Excellent. Totally enjoyed it. It brings theatre to a new audience.

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Cat on a Hot Tin Roof last night. What an incredible production. Never before has my attention been so completely captured. There were powerful performances aplenty and Sanaa Lathan was breathtaking as Maggie. I'm a COAHTR novice, having never seen the film or read the play before, so I am delighted to have had last as my introduction. Being in the presence of such giants as James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad was simply wonderful. This definitely ranks as one of the best nights entertainment I have ever had.

Rare for me to have time to write a review, but this was SO good, I feel compelled to do so. First-class on every level. Wonderful set, brilliant performances from the actors (including the kids) and, exceptionally pleasant and helpful FOH staff. Overall, a really fantastic night out. Definitely going again. If you haven't seen it already, you really must!

I had the great good pleasure to see a recent matinee of 'Cat On A Hot Tin Roof' at the Novello Theatre this week. For the first time in my life I have seen a play directed by an African-American woman. Actress and choreographer Debbie Allen takes Tennesee Williams' dysfunctional southern family of emotional misfits and places them in a vivid cultural African-American dynamic. Hardly a word is altered from the original text of the play written over half a century ago and yet the power and intensity of sexual repression, family secrets and personal turmoil is further heightened and dramatized as these universal human struggles are given new resonance in the context of an African-American family. James Earl Jones' thunderous performance as Big Daddy is equalled only by the sheer unrecognizability of Phlycia Rashad as Big Momma. Superb performances from all else. This production is a milestone in theatre. African-American women in roles of creative leadship. Don't miss it.

I had the most fantastic evening with you yesterday - the production is amazing, it took my breath away. Every member of the cast was so skilled and absorbing. It is a long play, and goodness only knows how the actors manage to perform it all with such energy and committment every night - but the dialogue and the stellar performances draw you in; before long you care deeply about all the characters. It was extrememly moving and I know I will continue to think about it for a long time yet. Thank you all for providing me with the best night of theatre I have seen in a while!

I saw this play on Tuesday: we had front row, nearly-touching-cast-members, seats, which made it more personal for me. I have read the play twice, seen the movie twice, and wondered how Tennessee Williams could be transformed into an African-American play - but it worked! James Earl Jones was, as ever, superb, and Ms Rashid's acting flawless. It is by far the best play I have ever seen and thank you, Debbie Allen, for the brilliant "direction".