The Memory Returns... CATS, which was conceived and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and is based on 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' by T.S. Eliot, opened at the New London Theatre on 11 May 1981, and closed on its 21st birthday, 11 May 2002, after playing almost 9000 performances. Since that historic First Night in 1981, CATS has become the show that is generally acknowledged as the production that redefined the modern musical.

Enter the magical musical world of Cats. The designer John Napier takes the audience into an enchanted world which uses real objects, larger than life, to conjure up a giant playground for cats! Add to this fantastic setting some of the most exciting dance ever seen on stage and the wonderful music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and it is easy to see why Cats has become a universally acclaimed triumph.

'PERFECT- NOT TO BE MISSED'

MANCHESTER METRO