Underbelly, Bristo Square
Judith Kerr’s Mog books are classic bedtime story choices and this show adapts some of Mog’s well known exploits for the stage.
Over an hour you get the classic Forgetful Cat story as well as a trip to the vets, a nasty accident on a favourite chair and a cat talent show to top it all off.
This slick and highly accomplished show is fast paced enough not to lose the attention of the small ones in the audience, yet doesn’t move so fast as to be baffling to them. My three year old daughter was captivated from start to finish – she barely fidgeted, which is saying something!
Mog appears alongside other pets whose costumes and animal behaviours are funny and convincing. We particularly liked the vet scene with a waiting room of owners who bear an uncanny resemblance to their pets… Mog herself is the star of the show though and her cat mannerisms are impressive and entertaining.
There are songs to join in with and the whole performance is lifted by music and dance. Again and again Mog tests the Thomas family’s patience, but ultimately she’s loveable and really a rather remarkable cat!
My mini reviewer said: “Mog’s a bit funny!” and “Bother that cat!” and “Wow! Mog’s a beautiful butterfly!”
(Written by Charlotte Steel )
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