101 Dalmatians musical tour

A new musical version of Dodie Smith’s classic book 101 Dalmatians is embarking on a UK tour!

Reimagined from the acclaimed Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production in 2022, the show is written by Douglas Hodge (music and lyrics) and Johnny McKnight (book), from a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris.

101 Dalmatians musical UK tour dates

When fashionista Cruella de Vil plots to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to create her fabulous new fur coat, there’s trouble ahead for Pongo and Perdi and their litter of adorable, tail-wagging young pups. This classic canine caper is brought to life on stage with spectacular puppetry, show-stopping choreography, hilarious songs and irresistible puppies!

Meet the cast

The tour will star Kym Marsh as Cruella de Vil, scheduled to perform at dates in Wimbledon, Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast, Newcastle, Southend, Dublin, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Woking, Cardiff, Southampton, Aberdeen, and York.

Faye Tozer will perform the role in Norwich, Canterbury, Leicester and Wolverhampton.

Making up the rest of the cast are:

• Charles Brunton as Casper
• Victoria Compson-Bradford as Swing
• Ross Dorrington as Ensemble
• Benjamin Durham as Ensemble
• Jessie Elland as Danielle
• Benedict Hastings as Ensemble
• Danny Hendrix as Jasper
• Linford Johnson as Pongo
• Lottie Johnson as Ensemble
• Rachel Lea-Gray as Ensemble
• Tom Norman as Ensemble
• Hugo Rolland as Ensemble
• Lindo Shinda as Ensemble
• Eugene Shire as Swing
• Samuel Thomas as Tom
• Emma Thornett as Perdi
• Jasmine Triadi as Ensemble

The director is Bill Buckhurst, with sets designed by David Woodhead, costumes designed by Sarah Mercadé and choreography by Lucy Hind. Musical supervision is from Alfonso Casado Trigo, orchestration by Jack Hopkins, the puppets are designed by Jimmy Grimes, with lighting by James Whiteside and sound design from Chris Whybrow. The musical director is Leigh Thompson, and casting director is Lucy Casson.