#1990 paris

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Guy-Paul de St Germain as Mistoffelees, Paris 1990.

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Tumblebrutus and Pouncival showing off their self-yeeting. Pouncival’s is, as yet, only apprentice-level, but he’s very pleased with it.

(Stéphane Drouard’s Tumblebrutus up top and Pouncival down below - possibly Oliver Ray. Paris 1990)

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Guy-Paul de Saint Germain doing the Mistoffelees dance break, Paris 1990. Gilles Vajou (first cast Tumblebrutus) is covering Tugger.

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Mistoffelees has a Plan. It’s a bit tricky to get it across because he’s mute in this production (which is based on the Vienna tradition), and Tugger…. is Tugger. He is very confused but he’s got the spirit. (Mistoffelees: “okay, he’s an idiot, but he’s my idiot and I’m keeping him”.)

Shout-out to Pouncival for just straight-up dying when Mistoffelees tosses the red sheet over his head.

Paris 1990: Guy-Paul de St Germain as Mistoffelees and Gilles Vajou covering Tugger (though his main role was Tumblebrutus!).

Posting a vid rather than gifs to get across the effect of the miming and Tugger’s bewildered noises...

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Paris 1990 - Tumblebrutus takes advantage of the most of the cast having run off into the audience before the bows to show off.

Stéphane Drouard covering Tumblebrutus, because the first-cast Tumble, Gilles Vajou, was busy covering Tugger!

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Hm, that move of Deut’s looks familiar, where have I seen it before...?

Oh yes, it’s a favourite of Pouncival’s! Baby boy’s been learning from the best.

(1) Brad Little in the Asia tour, 18 October 2020

(2) Tanner Ray Wilson as Carbuckety, Broadway October 2016

(3) Stéphane Drouard’s Tumblebrutus and ?Oliver Ray as Pouncival, Paris 1990.

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A collection of Munkustraps, building (and demolishing) a train. And just... having fun. Being carefree. And a little bit silly.

Part 2 here.

1: Manning the... thing at the front, with the light on it? Matthew Pike, Hamburg 1999. (That’s Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer flailing around with the lampshade behind him in the second gif.)

2: Derek Hanson, holding up the front half of the ‘backbone’ of the train, Chicago 2005.

3a: Ian Laskowski, Boston 2007: as in Chicago, having to be very synchronised with Alonzo to make it look like they’re falling down ‘accidentally’, and managing to almost do a somersault while he does so.

3b: Malco Rev, Paris 1990, very deliberately pulling it down on top of himself.

4: Karl Warden, carefully guiding the wheel down to a safe spot without crushing any kittens, then a dramatic flop (La Mirada 2014).

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Growltiger is not a gentleman.

Philippe Ermelier covering Growltiger, and Joëlle Turcotte covering Griddlebone; Paris 1990.