West End & UK
Jacqui Harman as Victoria in Cats at the New London Theatre, 1985
Jacqui Harman, 1983 graduate and founder of the Jacqueline Harman School of Ballet, was the second performer to play the role of Victoria in the original West End production. She played the role from 1982-85. She then played Demeter in 1986, and moved to a Swing role from 1988-90.
Acclaimed UK Choreographer and 1985 LSC Diploma graduate, Stephen Mear, began his career in the West End production. He joined the London cast in 1987, performing as a swing and covering roles including Admetus, Macavity, and Bill Bailey, before later playing Mephistopheles.
Sharon Benson, who graduated in 1985, played Grizabella in the West End production from 1987-88.
Amanda Courtney-Davies, joined the West End production in 1988 as a Swing (cover Victoria) and Dance Captain. Later that year, she took on the role of Tantomile, then from 1989-90 she played Victoria (cover Jennyanydots).
Adrian Edmeades, who graduated in 1989, had a long history with Cats. He first played Bill Bailey in the West End production from 1988-89, while he was still studying part-time at LSC. He then played Mungojerrie on the UK Tour in 1989. From 1990-91 and played the role in the West End. In 2001, he returned to the West End as Mungojerrie and continued the role until 2002. In 2003, he joined the UK Tour as a Swing with various cover roles.
1985 graduate, Samantha Biddulph, played Tantomile (cover Demeter) in the first UK Tour in 1989, before joining the West End cast in 1990 and playing Tantomile (cover Demeter and Gumbie) and swing.
Siobhan Coebly, who graduated in 1989, made her West End debut playing Jemima in the West End production during her final term at LSC. She played the role until 1990.
Wendy Kitching as Demeter
1988 grad, Wendy Kitching was a regular feature in the West End and UK Tour for eleven years! Starting as a Swing in the UK Tour in 1989, she joined the West End cast as Electra and cover Demeter and Rumpleteazer, then played Demeter on UK Tour 1993-94. She returned to the West End production as Demeter (cover Grizabella) in 1999 and played the role again in 2000.
Drew Varley, who graduated in 1991, featured in multiple productions of Cats. The year he graduated, he played Bill Bailey (cover Mungojerrie) in the West End. He played Bill Bailey again 1992, then played Mungojerrie in the Australia & Asia Tour in 1995. He returned to the West End as Mungojerrie from 1996-97. He also featured as Mungojerrie in the 1998 film version.
Bryn Walters, who graduated from LSC in 1991, played Admetus/Macavity in the West End from 1992-93, as well as Plato/Macavity in the 1998 film version.
Lindsey Dawson, 1991 grad, featured in the West End production between 1992-93, playing Jennyanydot.
Kimberly Partridge, who graduated in 1991 on the Dance Performers Course, played Jemima in the West End production from 1993-95.
The current Artistic Director of LSC’s own Jazz Co, Robbie O’Reilly, played Cassandra (cover Bomballurina and Jennyanydot) in the UK Tour 1994-95.
Matthew Gould as Skimbleshanks
Matthew Gould, who graduated in 1989, has a 14-year history with Cats. He first played Victor in the West End production in 1994. He returned to the West End production to play Skimbleshanks in 1999-2000. He continued playing Skimbleshanks on the UK Tour from 2003-08.
1988 grad John Stacey includes the role of Victor in the West End production (1995) in his extensive list of stage credits.
Paul Cleveland, who graduated from LSC in 1992, played Carbucketty (cover Mungojerrie) in the UK Tour in 1995.
Performer, choreographer and regular LSC teacher, Richard Roe graduated in 1996. The same year, he played Carbucketty (cover Mungojerry and Skimbleshanks) in the West End. He continued playing the role until 1997.
Louie Spence, one of British television’s favourite dance and choreography personalities and 1989 LSC grad, played Mistoffelees from 1998-99.
Australian-born Jye Frasca moved to the UK to study at London Studio Centre with a full scholarship. He graduated in 1998 and immediately started a varied career on the London stage, including the role of Carbucketty (cover Mistoffelees) in the West End production of Cats from 2001-02.
Adelle Young, 2004 BA (Hons) Theatre Dance graduate and former poster-girl for Chicago on the West End, played Jemima (cover Rumpleteazer) in the UK Tour, and in Portugal, the same year she graduated.
2004 graduate and regular LSC teacher, Matt Krzan, has such an extensive history with Cats, the easiest way to jot it down is with the full list below:
- Swing: UK Tour & Lisbon, 2004
- Swing: UK Tour, 2007
- Admetus/Macavity: Italian Tour, 2007
- Munkustrap: Blackpool, 2015
- Munkustrap: London Palladium, 2015
- Munkustrap/DC: UK Tour, 2016
- Munkustrap/DC: International Tour 2017
- Munkustrap/Resident: Director South Korea 2022
- Munkustrap/ Resident Director: Taiwan 2023
- Assistant Director: South African tour 2025
Matt is currently Resident Director on the International tour 2026/27 Mumbai, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea.
2003 graduate, Lauren Brooke, played Cassandra on UK Tour from 2006-08.
Sophia Ragavelas, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Theatre Dance in 1999 and went on to a flourishing career in the West End, played Grizabella in the UK and International Tour 2014, for which she was also Nicole Scherzinger’s body double! She also performed in the New Zealand and Australia tour in 2015.
2009 BA (Hons) Theatre Dance (Top Up) graduate, Cameron Ball, played Admetus / Macavity in from 2013-14 UK Tour and repeated the role in the London Revival at the Palladium from 2014-15.
Anna Woodside, 1999 LSC Diploma graduate, played Demeter at the Blackpool Opera House and London Palladium in 2015.
Anna Woodside as Demeter in 2015
