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  1. Pluto (© Rob Greig)
    © Rob Greig

    Pluto the BAC cat was originally 'hired' by immersive theatre legends Punchdrunk.

    Read our Twitter interview with Pluto

  2. Pluto (© Rob Greig)
    © Rob Greig

    During Punchdrunk's smash 2007 show 'The Masque of the Red Death', Pluto was tasked with the job of sitting on a cushion by a fire.

    Read our Twitter interview with Pluto

  3. Pluto (© Rob Greig)
    © Rob Greig

    Punchdrunk have moved on, but while Pluto's acting days are over, he's still very good at sitting on stuff.

    Read our Twitter interview with Pluto

  4. Hazel

    Hazel the Park Theatre dog was originally employed as a guard dog while the swish new north London theatre was being built.

    Read our Twitter interview with Hazel

  5. Hazel

    Nowadays Hazel works in a meet and greet capacity for Park Theatre guests.

    Read our Twitter interview with Hazel

  6. Hazel

    She is normally a bit more active than this.

    Read our Twitter interview with Hazel

  7. Kiefer (© Clare Park)
    © Clare Park

    Kiefer the Unicorn Theatre rabbit lives on the roof on top of the building.

  8. Kiefer (© Clare Park)
    © Clare Park

    A photo of Kiefer the Unicorn Theatre rabbit and, er, some guy (taken from a photoshoot for 'The Velveteen Rabbit').

  9. Kiefer (© Clare Park)
    © Clare Park

    Kiefer the Unicorn Theatre rabbit and that guy again (if Kiefer likes him he must be alright).

  10. Marley

    Marley the Bush Theatre cat, the real driving force behind the theatre.

  11. Pirate

    Pirate, the other Bush Theatre cat, presumably at Christmas.

  12. Marley and Pirate

    Both Marley and Pirate… AT THE SAME TIME.

London's theatre pets: in pictures

From a yoga-happy rabbit to a cat that used to work for Punchdrunk, we meet our favouite London theatre pets

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If the most important thing a theatre can have is good programming and the second most important thing is a good bar, the third is a good pet. We recently met a few of London's theatrical animals, and even got to interview some of them on Twitter. Here are some of our favourite photos from our shoots with Pluto the BAC cat and Hazel the Park Theatre dog, plus some snaps of Kiefer the Unicorn Theatre rabbit and the Bush Theatre's two cats.

We interview the pets on Twitter

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