Carbucketty
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Carbucketty is a character from the musical Cats
. The name was one of T. S. Eliot
's ideas for cat names, for a "knockabout cat". His role is primarily that of a dancer and acrobat.
Carbucketty appeared in both the original London
and Broadway
shows. In 1987, when the Broadway show was reworked, the character was re-named Mungojerrie
. The actor who played Mungojerrie after the show was reworked, Ray Roderick, had played Carbucketty for a few months prior.
Carbucketty's costume suggests a Bi-colour
tabby and white kitten. He has defined stripes as well as spots on a white base. A short fluffy wig and chunky warmers give the impression of a young, fluffy kitten.
Most fans consider Carbucketty to be a counterpart of Pouncival
- a kitten with a similar personality and design who appears in many productions around the world. This may be because for the filmed version
of the show the costume and role of Carbucketty was named Pouncival, as it was deemed more sensible for an international market to use the names used internationally. However Carbucketty and Pouncival is one and the same part. For the entire record breaking 21 year run of Cats in London the part was named Carbucketty.
Carbucketty was originally played by Luke Baxter in the original London
production. Philip Comley played Carbucketty in the UK Tour 2003-04. In the UK Tour 2006-07, Carbucketty was played by Kevin McGuire.
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
. The name was one of T. S. Eliot
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns "T. S." Eliot OM was a playwright, literary critic, and arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century. Although he was born an American he moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 and was naturalised as a British subject in 1927 at age 39.The poem that made his...
's ideas for cat names, for a "knockabout cat". His role is primarily that of a dancer and acrobat.
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
and Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
shows. In 1987, when the Broadway show was reworked, the character was re-named Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie
Mungojerrie is a fictional character in T. S. Eliot's book, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats which was adapted into the musical Cats.-Characteristics:Mungojerrie and his partner in crime, Rumpelteazer, specialize in petty theft and mischief...
. The actor who played Mungojerrie after the show was reworked, Ray Roderick, had played Carbucketty for a few months prior.
Carbucketty's costume suggests a Bi-colour
Bicolor cat
A bicolor cat has white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example black or tabby. There are various patterns of bicolor cat. These range from Van pattern through to solid color with a throat locket...
tabby and white kitten. He has defined stripes as well as spots on a white base. A short fluffy wig and chunky warmers give the impression of a young, fluffy kitten.
Most fans consider Carbucketty to be a counterpart of Pouncival
Pouncival
Pouncival is a character in the musical Cats and in T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats . He is brown, white, gray, and black and has a lot of freckles. He is portrayed as a tom between kittenhood and adulthood in most productions of the musical...
- a kitten with a similar personality and design who appears in many productions around the world. This may be because for the filmed version
CATS (film)
Cats is a 1998 direct-to-video film of the long-running West End production of Cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. Lloyd Webber himself personally oversaw orchestration for the film and called on Gillian Lynne, the original show's...
of the show the costume and role of Carbucketty was named Pouncival, as it was deemed more sensible for an international market to use the names used internationally. However Carbucketty and Pouncival is one and the same part. For the entire record breaking 21 year run of Cats in London the part was named Carbucketty.
Carbucketty was originally played by Luke Baxter in the original London
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production. Philip Comley played Carbucketty in the UK Tour 2003-04. In the UK Tour 2006-07, Carbucketty was played by Kevin McGuire.