Show Notes
A new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS opened last night at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, in London.
This new, outdoor production is directed and choreographed by the venue's artistic director Drew McOnie, and will embark subsequently on a UK Tour.
Find out what this production of the show is like, how it compares creatively to recent revivals elsewhere and why the press night performance offered a surprise...
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