The Windmill Theatre Company’s actors and dancers prepare for the up-coming performance of Cats at the Drum Theatre.By Kelly Yates
STAGE show Cats is set to prowl into Dandenong’s Drum Theatre next week.
The Windmill Theatre Company show will open on Friday 13 June at 8pm and run through to Sunday 29 June.
The dance based musical showcases a blend of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and TS Eliot’s poems, with the story being expressed through song and dance.
A popular musical for the while family, Cats explores the fascinating world of the Jellicle cats.
The show will feature about 35 up and coming actors and dancers from the Berwick based theatre company.
The show is directed by Andrew Edge and choreographed by Karen Ingwersen.
Production manager Mike Schmizzi said the show would be magical, dynamic and energetic, with a few surprises added in.
He said they were the fifth theatre company in Victoria to perform the Broadway show.
Drum Theatre manager Paul Streefkerk said this was the first time a production of Cats had been performed at the Drum Theatre.
He said the ticket sales were matching the success of the Dandenong Theatre Company’s production of Les Miserables in 2006.
Tickets cost $31 for members, $35 for adults, $31 for concessions and $20 for children and are available from the Drum Theatre box office on 9771 6666.
