Cats Credits[]
London - 11/1992 - Bill Bailey
London - 05/1993 - Bill Bailey
London - 11/1993 - Bill Bailey
London - 06/1994 - Bill Bailey
London - 05/2001 - 05/2002 - Swing (cover Admetus, Alonzo, Bill Bailey, Carbucketty, Coricopat, Mungojerrie, Skimbleshanks, Victor) / Dance Captain
UK Tour - 03/2003 - Swing; Resident Director
Biography (2001)[]
Theatre: Grease (London and UK tour), Tommy (Offenbach, Germany), Cats (New London Theatre), Annie (Sheffield Crucible), Moby Dick - A Whale of a Tale (Piccadilly Theatre).
Other: Stori recently gained his Masters in clinical active sports massage therapy.
Interview[]
Q: How were you told to play Victor?
A: He is very friendly and would help anyone.
Q: How do/did you interpret and play him?
A: I tend to play him a bit more kitten-like as I am small and I think he's a little dim, i.e. he sits with the girls instead of the boys at the beginning of Pekes and Pollicles by mistake.
Q: What do you like the most and least about him?
A: I love the fact that he isn't in all the highly choreographed sections in act 1 so you get to really explore the set and have a lot of fun.
Q: How much freedom do you have with your makeup, and how long does it take to put on?
A: Victor's make-up takes about 15 minutes and as the make-up has a very detailed design (designed by Karen Dawson) you should really follow that (we all have charts, it's a bit like painting by numbers!!!)
Q: How did you learn/prepare yourself to play at cat?
A: 5 weeks of intense rehearsals and watching the show to get a good idea of what works and what doesn't. Also trying not to be too obvious with the cat work!
Q: How is Victor different to play from the characters you play?
A: You get much more time on the set so you get to really change your shows a lot!
Q: Who is your favourite CATS character to play?
A: I don't really have a favourite. I love swinging as you have such a variety you don't get the chance to get bored. I've also played Tantomile and Electra!!
Q: What are the best and worst things about performing in CATS?
A: The best things have to be all the playing around you get to do, there's so much improvisation that no one show is the same. Sometimes your body gets very tired, but it's a small price to pay!
Q: What has been the most memorable/funniest thing about your time in CATS?
A: The most memorable has to be the time when I was on for Skimbleshanks (my first run in Cats 92-4) and there was a cover on for Gus who didn't turn the 1/2 pipe in the overture, so when I made my entrance on the USR (upper stage right) ramp I fell all the way to the floor as the pipe wasn't there to stop the ramp falling. I came away with just a few splinters and no great injury. Thank Goodness!!! It wasn't funny at the time but hilarious to look back on.
Gallery[]
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