Pouncival

Pouncival is a character from Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Cats. 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 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."

- Casting Calls

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

In most productions, Pouncival is interchangable with Carbucketty, being one of the youngest kittens. He first appeared in the Broadway production, and subsequently replaced Carbucketty in most further productions. Since the release of the filmed version of the show, it has become more common for the London Carbucketty costume to be used for the role named Pouncival.

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 brown/black stripes and patches and hatching on a silver/grey base.

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