Produced by Theatre impresario Pieter Toerien[1] and Really Useful Company Asia Pacific, what began as a South African production of Cats in December 2001 went on to become a World Tour, collecting local and Australian cast replacements as it toured.
Production Details[]
Initially the tour toured in a tent identical to the 1999 Australian Tour (whether this was the same tent or a new one is uncertain), alternating between a black and a white outer tent. However, later in the tour, the production played in conventional performance venues.
The exact end of the tour is uncertain, sometime around 2005, as some tour dates and venues are unknown. It is also uncertain as to whether the tour was considered a separate production when it moved from the tent tour to a theatre tour.
Based on the Australian Tour, this production used named on-stage swings.
| International Touring Company | As at Oslo, November 2003 |
|---|---|
| Manager | Simone Condon |
| Stage Manager | Ronel Jordaan |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Lindsey McEvoy |
| Resident Director | Paul Warwick Griffin |
| Dance Captains | Duane Alexander and Emma Delmenico |
| Musical Director | Stefan Lombard |
| Keyboard II | David Taljaard |
| Craig Renshaw (2003) | |
| Guitar/Bass | Bruce Muirhead |
| Drums | Heindrick Kruse |
| Technical Co-ordinator | Theresa Famularo |
| Head Mechanist | Robert Laverick |
| Asst. Technical Stage Manager | Cameron Malacari |
| Lighting Supervisor | Hunter Frith |
| Wardrobe Supervisor | Darren Noyes |
| Wigs Supervisor | Colin Muir |
| Wigs Dresser | Madelein Krugell |
| Physiotherapist | Louis Fourie |
| Cats Production Team | |
|---|---|
| Producer | Tim McFarlane |
| Executive Producer | Kerry Comerford |
| Associate Producer | Torben Brookman |
| Associate Director and Choreographer | Jo-Anne Robinson |
| Production Musical Supervisor | Fiz Shapur |
| System Sound Technician | David Letch Associate |
| Lighting Designer | Stephen Wickham |
| Wigs and Make-up Supervisor | Roslyn Camuglia |
| Costume Supervisor | Ron Morrison |
Tour Dates[]
2001 - 2002[]
- Cape Town, South Africa - 12/2001 - 01/2002
- Pretoria[2], South Africa - 03/2002 - 06/2002
- Beiteddine Festival, Beirut, Lebanon[3] (Open Air) - 03/07/2002 (5 days)
- Kuala Lumpur[4], Malaysia - 09/2002 - 10/2002 (45 performances)
2003[]
- Seoul Arts Center Opera House, South Korea - 29/01/2003 - 02/03/2003[5]
- Shanghai Grand Theatre, China - 28/03/2003 - 11/05/2003 (53 performances)[6][7]
- Tianqiao Theatre, Beijing, China - 20/05/2003 - 07/2003 (72 performances postponed[8] and then cancelled due to SARS)[9]
- (replacement dates return to Seoul? 07/2003)
- Taipei, Taiwan - 01/08/2003 - 10/09/2003 (5 weeks in Taipei)[9]
Scandinavia Dates
- Globen Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - 29/10/2003 - 1/11/2003
- Oslo Spektrum, Norway - 5/11/2003 - 9/11/2003
- Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland - 13/11/2003 - 15/11/2003
- Scandanavium, Gothenburg, Sweden - 21/11/2003 - 22/11/2003
- Doha, Qatar - 06/12/2003 - 12/12/2003
2004[]
- Beijing, China[10] - 27/04/2004 - ?/2004
- Taipei, Taiwan - 07/2004
2005[]
- Badminton Theatre, Athens, Greece[11] - 21/03/2005 - 23/04/2005 (40 performances)
Cast[]
2001 - 2002[]
2003[]
2004[]
2005[]
Full cast list has yet to be found.
Gina Hogan-Jones - Jellylorum/Griddlebone - Athens 2005
Daniel Scott - "He has also toured for the Really Useful Group in 2003/04 South Korean tour of "Cats" as the Rum Tum Tugger, also reprising the role in Athens in 2005"
Stephen Morgante - Skimbleshanks or swing? - Athens 2005[20]
Simon Pryce - Old Deuteronomy
Anitra Davel - Sillabub
Chireen Ferreira - Rumpleteazer
Grant Almirall - Tumblebrutus
Belinda Allchin - Bombalurina
Natalie Gilhome?
Katherine Lipp - Victoria
Gallery[]
Cape Town, December 2001[]
Beirut, July 2002[]
Shanghai, March 2003[]
Stockholm, October 2003[]
Beijing, April 2004[]
Athens, March 2005[]
Backstage[]
Videos[]
World Tour promo for South Korea. Contains show clips from the tour as well as Autralia 1999.
Awards and Nominations[]
- Main article: Awards#South_Africa_Production
References[]
- ↑ http://www.pietertoerien.co.za/shows/past-shows/
- ↑ SA Cats going to Malaysia
- ↑ Cats Opens Lebanon Festival
- ↑ OOCL Shipping
- ↑ Seoul Arts Center Opera House, playdb.co.kr
- ↑ BBC report
- ↑ Getty Images Gallery 2003/03/27
- ↑ cats.musicals.ru March 2004
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cats updates - July 21, 2003, iol.co.za. July 21, 2003.
- ↑ Photo Gallery, Second Beijing International Theater Season, April 27, 2004
- ↑ Cats - comes in Athens, hotstation.gr
- ↑ Original Cast Announcement, news24.com. October 31st 2001.
- ↑ 2001 Original Cast, catsmusical.com
- ↑ 2002 Malaysia Cast, catsmusical.com
- ↑ 2003 Seoul Cast, catsmusical.com
- ↑ 2003 Shanghai Cast, catsmusical.com
- ↑ 2003 Taiwan Cast, catsmusical.com
- ↑ 2003 Oslo Cast, schinrud.no
- ↑ World Tour Cast List, stadt-ohne-namen.de/victorias_corner
- ↑ Stephen Morgante bio