Allow me to introduce you to Syllabub!

I have been a fan of Cats for as long as I remember! My family used to watch it often when I was little and so I've grown up knowing the songs and learning what the cats looked like. Eventually I also became familiar with a few of their wacky names too! So I knew exactly who I was auditioning for when my agent informed me I was up for Syllabub, and have a pretty good idea what she gets up to during the show... Thought I should introduce you guys to Syllabub with a few pictures so you have more of a clue too :)

So here she is...

Veerle Casteleyn as Jemima aka. Syllabub

Not great quality but a close up of Syllabub's make up! Looking forward to learning how to apply this :) 

Syllabub's full costume complete with spiked collar!

More Syllabub!

This is what I believe I will be wearing but there are suggestions that in the Broadway version (that we are licensed for!) her costume may vary slightly, perhaps slightly paler apparently!

Syllabub is one of a few kittens within the cast and she is described as 'the youngest member of the tribe of Cats, being the first one in her whole tribe to accept Grizabella by singing with her a small part in the song Memory.' She is also the best friend of the white cat; Victoria. TS Eliot; author of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (on which the musical is based) explained that Syllabub's name 'is a mixture of "Silly" and "Beelzebub" meaning devilish.' I am looking forward to working these two characteristics into my portrayal of her :)

Hopefully now you feel more familiar with all things Syllabub related! If you wanted to know more about her, click here.

Until next time... meow!