Cat and No Mouse
2006-2007, UK. Ages 4+
About
Based on stories by the Brothers Grimm
‘Welcome to my show’
This show stars… Cat! And what a star she is – she can dance, make jokes, tell stories…
And what stories! There’s The Cat and the Mouse (where a cat outwits a mouse), The Cat and the Fox (where a cat defeats a fox) and maybe, if there’s time, The Mouse and the Sausage (which isn’t quite as good as it doesn’t have a cat in it).
This show has got everything – story-telling, music, comedy… Oh, all right. And a mouse.
Tour
‘Cat and No Mouse’ premiered at The Arts Depot in October 2006 and then performed at the 2007 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, presented by Serious Comedy.
Team
Adapted and designed by the company from stories by the Brothers Grimm
Cat
Becky Kitter
Mouse
Sarah Thomas Lane
Director
Toby Mitchell
Creative Producer
Olivia Jacobs
Lighting Director
Will Evans
Associate Lighting Designer
Mary Pope
Sound Consultants
Jon Fiber and Andy Shaw of Shock Productions
Scenic Construction
KW Props
Publicity Illustration
Anna Lewenhaupt
Thanks to
Our other devisers, Morag Cross and Luanna Priestman; all at ArtsDepot and Compass Theatre.
Reviews
In comic competition, two co-stars battle – as their costumes would suggest – like cat and mouse over the outcome of their stories. Mouse wants to win, Cat wants to win. The pair are instantly likable; the chemistry crackles and rivalry simmers beneath their on-stage friendship. The humour is clever and the timing spot on, and the whole thing so energetic that I laughed just as much as the wee ones. The vivid, seemingly improvised use of imagination will inspire future comics, and with a healthy dollop of the ridiculous this can’t fail to entertain. The final story of ‘The Mouse And The Sausage’ brings this slice of fun to a quite perfect end.
The List
Exciting and funny
Primary Times
A fun 50 minutes of Tom and Jerry-style slapstick and Morecambe and Wise-esque one-upmanship… A wholly enjoyable way to start your Fringe day
The List
A lively storytelling show for children… Plenty of knockabout and rather disgusting noises, which have the children in hysterics, keep the show rollicking along
The Stage