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I wear a feline leotard and ears to see Cats – and meet all the other theatre superfans going crazy for costumes

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a culture story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 12 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “I wear a feline leotard and ears to see Cats – and meet all the other theatre superfans going crazy for costumes”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Skeleton suits for Phantom of the Opera, garish wigs for Beetlejuice, a Don’t Tell Mama dress for Cabaret … our critic meets the crowds going wild for costumes – and attends Cats in kitty costume It’s an hour before curtain-up and the queue outside the theatre is full of green…
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