Tag Archives | Dodie Smith

101 Dalmatians – Leicester Curve and Touring

101 Dalmatians was reviewed at Leicester Curve where it continues until 27 July 2024. The tour continues until 5 January 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It’s apparent how much work has gone into tightening 101 Dalmatians since the Regent’s Park run, and it’s all the better for it. A colourful and fun musical, with plenty of bark and bite to make it a great watch for all the family.

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Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre postpones musical 101 Dalmatians until 2021

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s musical version of Dodie Smith’s much-loved 101 Dalmatians, by Zinnie Harris and Douglas Hodge, will be postponed until 2021 in response to the Government’s advice on restricting non-essential contact. Planned as the launch production of the 2020 season, the first newly commissioned musical from the prestigious venue will now open […]

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New musical 101 Dalmatians for Regent’s Park Open Air’s 2020 season

A musical version of Dodie Smith’s much-loved 101 Dalmatians will be the launch production for a packed 2020 season at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre next year. The first newly commissioned musical from the prestigious venue will be directed by artistic director Timothy Sheader and will feature puppetry designed and directed by Toby Olié. With […]

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I Capture the Castle – Watford Palace Theatre

I Capture the Castle continues at Watford Palace Theatre until 22 April before touring. Star rating: two stars ★ ★ ✩ ✩ ✩ I had fond but distant memories of Dodie Smith’s 1948 novel I Capture the Castle and was very much looking forward to this new musical adaptation at Watford Palace Theatre by composer Steven […]

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