About the Show

The UK tour of Zinnie Harris' adaptation of the beloved children's story with music by Douglas Hodge.

There’s trouble ahead for Pongo, Perdi and their litter of beautiful puppies when the infamous Cruella de Vil seeks to get her manicured hands on a new coat made from Dalmatian fur.

A musical adaptation by award-winning playwright and screenwriter Zinnie Harris ('The Duchess of Malfi') and with music and lyrics by actor and composer, Douglas Hodge.

Artistic Director of the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Timothy Sheader, directs in this adaption of Dodie Smith's classic novel, featuring puppetry.

Critic Reviews (11)

For a previous production

"This adaptation is all bark and no bite."
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For a previous production

"This puppyish, puppet-led musical based on Dodie Smith’s spotty dog story wins you over with sheer dazzle and bonkers invention."
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For a previous production

"Lots of positives, then, but as a whole, it feels pretty all over the shop. "
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For a previous production

"This family musical, adapted by Zinnie Harris, has form to live up to. It comes with lots of puppyish enthusiasm and Toby Olié’s adorable puppets, but it does not quite manage to melt our hearts in the way of its forebears."
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For a previous production

"Traditionalists shouldn’t be too alarmed. ... Composer-lyricist Douglas Hodge and book writer Johnny McKnight serve up a sugar-and-spice confection — based on a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris — which ought to appeal to adults and children alike."
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For a previous production

"Woof from a show not yet quite there but giving off every sign of continued life with a bit of care and grooming. After all, if cats can have nine lives, don't these Dalmatians deserve at least one more?"
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For a previous production

“While it’s exciting to see a new musical premiere at Regent’s Park, this was probably the wrong choice. Even with a two-year delay, 101 Dalmatians is more of a dogs dinner than a Crufts Champion, and ultimately, pretty forgettable.”
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For a previous production

"There’s a palpable strain about Zinnie Harris’s hectic, heavily condensed rewrite, which practically drips sweat in its determination to update the original for today’s politically polarised social media age."
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