Verdict: Four stars

For anyone seeing the musical Cats for the first time, the experience is somewhat strange to begin with.

You're instantly thrown into a world of feline creatures who sing and move with such purrfection, that you find yourself questioning what is this all about?

It is not your typical jukebox musical nor is the plot as simple. But if you stick with it, you will find yourself mesmerized, entertained and in awe of some of the best musical theatre you will ever see.

And for anyone else who is not a Cats novice, you will know exactly why the musical has remained an audience favourite for more than three decades. 

Based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, Cats tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice".

They decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. 

The audience is introduced to a variety of cats through Andrew Lloyd Webber's music and jaw-dropping choreography.

One of those cats is the very cool Rum Tum Tugger played by Marcquelle Ward. He lit up the first half of the show with his streetdance moves and rapping which provided a few laughs among the audience.

The jazzy choreography of Mungojerrie and Rumpelteazer, however, quickly stole the show with their duet bringing a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers feel to the musical. 

And that in itself is the beauty of Cats, each number is so different with the choreography in particular taking inspiration from the various styles of dance from ballet to tap. 

The second half of the show continued to introduce more cats with Mr Mistoffelees winning over the audience in his Liberace style costume and solo dance performance.

Grizabella played by Marianne Benedict gave the audience, however, a performance of the classic Memory. She commanded the stage and delivered spine-tingling vocals as she belted out a unique performance of a song which has been sung a thousand times over.

She received a standing ovation for her vocals which were so powerful, they left the audience gasping for an encore.

Cats is a must for any fan of musical theatre and the cast behind this production have the talent to give the show the respect it deserves.

Cats runs at The King's Theatre until Saturday.