Cat in the Hat

Showcase Entertainment Group the New Zealand based Concert Promoter and Theatrical Producer have moved quickly to announce what may be the first Post Covid-19 theatre tour worldwide on a 35 show, 14 city New Zealand tour starting July 4 with their international production of Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat. ‘2020 has been brutal for the entertainment industry and the world alike. Lockdown was hard enough psychologically for adults with so much uncertainty but spare a thought for our children who went through it as well. It’s time to celebrate New Zealand’s unique situation of being back open for business and give our kids some fun’. Layton Lillas Executive Producer. The fun is with a magical stage show adapted from the classic Dr Seuss book, The Cat in the Hat. The production which last toured New Zealand in 2018 has been on tour in Australia for much of 2019 and was due to be on 40 show tour in April 2020 when Covid-19 struck. Contracted tours to China and The Philippines that were meant for late 2020 were put on hold for now. At Level 3, The Producers shipped the set and costumes back to New Zealand, assembled a complete New Zealand cast and crew, and routed a theatre tour to take the show the length and breadth of the country, with fingers crossed that the June 8 government announcement would mean a return to live touring. From Monday at midnight this is now the case. ‘The time has come to put our people back to work, get some product back into the theatres and most importantly spread some joy.’ Layton Lillas With less than 4 weeks till the first date and the first shows going on sale Friday June 12, we are fitting 6 months of preparation into 3 weeks, but everyone is looking forward to the challenge of getting ‘The Show on the Road’.