#demeterxtugger

Near the start of Skimbleshanks, Demeter and Tugger scurry off together. Munkustrap spots this and dashes after them to do his usual IS THIS GUY BOTHERING YOU DEMETER act, only to find a Demeter suggestively lounging against the pipe and Tugger's mane, looking very snuggly and not in need of any rescuing.

Now she's got the reaction she wants, she slides deliciously to the ground, while Munkustrap retreats to regain his dignity... then, though you can't see their facial expressions in this grainy footage, I distinctly saw Demeter and Tugger exchange a conspiratorial grin, and they both continued to look very pleased with themselves.

See here and here for earlier Deme/Tugger/Munk moments on this night.

Also Tugger: licking your ear annoyingly as soon as you stop giving him attention.

Oh look, more ears! And these ones are even better for annoying than Demeter's!

—tugger why are you like this—

Oh wonderful, now he's using the tassel on the end of his tail to bap Munkustrap's ears (and distract him from Demeter's cuddles and thigh-clawing 👀).

(anyway, demetuggerstrap because I said so)

(or not if you prefer something else, obviously)

Jemima and Victoria have acquired snuggles! They look very proud of themselves. 😌

Sneaky bf takes mirror selfies

Tugger, smirking: that's not how women usually call out my name

Really fun matinee today! Everyone was having so much fun, feeding off each other and being happy and playful.

And fun with covers and split tracks! Savannah Lind gave us a fascinating Rumpel/Jemi split (assisted by Des Flanagan who decided Tugger needed to live his best Jemima life during “Skimbleshanks”). Plus Dominique Hamilton as Deme, Xavier Pellin as Misto, Thalia Smith as Cass, Aimee Jones as Jelly, and a very lovely Griz from Lucy Maunder. (Tanto and Jemi were cut).

(…. Can you tell I was looking at the stage and not at my phone when filming this….. 🤭)

My favourite moment in this night's curtain call footage is Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer experimenting with dance moves and comforting each other for not being as good as Mistoffelees. But obviously always love any flirty playful Jarrodstrap moments, like teasing Alonzo or polishing the stage for Tugger to pose on. And Tugger getting distracted by playing with his own tail!

Other fun results of the split track (and Tanto’s absence):

Lone Josh Cori gets to be extra friendly with other cats (including some lovely cuddles with Cass at the start of "Moments of Happiness")

Rumpelteazer singing “Moonlight” with only Cori to hold her hand (and just generally being In Touch With Her Mystic Side for the night)

Only the three central couples for the honky-tonk, no mungoteazer and coricomile (I had hoped Victoria might step in and dance with Cori but alas).

Rumpelteazer reaching out to Griz during “glamour cat” and being chased by Skimble into the corner and cuddled by him.

Victeazer collecting the rainbow ribbon bucket from Misto!

Instead of Misto freezing Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer during his number, he freezes Mungojerrie and Alonzo (Alonzo did not agree to this).

you know how, with new P&P, rumpelteazer doesn’t get to dive between the munkuthighs anymore? WELL FEAR NOT today she got to do it at the start of song of the jellicles instead. The balance of the world has been restored.

Without Tanto and Teazer to sit with him in front of the train, Misto had to pick his own flea out of his ear when Skimble mentioned the subject. 😔

best of all - I don’t know if this was planned or just Des being Des but part of Jemima’s track in Skimbleshanks was played by Tugger! He decided to lie down next to Vic to join the sleeping car, then flirted with her to create the “hilarity and riot” for Skimble to break up!

Fun things that had nothing to do with split tracks:

Munk was so relaxed about Deme and Tugger today! At one point where he usually hisses and lashes at Tugger to drive him away from her, he instead gave them each a lovely nuzzle.

Deme and Tugger spent almost the entirety of “Gus” doing some very warm loving nuzzles and cuddles ending up with her draped over his body, very pretty, very nice. 😌

… followed by Tugger nudging Misto during “Skimbleshanks” so that they both pounced on Deme to give her a scare on “one FLASH of his glass-green eyes”. But Deme was all trusting and cuddly by now and not skittish, so no harm done.

Edmetus was doing some lovely self-indulgent stretches using the oven as a scratching post at one point then MACAVITY SCARE and he fell over with zero dignity

Xavier went for some supersonic speed conjuring turns today!

Cori’s response to the second Macavity scare today was some impromptu aggressive yoga. Must have worked, since Macavity didn't turn up for another hour.

Demeter has a whole face journey. Her migraines are spiking and she would like Munkustrap to remove that cat now please.

(It's ok, she'll come to know him. And to use him to tease Munk. 👀)

cowboy cats

Casa Manana 2025 (promo footage sources X X)

Michael di Leo as Mistoffelees, Clifton Samuels as Tugger, Raphe Gilliam as Munkustrap (previously Munk in Oasis cast 12), Jackson Dunlap as Skimbleshanks, Jackie Burns as Grizabella, Sami Murphy as Bombalurina, and Myranda Sánchez as Demeter.