then after Macavity's scenes he re-applies Admetus makeup for the remainder of the show.

Film Disambiguation
The 1998 film of Cats uses most of the Broadway names for the chorus cats (Tumblebrutus not Bill-Bailey, Pouncival not Carbucketty, Plato not Admetus)  Fans quickly spotted an unnamed background character, not credited except as Rumpus Cat. Not knowing who he was, and recognising that Admetus was not named in the film either, the fans decided this unknown cat was called Admetus.

However, his actual identity is "George". George had only appeared in the London production, played by Steven Wayne for almost the entire run, so was unfamiliar to most fans online. George is generally a quiet background character whose main purpose in the show is to play Rumpus Cat. His costume is notable in its lack of distinguishing features on the unitard, he's greyish brown and has light hatching in loose patches. His most distinctive feature is his wig, which has white bangs, one brown ear, one black ear.