Carbucketty

Carbucketty/Pouncival, is a character from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Cats. The name Carbucketty was one of T. S. Eliot's ideas for cat names, for a "knockabout cat". T S Eliot liked the name ‘Pouncival’ with its Morte d’Arthur flavour, a portmanteau of "Pounce" and referencing "Sir Percival". His role is primarily that of a dancer and acrobat.

Personality
Pouncival/Carbucketty, in most productions, is portrayed as a young, troublesome, fun loving kitten. He is often shown causing trouble or playing around. He is often seen with Tumblebrutus, Electra, Etcetera and the other kittens. In the film, he is shown trouble-making while dressed up as a beetle in "The Gumbie Cat", and bullying Grizabella twice, egged on by Tumblebrutus and Plato.

Role

 * Dancer with very good classical ballet training. Confident baritone to F. Youthful and not too tall.

Carbucketty appeared in both the original London and Broadway shows. In 1987, when the Broadway show was reworked, the character was renamed Mungojerrie. The actor who played Mungojerrie after the show was reworked, Ray Roderick, had played Carbucketty for a few months prior.

The actor playing Carbucketty is usually the first understudy for Mistoffelees, and so is a strong ballet dancer as well as a mischevious kitten.

Palladium Pouncival
For the 2014 London Palladium production, the cast list includes both Carbucketty and Pouncival. However the character who appears onstage is actually George rather than a double of Carbucketty.

Appearance
Pouncival and Carbucketty share many design features, his look having been re-worked less dramatically than, say, Plato, for the Broadway production. He is a small, scruffy, Tabby and White kitten, with gold/brown/black stripes and hatching on a silver/creamy base.

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