Who is Jemima/Sillabub ?

 
Jemima/Sillabub is one of the youngest kittens of the tribe.
You can see her kneeling, rolling, playing with her friends the other kittens. She also loves to stay around Old Deuteronomy and is respectful for the old Gus. Like the other queens, she's mad of the Rum Tum Tugger.
On Broadway, she was supposed to be the daughter of Munkustrap and Bombalurina.
Her partner in the mating dance is changing in the productions. In London she was with Mungojerrie, in the video with Tumblebrutus...

She is a playful and innocent kitten, but she is more mature than others kittens. As we can see in The Moments of happiness, Jemima/Sillabub is the only one apart Old Deuteronomy who understands what happiness really is. I think she's got a sort of connection with the moon and the dawn. Like Victoria, she understands who Grizabella really is : a Jellicle, even if she left the tribe a long time ago. That's why you can see her trying to touch Grizabella each time she appears. When she sings her little part in Grizabella, her look and her voice are full of friendship for the old cat. Her solo in Memory helps Grizabella to be accepted back in the tribe.
On that night, the Jellicle cats recieve a great love and forgiveness lesson from Jemima and Victoria.


 
 
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