Old Deuteronomy

Old Deuteronomy as he is typically depicted; from a promotional event in Germany in 2011.

Old Deuteronomy is a character in T. S. Eliot's 1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and its 1981 musical adaptation, Cats. He is a wise and beloved elderly cat, further serving as the Jellicle patriarch in the musical.[1] The role of Old Deuteronomy was originated by Brian Blessed in the West End in 1981, and by Ken Page on Broadway in 1982. Judi Dench plays Old Deuteronomy in the 2019 film adaptation.

  1. ^ "Old Deuteronomy". Cats the Musical (official website). Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.