UK Tour 2013

The UK Tour IV (also known as the UK/European Tour) started at the 9th February 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It toured the UK, Italy, Belgium, Turkey and Greece. It will move to London later in 2014 with a reworked score and staging.

The production was mostly based on the 3rd UK Tour but featured a slightly reduced tour set - rather than the descending steps for Grizabella's ascent to the Heaviside layer, the tour used the UFO set for the chandelier. Also missing were Mistoffelees' rope entrance, and the trapeze in Jellicle Songs.  Otherwise the tour set (NAP 16) was indestinguishable from previous UK Tour. Also the number of cats in the ensemble (22; with no Electra) and the orchestration were the same as on the former tour.

Creative Team
Associate Director: Chrissie Cartwright

Choreographer: Gillian Lynne

Resident Director: Marina Stevenson

Set Designer: Raymond Huessy (after John Napier)

Dance Captain: Lizzie Franklin (2013), Ryan Gover (2014)

1st Cast
Admetus/Macavity - Cameron Ball

Alonzo/Rumpus Cat - James Darch

Asparagus/Bustopher Jones/Growltiger - Paul F. Monaghan

Bill Bailey - Will Lucas

Bombalurina - Melissa James

Carbucketty - Joel Morris (u/s Misto)

Cassandra - Jessica Buckby (u/s Bomba)

Coricopat - Richard Astbury (u/s Skimble, Tugger)

Demeter - Lily Frazer

Grizabella - Joanna Ampil / Sophia Ragavelas

Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Clare Rickard

Jemima - Dawn Williams (u/s Rumple)

Jennyanydots - Alice Redmond

Mr. Mistoffelees - Joseph Poulton

Mungojerrie - Barnaby Thompson

Munkustrap - Ben Palmer

Old Deuteronomy - Nicholas Pound

Rumpleteazer - Katie Warsop

Rum Tum Tugger - Oliver Savile

Skimbleshanks - Ross Finnie

Tantomile - Lizzie Franklin (Dance Captain)

Victoria - Alicia Beck

Swings:

Ian Parsons: Admetus, Alonzo, Carbucketty, Cori, Munkus

Matthew Caputo: Alonzo, Cori, Misto, Mungo, Munkus

Collette Coleman: Tanto, Victoria

Francesca Whiffin: Griz, Jelly, Jenny, Tanto

Freya Rowley: Cass, Deme, Jemima, Tanto

2nd Cast
Admetus/Macavity - Cameron Ball

Alonzo/Rumpus Cat - Adam Lake (u/s Tugger, Munkus)

Asparagus/Bustopher Jones/Growltiger - Paul F. Monaghan

Bill Bailey - Adam Salter (u/s Mungo)

Bombalurina - Charlene Ford

Carbucketty - Joel Morris (u/s Misto; till May, returned in August) / Jack Allen (u/s Misto; May-June)

Cassandra - Cassie Clare (u/s Bomba)

Coricopat - Richard Astbury (u/s Skimble; till May) / Ben Mundy (u/s Skimble, Tugger; from May)

Demeter - Lily Frazer (till May) / Zizi Strallen (from May)

Grizabella - Joanna Ampil (till May) / Sophia Ragavelas (from May)

Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Clare Rickard

Jemima - Natasha Mould

Jennyanydots - Alice Redmond (till May) / Abigail Jaye (from May)

Mr. Mistoffelees - Joseph Poulton

Mungojerrie - Benjamin Yates / stand-in: Barnaby Thompson

Munkustrap - Ben Palmer (till May) / Callum Train (from May; u/s Old Deut)

Old Deuteronomy - Nicholas Pound

Rumpleteazer - Dawn Williams

Rum Tum Tugger - Filippo Strocchi

Skimbleshanks - Ross Finnie (u/s Gus)

Tantomile - Freya Rowley (u/s Deme, Jemima, Victoria; till May) / Kathryn Barnes (from May)

Victoria - Alicia Beck (till May) / Hannah Kenna Thomas (from May)

Swings:

Barry Haywood: Gus, Old Deut

Dane Quixall: Admetus (no Macavity), Alonzo, Bill Bailey, Carb, Cori, Skimble, Misto, Mungo

Ryan Gover (Dance Captain): Admetus, Bill Bailey, Carb, Cori

Alice Jane

Grace McKee

Libby Watts: Cass, Vici, Tanto, Jemima

Old cast members left at 10th May, new cast members came at 12th May.

Media and Press
Interview with Charlene Ford about becoming Bombalurina