A gallery of specially commissioned drawings by Penny McCarthy for the Beware the Cat project, which are used throughout the performance.
Penny’s drawings augment Baldwin’s story with a view to expanding its appeal beyond those already familiar with the text. This on-going series of over a hundred drawings has evolved over the duration of the research project in response to each new reading of the text.
Drawn fast and freehand with ink and brush, this body of work presents a poetic and evocative counterpoint to the narrative, sometimes following the story and occasionally proposing alternative interpretations or points of view. The world of the cats dominates the visual material: we follow the story through their eyes, catching occasional glimpses of human presence only through empty rooms, stairwells and curious objects.
Two Cats Talking 
Cat with Mouse Hole 
Hissing Cat 
Bigger Grimalkin 
Cat shadow puppet 2 
Clock 5 o’clock 
Grimalkin standing 
Cat Claws 
Cat Shadow Puppet 
Arching Hissing Cat 
Cat with Kitten and Mouse 
Candles 
London Houses 
Big Cat Hissing 
Black Cat 
Cat Walking 2 
Cats Plotting 
BW Cat Tree 
Kitten with Book 
Leonardo Cat 
Three Cats
Beware the Cat 