"Grizabella, the Glamour Cat, was probably my favourite character and definitely the strongest vocalist in the show. She sings of tragedy, and her vulnerability as she limped around the stage was very effective."

I’m not sure why, but I have never been a huge fan of this musical, and I have never quite understood its mass appeal. I suppose there are a lot of people out there who love cats and enjoy watching them sing and dance, and it is a great family musical full of catchy songs that you can sing along to. There were many strong performers in this show, and I loved the fact that this is a more dance-heavy musical than most.

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Stage Review

A bold outright confession was made. There was no sugar coating or embellishment of the truth. Simply put, a man confessed to murder.  A confession to “have committed passionless, faultless, and clueless murder. [To] have killed for the sake of danger and for the sake of killing.”

Chilling, emotionless words uttered by Wyndham Brandon (played by Stafford Perry) one of two men whose hands are now soiled by having taken the life of fellow classmate - Ronald Kentley. The other man equally guilty of the crime, Charles Granillo (played by Scott Shpeley), isn’t as calm and collected about what they have done. Driven nearly to hysterics, while cowering in the comfort of the dark shadows of the room, Granillo only regains some of his composure with Brandon’s reassurance that they will never be found out. Employing the idea of Friedrich Nietzsche’s “Superman,” Brandon tells his companion that, they as Supermen, have overcome the flaws of humanity and that, they alone, determine what is good and what is evil. Power is on their side. Taking the situation one step further, as a type of adrenaline seeking high, Brandon devises a macabre celebration of their “perfect” crime by inviting friends and family of the deceased to a late night party all the while with the body of the victim stored in an eerie looking chest in the middle of the room.