The trailer also features sneak peeks at the A-list cast, which also includes Ian McKellen, as Jellicle Cats who seek ascension to the
Heaviside Layer to come back to a new Jellicle life.
There's practically no plot to Lloyd Webber's catchy song settings of Eliot's 1939 poems from "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats." In a dance-filled revue, felines boast about their jobs and talents at "The Jellicle Ball." They also jockey to be the one cat chosen annually to go to "The
Heaviside Layer," some sort of kitty cat heaven.
Over the course of a single night, a tribe of cats called the Jellicles make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the
Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life.
The story, which was originally based on T.S Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats from 1939, is about deciding which of the cats will ascend to the
Heaviside Layer - aka cat heaven, According to the director there's a deeper message too that makes it relevant to human life in 2019.
Adapted from TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, the performance tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as the 'Jellicle choice' - their leader announces which of them will go up to The
Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new life.
Adapted from TS Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, on just one special night of the year, all Jellicle cats meet at the Jellicle Ball where Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, makes the Jellicle choice and announces which of them will go up to The
Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The
Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.
Revealing their unique personalities in a feline frenzy of song and dance, these Jellicle cats compete for a chance to ascend to the
Heaviside Layer to be reborn.
A variety of cats introduce themselves to be picked for the Jellicle Choice, selecting which cat will ascend to the
Heaviside layer and come back to a new life.
The story explains how, on one special night of the year, all Jellicle Stars of the new Cats production their wise leader, Old Deuteronomy, chooses who goes to the
Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a new life.