‘The Cat On A Hot Tin Roof’ at the Novello Theatre

The musical ‘The Cat On The Hot Tin Roof’ can now be found among the special offers for musicals of Gift-tours.com. The theme of the show is mendacity and the greed for money within a family.

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The ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ is about the turbulent relationship between Maggie and Brick. Maggie marries into the wealthy Pollit family in order to escape from the poverty she lives in. Unhappily married she only focuses on the money of her husband. Brick, her husband, falls ill of cancer, but is not aware of it as the family and the doctor hides it from him. More and more lies accumulate when all the family comes together to celebrate Brick’s birthday. They are waiting for Brick’s death in the hope of inheriting a big part of his great fortune.

This family might be a good example for many people’s greed for money. As the story tells, their main goal is to gain as much money as possible to enjoy luxury. However, luxury may not fulfill one’s life as good relations with family and friends are considered to be most important to human beings. Unfortunately, it seems to be very difficult to reconcile materialism with humanity. The ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ mirrors the materialism and the greed of many citizen. These two qualities prevailing in one family is even more fatal and points out the gravity of the issue.

The musical "packs a big emotional punch" (Evening Standard) and the cast does a hilarious job in presenting the touchy scenes. Considering that Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony winner James Earl Jones and Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad are part of the cast, the outstanding performance is no longer surprising but rather a great success.

Gift-tours.com, the online travel company which already acquires renown by offering tours in London and throughout England, recently provides also tickets for musicals, events and concerts. Dino Johnson, the manager of Gift-tours aims giving access to as many people as possible to London’s outstanding theatre scene. Therefore Gift-tours.com concentrates on special offers such as packages including hotel and tickets. At the same time there are regularly updated offers for musical tickets sometimes even available for half the price.