eventtimes

CATS the Musical: running time and finish time

CATS runs 2 hours 25 minutes including an interval. The 19:30 performance at Birmingham Hippodrome finishes at about 21:55 (from the official running time).

This is the stage show, not the film.

On tour

CATS tour: dates, start and finish times

TheatreDatesStartsFinishes about
Birmingham HippodromeBirminghamTue, 27 Oct 2026 to Sat, 7 Nov 202619:30 Tue–Sat14:00 Wed, Thu14:30 Sat21:5516:2516:55
Palace Theatre ManchesterManchesterTue, 10 Nov 2026 to Sat, 21 Nov 202619:30 Mon–Sat14:30 Wed, Thu, Sat21:5516:55
Bristol HippodromeBristolTue, 24 Nov 2026 to Sat, 28 Nov 202619:30 Tue–Sat14:30 Wed, Thu, Sat21:5516:55
Venue CymruLlandudnoTue, 1 Dec 2026 to Sat, 5 Dec 202619:30 Tue–Sat14:30 Wed, Thu, Sat21:5516:55
Theatre Royal GlasgowGlasgowTue, 8 Dec 2026 to Sun, 27 Dec 202619:30 Tue–Sat14:30 Tue–Thu, Sat13:00 Thu, Sun21:5516:5515:25
Royal Concert HallNottinghamWed, 6 Jan 2027 to Sat, 16 Jan 2027not published—
Marlowe TheatreCanterburyTue, 19 Jan 2027 to Sat, 23 Jan 202719:30 Tue–Sat14:30 Wed, Thu, Sat21:5516:55
Sunderland EmpireSunderlandTue, 26 Jan 2027 to Sat, 30 Jan 202719:30 Tue–Sat14:30 Wed, Thu, Sat21:5516:55
Getting home

Last train home from the theatre

Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham

StationTowardMon–ThuFri–SatSunday
Corporation StreetEdgbaston Village00:14prev 00:0100:31prev 00:1423:44prev 23:31
Corporation StreetWednesbury00:0700:0700:07prev 23:50
Corporation StreetWolverhampton23:50prev 23:3700:07prev 23:5023:20prev 23:07
Grand CentralEdgbaston Village00:16prev 00:0300:33prev 00:1623:46prev 23:33
Grand CentralWednesbury00:0500:0500:05prev 23:48
Grand CentralWolverhampton23:48prev 23:3500:05prev 23:4823:18prev 23:05
Town HallEdgbaston Village00:18prev 00:0500:35prev 00:1823:48prev 23:35
Town HallWednesbury00:0300:0300:03prev 23:46
Town HallWolverhampton23:46prev 23:3300:03prev 23:4623:16prev 23:03

Verified

BODS GTFS gtfs-west_midlands @ 2026-10-22timetable data

Timetables change — confirm with the operator on the night, especially around engineering works. Some networks run additional night services after these times on Fridays and Saturdays (e.g. the Night Tube); check the operator’s own timetable.

All last departures from Birmingham Hippodrome

Palace Theatre Manchester, Manchester

StationTowardMon–ThuFri–SatSunday
Deansgate-CastlefieldMediaCityUK23:45prev 23:4400:05prev 23:5923:35prev 23:29
Deansgate-CastlefieldPiccadilly00:19prev 00:1400:19prev 00:1400:19prev 00:15
Deansgate-CastlefieldThe Trafford Centre23:41prev 23:3200:11prev 00:0223:47prev 23:32
Deansgate-CastlefieldVictoria00:12prev 00:0900:34prev 00:1900:12prev 00:04
Piccadilly GardensAshton-under-Lyne23:42prev 23:2700:27prev 00:1223:12prev 22:57
Piccadilly GardensBury23:51prev 23:3600:21prev 00:0623:36prev 23:21
Piccadilly GardensEtihad Campus00:12prev 00:0800:23prev 00:0800:04prev 23:57
Piccadilly GardensVictoria00:31prev 00:2923:58prev 23:4300:31prev 00:29
St Peter's SquareAltrincham23:58prev 23:5023:58prev 23:4323:43prev 23:28
St Peter's SquareEtihad Campus00:05prev 23:5000:20prev 00:0523:50prev 23:35
St Peter's SquareTrafford Bar00:39prev 00:2400:54prev 22:5000:32prev 00:24
St Peter's SquareVictoria00:15prev 00:1200:37prev 00:2200:15prev 00:07

Verified

BODS GTFS gtfs-nw @ 2026-10-22timetable data

Timetables change — confirm with the operator on the night, especially around engineering works. Some networks run additional night services after these times on Fridays and Saturdays (e.g. the Night Tube); check the operator’s own timetable.

All last departures from Palace Theatre Manchester

Sunderland Empire, Sunderland

StationTowardMon–ThuFri–SatSunday
Park LaneAirport23:00prev 22:4523:00prev 22:4523:00prev 22:45
Park LaneRegent Centre23:40prev 23:1523:40prev 23:1523:40prev 23:15
Park LaneSouth Gosforth23:55prev 23:2523:55prev 23:2523:55prev 23:25
Park LaneSouth Hylton23:34prev 23:1923:34prev 23:1923:34prev 23:19
SunderlandAirport23:02prev 22:4723:02prev 22:4723:02prev 22:47
SunderlandRegent Centre23:42prev 23:1723:42prev 23:1723:42prev 23:17
SunderlandSouth Gosforth23:57prev 23:5123:57prev 23:5123:57prev 23:51
SunderlandSouth Hylton23:32prev 23:1723:32prev 23:1723:32prev 23:17
UniversityAirport22:59prev 22:4422:59prev 22:4422:59prev 22:44
UniversityRegent Centre23:39prev 23:1323:39prev 23:1323:39prev 23:13
UniversitySouth Gosforth23:54prev 23:2423:54prev 23:2423:54prev 23:24
UniversitySouth Hylton23:35prev 23:2023:35prev 23:2023:35prev 23:20

Verified

BODS GTFS gtfs-north_east @ 2026-10-22timetable data

Timetables change — confirm with the operator on the night, especially around engineering works. Some networks run additional night services after these times on Fridays and Saturdays (e.g. the Night Tube); check the operator’s own timetable.

All last departures from Sunderland Empire

No last-train table for the other stops. National Rail has the times.

Sources

  • Running time: “Running Time Approximately 2 hours and 25 minutes, including an interval” birminghamhippodrome.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Birmingham Hippodrome: “Birmingham Hippodrome 27 Oct - 7 Nov 2026” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Birmingham Hippodrome: “Tue 3 Nov 7:30pm” birminghamhippodrome.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Birmingham Hippodrome: “Wed 4 Nov 2:00pm” birminghamhippodrome.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Birmingham Hippodrome: “Sat 7 Nov 2:30pm” birminghamhippodrome.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Palace Theatre Manchester: “Manchester Palace 10 Nov - 21 Nov 2026” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Palace Theatre Manchester: “"showTimes":["Mon - Sat at 19:30","Wed, Thu and Sat at 14:30"]” atgtickets.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Bristol Hippodrome: “Bristol Hippodrome 24 Nov - 28 Nov 2026” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Bristol Hippodrome: “"showTimes":["Tue - Sat at 19:30","Wed, Thu and Sat at 14:30"]” atgtickets.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Venue Cymru: “Llandudno Venue Cymru 1 Dec - 5 Dec 2026” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Venue Cymru: “Tuesday 1 Dec 2026, 7:30pm” venuecymru.co.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Venue Cymru: “Wednesday 2 Dec 2026, 2:30pm” venuecymru.co.uk, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Theatre Royal Glasgow: “Glasgow Theatre Royal 8 Dec - 27 Dec 2026” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Theatre Royal Glasgow: “"showTimes":["Tue - Sat at 19:30","Tue - Thu and Sat at 14:30","Thu and Sun at 13:00"]” atgtickets.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Royal Concert Hall: “Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 6 Jan - 16 Jan 2027” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Marlowe Theatre: “Canterbury Marlowe Theatre 19 Jan - 23 Jan 2027” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Marlowe Theatre: “Matinee: 2.30pm Evening: 7.30pm” marlowetheatre.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Dates at Sunderland Empire: “Sunderland Empire 26 Jan - 30 Jan 2027” uktour.catsthemusical.com, read 30 Oct 2026
  • Performance times at Sunderland Empire: “"showTimes":["Tue - Sat at 19:30","Wed, Thu and Sat at 14:30"]” atgtickets.com, read 30 Oct 2026

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