Great technically, grea artists, but meaningless and not fun
by Francois on 2022-03-21National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - OttawaThis may simply be down to taste but my wife and I very much disliked the show. The artists were generally very good, very talented and gave great, dynamic performances. They certainly seemed to be having a great time. The technical production was also very good: decors, lighting were very effective - although the point of the led-studded outfit was completely lost on me as it seemed a visual gadget more than anything else. But much to my regret, we did not like the show itself at all. Very surprised by this, as Cats has been very successful and we do enjoy the lighter things as much as the more serious stuff. But the 'story', if any, was totally lost on us - a meaningless succession of characters are introduced and... that's all. No redeeming feature at all to the storyline - and I am generally very easily amused. The music was also much of a let down, especially for a show of Cat's repute. Canned-sounding synths with no depth or warmth whatsoever. We do enjoy musicals - but certainly not this one.