A Cat Walked On Stage and Stole Romeo and Juliet

[catbyte]

[Lovie777]

1. Now that was delightful at morning time...............

[highplainsdem]

2. Love the original, but that cat deserves an award (so do Romeo and Juliet). News video from ABC and the Guardian:

https://abcnews.com/video/133867831/

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/video/2026/jun/15/o-romeow-cat-steals-the-show-during-final-scene-at-romeo-and-juliet-ballet-video

[jmbar2]

3. What a talented cat!

Thanks for posting.

[tblue37]

4. I am so in love!

[littlemissmartypants]

5. So nice that they included the cat in the curtain call. Humanity persists in the theatre. TY, catbyte. ❤️😺

[SpankMe]

6. Funny and cute up to a point

When I did theater as a teenager, we had a protocol for stuff like this - intruding animals (yes, it happened), dropped items or items from the prior scene left on stage by mistake, missing props that an actor would need to interact with, etc.. When it was noticed, the actors would pause or freeze. Then the stage manager would quietly walk on to retrieve the item or fix it (if it was a brief fix) and then left the stage. Then the actors would resume the scene.

This video seemed like a more professional troupe than just some local summer stock gig. I'm surprized a stage crew member didn't come on stage to try to retrieve the kitty.

[orangecrush]

8. Dog person?

[catbyte]

9. This was in Turkey. Cats are king in Turkey

It was a Russian troupe but they didn't seem bothered by it. Also, removing the cat probably wouldn't have gone over well with the audience.

[orangecrush]

7. "Romeow"

[I_UndergroundPanther]

10. Every cat is royal

Every cat sacred. They steal the show by mere presence. Been doing it since ancient Egyptian times.