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A Cat Walked On Stage and Stole Romeo and Juliet (Original Post) catbyte Monday OP
Now that was delightful at morning time............... Lovie777 Monday #1
Love the original, but that cat deserves an award (so do Romeo and Juliet). News video from ABC and the Guardian: highplainsdem Monday #2
What a talented cat! jmbar2 Monday #3
I am so in love! tblue37 Monday #4
So nice that they included the cat in the curtain call. Humanity persists in the theatre. TY, catbyte. ❤️😺 littlemissmartypants Monday #5
Funny and cute up to a point SpankMe Monday #6
Dog person? orangecrush Monday #8
This was in Turkey. Cats are king in Turkey catbyte Monday #9
"Romeow" orangecrush Monday #7
Every cat is royal I_UndergroundPanther Yesterday #10

littlemissmartypants

(35,287 posts)
5. So nice that they included the cat in the curtain call. Humanity persists in the theatre. TY, catbyte. ❤️😺
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:35 AM
Monday

SpankMe

(3,794 posts)
6. Funny and cute up to a point
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 10:55 AM
Monday

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.

catbyte

(39,428 posts)
9. This was in Turkey. Cats are king in Turkey
Mon Jun 15, 2026, 01:34 PM
Monday

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.

I_UndergroundPanther

(13,406 posts)
10. Every cat is royal
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:41 AM
Yesterday

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

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