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Cats at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre: Skilfully mounted but deeply, deeply silly

3/5 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous show prowls into Regent’s Park to cough up an enjoyably daft furball of fun

Evening Standard · Aug 11

Cats review – it’s a jellicle jumble as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s moggies get the zoomies

Macavity and co are back, with the balance in Drew McOnie’s stylish revival tipped in favour of dance and acrobatics over storytelling

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7

‘Never felt so scared’: the Cats obsessive who’s created a feral dance version of the purr-fect musical

Drew McOnie skipped school to audition for the original. It launched his astonishing career. Now he’s getting his claws into a no-pussyfooting version of the classic hit

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3

Broadway hit Shucked kicks off Drew McOnie’s debut season at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre

US musical will be followed by Rodgers and Hammerstein dream ballets, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses and Brigadoon

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025

The Artist review – peppy stage show adds volume to silent cinema hit

Drew McOnie’s version of the Oscar-winner is a visual treat, with expressive physical movement, lustrous dance routines – and an irrepressibly waggy puppet dog

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

‘All anyone will care about is the dog!’ Oscar sensation The Artist hits the stage – but can Uggie boogie?

It was the film about end of the silent era that scooped five Oscars, made $133m and beguiled the world. But can the movie work on stage? And how will its real star, a frisky parson russell terrier, dance?

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2024

From Girls Aloud to Doctor Who: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

A decade on from their breakup, the UK girl band are back for a big arena tour, while Ncuti Gatwa’s Time Lord is here for his long-awaited appointment

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

Regent’s Park Open Air theatre appoints Drew McOnie as artistic director

McOnie – who choreographed Jesus Christ Superstar, On the Town and Carousel – takes over from Tim Sheader

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023

Nutcracker at the Tuff Nut Jazz Club review: Drew McOnie's new classic is naughty but nice

The first Nutcracker of the year, in the director-choreographer's hands, becomes sultry, clever and a real Christmas treat

Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023

Nutcracker review – a Christmas dream of love that goes with a swing

A hunky Action Man opens up a sequin-clad life for the protagonist of Drew McOnie’s jazzy, out-and-proud take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023