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The White Cat is a British pantomime title drawn from Madame d'Aulnoy's French fairy tale La Chatte blanche, published in 1698. Its recurring story places a prince in a succession or marriage quest involving a white cat linked to enchantment and a hidden human identity. Stage versions use British pantomime conventions such as comic characters, music, fantasy scenery, and transformation scenes, so plot details and character names vary between adaptations. [Morgan Library](https://www.themorgan.org/printed-books/64429) [Concord Theatricals](https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/12313/the-white-cat)
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What is the story of The White Cat pantomime?
The White Cat comes from Madame d'Aulnoy's French fairy tale La Chatte blanche, published in 1698. A prince is sent on a succession or marriage quest and becomes involved with an enchanted white cat whose true identity is hidden.
Is The White Cat based on a French fairy tale or a British story?
Its source is the French fairy tale La Chatte blanche, but The White Cat is also used as a British pantomime title. Productions normally adapt the tale with live comedy, music, audience participation, and theatrical spectacle.
Who is the white cat in the story?
The white cat is an enchanted character linked to a hidden human identity. The plot uses that mystery as the prince works through the quest and discovers that the animal is more than it first appears.
What should audiences expect from a White Cat pantomime?
They should expect a family stage production rather than a straight literary reading of the 1698 tale. The exact songs, jokes, cast, and staging vary by theatre, but the central ingredients are the prince's quest, enchantment, and the white cat's secret.
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