The Courtyard Theatre to Present CAT - THE PLAY, Starring Gerard McCarthy, Feb 23-28

By: Jan. 14, 2015
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"Dave was in the original cast of CATS. On opening night he was sacked. He was not a happy pussy..."

The Courtyard Theatre presents CAT - THE PLAY, starring Gerard McCarthy as Dave, written by Richard Hardwick and Jamie Beamish.

After a sold out run at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this brand new comedy about the greatest musical theatre star that never got to shine finally makes it to...BELFAST?!?!

Featuring a cast of characters that includes Our Lord Lloyd Webber, Tall Timmy Rice, Crazy Hair Trevor and Dave's favourite leading lady Elaine Paige, CAT isn't so much a love letter to musical theatre... more a death threat!

Running from Monday 23rd - Saturday 28th February at The Courtyard Theatre, this strictly limited run is definitely not for the faint hearted: contains high kicks and swearing!

The announcement was made via McCarthy's twitter account with a link to the theatre website and the message... "The CAT is out of the bag now..."

Gerard McCarthy's screen credits include Kevin McSwain in BAFTA nominated THE FALL (BBC/Netflix), Ashley Stokes in TITANIC: BLOOD & STEEL (Netflix), Brondsted in VIKINGS (History Channel), Rory Thompson in BELONGING TO LAURA (Samson Films) and Kris Fisher in HOLLYOAKS (Channel 4). His first feature film A NIGHTINGALE FALLING, was in cinemas last year, and he recently played Firefighter Damon Peachey in brand new BBC comedy PUPPY LOVE. On stage, McCarthy made his Shakespearean debut as Fenton in THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR at Shakespeare's Globe in London, directed by Christopher Luscombe. The production received widespread critical acclaim and subsequently transferred to New York & Los Angeles. Most recently, he played Bruce Flaherty in Joe Penhall's Olivier Award winning play BLUE/ ORANGE, for the Ambassador Theatre Group. He has also appeared in the West End productions of SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and MAMMA MIA! Most recently, he received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of George Bailey in the UK premiere of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.

For more information, visit www.thecourtyardtheatre.com.

 

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