The Sets

The design of most productions is based on the original London set, designed by John Napier. Thereafter, the original set was rebuilt (by Raymond Huessy for most of the time) for many different productions all over the world. This is a list of all known sets and the productions they were used for.

Some productions, notably the Japanese productions, do not use the numberplate to identify their sets, and so are not included in this list.

NAP
Original Set. Used for: Original London Production

London 1981-2002
New London Theatre, London

NAP 2
Used for: New York 1982-2000

Broadway 1982-2000
Winter Garden Theater, New York

NAP 3
Used for: Vienna 1983-1990

NAP 7
Used for: Toronto 1985-1987. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy.

NAP 08
Used for: Sydney 1985-1987

HH NAP 9
Used for: Hamburg 1986-2001. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy.

NAP-10
Used for: Melbourne 1987-1989

NAP 11
Used for: US Tour III, US Tour V. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy

NAP 11A
Used for: US Tour IV, US Tour V

NAP 12
Used for: Amsterdam, UK Tour I, Zurich, Euro Tour. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy. ''Although the number plates are the same, the Amsterdam set looks quite different and fits a round stage, while the other NAP 12 sets look like the usual touring sets. ''The yellow version of the plate also reads "HUESSY 10" in smaller letters below.

NAP 14
Used for: Paris 1989-1990, UK Tour II. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy.

NAP 15 / TSE 1
Used for: Antwerp 1996, Filmed Production 1997, Stuttgart 2001, Berlin 2002-2004, Düsseldorf 2004-2005, German Tour 2005-2006. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy. When Cats transferred from Stuttgart to Berlin, Christoph Weyers altered and updated the set. The plate also reads "HUESSY 11" in smaller text beneath.

Film 1997
For the filmed production, they changed the number plate to TSE 1 because of the writer T.S. Eliot. However, on some shots the NAP 15 plate is used. The film was recorded in 1997, and released in 1998. The video set was actually mixed from different sets, mostly from NAP 14 and NAP 15.

NAP 16
Used for: UK Tour III, Brazil 2010, UK Tour IV. Reproduced by Raymond Huessy. As well as NAP 16 in bold letters, the numberplate also reads "HUESSY12" in much smaller text beneath. The initials at the top have been altered during the run.

NAP 17
Used for: Madrid 2003-2005, Moscow 2005-2006, Dutch Tour 2006-2007. Reproduced by Christoph Weyers. Also reads "WEYERS 2" in smaller text beneath.

NAP 18
Used for: Royal Carribean/Oasis of the Seas Production

NAP 19
Used for: German Tent Tour 2010-2013. Reproduced by Alan Walker.

NAP 70 (#1, UK)
For the 2014 London Palladium production, a new set has been created using modified elements mostly from NAP 19 but also from NAP 16 and new material. In initial press reports the licence plate was mentioned as reading "NAP 19", however by the first previews it read "NAP 70", presumably in honour of John Napier's 70th birthday. The plate also reads "Gritty Kitty G.B."

The set has been used at the London Palladium and the Blackpool Opera House. It has been created under the supervision of Alan Walker.

NAP 70 (#2, Paris)
For the 2015 Paris production, Alan Walker created a full replica of the London Palladium set which even reads the same sign on the number plate (NAP 70 - Gritty Kitty GB).

NAP 15 (Australia)
This set was previously used for productions like the Asia-Pacific Tour (2007-2010) and the Asian Tour (2014-2015). It used to have different plates for every venue the tours have been playing in (e.g. J-AR 12). For the 2015/2016 Australia/New Zealand Tour, which is based on the London Palladium production, the plate was constantly changed to "NAP 15" although it's not the same set like the European "NAP 15" set that was used in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.