‘The Sandman: Dream of a Thousand Cats/ Calliope’ review: An eerily-beautiful parallel universe

Just when you thought you would have to wait for a million years for further adventures of Dream and the Endless, comes a bonus episode of The Sandman, the fantasy show based on Neil Gaiman’s comic book series. The Sandman: Dream of a Thousand Cats/ Calliope Run time: 64 minutes Directors: Hisko Hulsing, Louise Hooper Starring: Tom Sturridge, Sandra Oh, Neil Gaiman, James McAvoy, David Tennant, Melissanthi Mahut, Arthur Darvill, Nina Wadia, Souad Faress, Dinita Gohil, Derek Jacobi Storyline: A cat dreams of a future where felines rule, while a struggling writer imprisons a muse for inspiration The Dream of a Thousand Cats tells of a cute little kitten being invited by an alley cat to listen to the Prophet, a Siamese, who, upon being ill-treated by her well-meaning humans, enlists the help of the Cat of Dreams. Some of the actors on The Sandman audiobook, including James McAvoy, Michael Sheen and David Tenant, have also given voice for ‘The Dream of a Thousand Cats’. Calliope directed by Louise Hooper is live-action and tells of Richard Madoc, who after a successful debut novel, suffers from a terrible case of a writer’s block.