Dutch Tour 2006

The Dutch tour of Cats had its premiere on October 7, 2006, in the new Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam. The show closed on October 7, 2007, after 320 performances.

Production Specifics
Produced by Joop van den Ende for Stage Entertainment nl. The text was translated by Gerrit Komrij, translating many character names.

The Dutch tour used the "NAP 17" set, previously used for the Madrid 2003 and Moscow 2005 productions.



Tour Dates
The musical Cats began previews in September 2006 before opening on 7 October 2006 at the Nieuwe Luxor Theater in Rotterdam. The production played 21 different venues in total.

The production visited Amsterdam in March 2007 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1987 Amsterdam production, with a gala featuring guests from the original production, including Stanley Burleson who returned as Tugger for the leg (March 21 to April 29, 2007), as well as Ruth Jacott, Pia Douwes, Corine Boon, Debbie Jenner, Rob van de Meeberg and Jan Polak.


 * Hoorn Schouwburg Park - 20 to 24 September 2006
 * Rotterdam new Luxor Theater - September 28 to November 4, 2006
 * Nijmegen City Theater Nijmegen - November 8 to November 19, 2006
 * Maastricht Theater at the Vrijthof - November 29 to December 10, 2006
 * The Hague World Forum Theater - December 14 to January 7, 2007
 * Enschede Podium Twente - 10 to 21 January 2007
 * Leeuwarden Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie - January 24 to February 4, 2007
 * Apeldoorn Schouwburg Orpheus - 7 to 18 February 2007
 * Eindhoven Parktheater Eindhoven - 21 February to 4 March 2007
 * Groningen Martiniplaza Theater - 7 to 18 March 2007
 * Amsterdam Royal Theater Carré - March 21 to April 29, 2007
 * Breda Chassé Theater - 9 to 27 May 2007
 * Den Bosch Theater on the Parade - 30 May to 10 June 2007
 * Utrecht Stadsschouwburg Utrecht - 13 to 24 June 2007
 * Amsterdam Royal Theater Carré - June 27 to July 8, 2007
 * Heerlen Theater Heerlen - 11 to 22 July 2007
 * Rotterdam new Luxor Theater - July 25 to August 5, 2007
 * Eindhoven Parktheater Eindhoven - 22 August to 2 September 2007
 * Breda Chassé Theater 5 to 16 - September 2007
 * Groningen Martiniplaza Theater - 9 to 23 September 2007
 * Nijmegen City Theater Nijmegen - September 26 to October 7, 2007

Creative Team

 * Director and choreographer: Chrissie Cartwright (after Trevor Nunn and Gillian Lynne)
 * Musical supervisor: Daniël Bowling
 * Musical leader: Carlo van der Put
 * Set Design: Alan Walker (after John Napier)
 * Costume Design: Tracy Stiles (after John Napier)
 * Wig Design: Jenny Dean
 * Lighting design: Howard Eaton (after David Hersey)
 * Sound design: Jeroen Ten Brink (after Martin Levan)
 * Translation: Gerrit Komrij
 * Casting: Carline Brouwer and Fons van Kraaij
 * Technical supervisor: Henk van Gilpen
 * Associate producer: Marcel Klein Ovink
 * Executive Producer: Willem Metz
 * Dance Captains: Helen Geets and Jeroen Luiten

Cast
Note: Cindy Bell is not to be confused with Cindy Belliot: these are indeed two different people!

Links
Fan Reports (2007): Feb 01, Feb 02, Apr, May, Jun, Jul & Aug, Aug