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Full casting announced for Cats at the London Palladium

Find out who will be joining Beverley Knight when ”Cats” returns next month

Beverley Knight as Grizabella
Beverley Knight as Grizabella
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Full casting has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats, which returns to the London Palladium from 23 October 2015.

Joining the previously announced Beverley Knight, who stars as Grizabella (recently played by Nicole Scherzinger, Kerry Ellis and Jane McDonald), is Jack Butterworth (Rumpus/Alonzo), Danielle Cato (Cassandra), Javier Cid (Macavity/Admetus), Luke Cinque-White (Carbucketty), Emma Lee Clark (Bombalurina), Jon-Scott Clark (Bill Bailey), Gabrielle Cocca (Tantomile) and Harry Francis (Mungojerrie).

They are joined by Tarryn Gee (Jemima), Evan James (Skimbleshanks), Matt Krzan (Munkustrap), Georgie Leatherland (Rumpelteazer), Adam Linstead (Old Deuteronomy), Paul F Monaghan (Gus/Growltiger/Bustopher Jones), Jane Quinn (Jennyanydots), Mark John Richardson (Quaxo/ Mistoffelees), Clare Rickard (Jellylorum), Jordan Shaw (Pouncival), Hannah Kenna Thomas (Victoria/ White Cat), James Titchener (Coricopat), Marcquelle Ward (Tugger) and Anna Woodside (Demeter).

The cast is completed by Megan Armstrong, Lindsay Atherton, Lucy Brushett, Oliver Ramsdale, Alex Pinder and Barry Haywood as swings.

The production, which is directed by Trevor Nunn with choreography from Gillian Lynne, plays a strictly limited 11 week season through to 2 January 2016.

The show, which is based on T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, features songs including "Memory", "The Rum Tum Tugger" and "Mr Mistoffelees".

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