#electraxtumblebrutus

As it happens I made a bunch of gifs yesterday that I haven't posted yet, so... Does 'clumsy kitten' count as happy?

Jellicles wash behind their ears... ☺️

... Jellicles dry between their toes! 😧

Jenny's face! Jelly scrambling to try to catch collapsing Tumble! Electra's little giggle as she scoops him up to run off with him! And the Jenny/Electra snuggle to congratulate her for a perfect cartwheel, of course.

"... they do not get trained as they did in the age when Victoria reigned."

"They never get drilled in a regular troupe!"

"and they think they are smart just to—jump through a hoop!?"

... well now you just made them sad, Gus. Teazer and Electra need to comfort each other and Bill Bailey's going to sulk.

(Apparently Jemima and Victoria are immune to criticism while they sit with Grandpa.)

Jenny: He's a 25-pounder! Kittens: 😨 nope nope nope

Wednesday 23 February 2022 was his final day with the Vienna revival. Matthew Levick, who played the role in seasons 1 and 2 and covered it as a swing for most of this season, will resume the role until the show closes in June.

Some little farewell messages from...

Andrea Luca Cotti, Mungojerrie.

Alexander Auler, Munkustrap.

Jan-Eike Majert (Coricopat) and Anna Carina Buchegger (Rumpelteazer).

Two Electras: Susannah Murphy on the left, and Vicky Riddoch on the right.

And the rest of the kittens! Anastasia Bertinshaw covering Jemima, Vicky as Electra, Johnny Randall as Carbuckety, and Susannah covering Victoria.

Bill Bailey and Electra are best friends!

Susannah Murphy (swing, playing Electra as she films this) and Aaron Hunt (Bill Bailey). Vienna revival, 15 October 2021.

SM: So, Aaron. Who do you play?

(both laughing)

AH: I play Bill Bailey.

SM: Excellent. We're like best friends inthe show, aren't we?

AH: We're meant to be, yes.

SM (laughing): We're meant to be? Not in real life?

AH: No, we are, we are, definitely!

SM: So, what do you most enjoy about... today?

AH: Being with you!

Anastasia Bertinshaw is back in the Viennese junkyard! and the kittens are cuddling.

She's Jemima here; Anneke Brunekreeft is Electra, and Aaron Hunt is Bill Bailey.

Tumblebrutus and Electra come onstage for Act II and immediately get into a cuddle-fight - much to Plato’s distress. He is an earnest young protector and can’t let anything happen to them!

(Meanwhile, Skimbleshanks is just out of shot, looking sternly around to make sure everything’s safe and not giving the wrestling kittens a second glance.)