In the first part of A Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope, a Siamese cat known as The Prophet shares her dream with a gathering of other felines, revealing that Morpheus has shown her the truth about their past. The Prophet used to be owned by cruel owners who threw her kittens into a lake while a young cat who attends the gathering belongs to a loving couple.
Paul and Marion, the antagonistic owners of The Prophet are played by Michael Sheen and his real-life partner Anna Lundberg. Meanwhile, the tabby kitten’s loving owners are voiced by David Tennant and his wife Georgia Moffett Tennant.
The full cast of A Dream of a Thousand Cats are as follows:
Sandra Oh as The ProphetRosie Day as The Tabby KittenDavid Gyasi as The Grey CatJoe Lycett as The Black CatNeil Gaiman as Crow/Skull BirdJames McAvoy as Golden-Haired ManDavid Tennant as Don and Georgia Tennant as Laura LynnMichael Sheen as Paul and Anna Lundberg as MarionNonso Anozie as WyvernDiane Morgan as GryphonTom Wu as Hippogriff
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