Dodie Smith News

101 Dalmatians has released rehearsal photos featuring Kym Marsh as Cruella de Vil. Check out the photos here!

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre will reveal a very special open-air summer performance from Arlo Parks on Monday 15 July 2024, 7.45pm.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has revealed initial MOREoutdoor events showcasing drag, musical theatre and Shakespeare for Summer 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!

101 Dalmatians has released the full cast joining previously revealed Cruella de Vils Kym Marsh and Faye Tozer touring the UK and Ireland from June 2024. See the full cast and learn how to purchase tickets!

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast for the stage adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story The Secret Garden, in a new version by Holly Robinson and Anna Himali Howard, directed by Howard.

Actor and pop icon Faye Tozer will be playing Cruella de Vil in Norwich, Canterbury, Leicester and Wolverhampton, joining the previously announced dates of fellow Cruella Kym Marsh, who opens the UK and Ireland tour in June. 

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, The Roald Dahl Story Company and Leeds Playhouse have announced casting for The Enormous Crocodile at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, running from 17 May – 8 June 2024.

Lead casting and creatives of a new musical version of Dodie Smith’s classic book 101 Dalmatians have been announced, ahead of a UK and Ireland tour launching at the New Wimbledon Theatre in June.

A new musical version of Dodie Smith’s classic book 101 Dalmatians will visit Theatre Royal Brighton for Christmas 2024, from Tuesday 17 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, as part of a major new UK Tour.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the full cast for the world premiere stage adaptation of Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman’s Bear Snores On, with book by Cush Jumbo and Katy Sechiari, and music & lyrics by Harry Blake.

The National Theatre just celebrated opening night of Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Check out what the critics are saying!

Dodie Smith’s comedy is revived in a desaturated production that crackles with deliciously sly humour. Emily Burns directs a series of majestic tableaux that, while wordy and excessively traditional at times, offer an authentic slice of polite society. It’s not the most action-packed or dramatic piece in existence, but Dear Octopus turns out to be like a classic vintage wine: it’s sophisticated and might be an acquired taste, but it ultimately gets you jolly like only wartime entertainment can.

The National Theatre has released production photos for Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle), which will open in the Lyttelton theatre on 14 February.

The National Theatre has released rehearsal images for the upcoming revival of Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith (I Capture the Castle), playing in the Lyttelton theatre from 7 February. See all the photos here.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts will offer DISNEY'S 101 DALMATIANS KIDS a Saturday class as part of its education programming with rehearsals beginning on January 20th and continuing each Saturday through March 9th.

The National Theatre has announced the full cast for Dear Octopus. Dear Octopus will run at the Lyttleton Theatre from 7 February–27 March 2024. Learn more about the cast here!

A new musical version of Dodie Smith’s classic book 101 Dalmatians will embark on a UK tour,  launching at the New Wimbledon Theatre in June 2024.

Tickets for the National Theatre’s upcoming season will go on sale to the public on Thursday 9 November.

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is presenting 101 Dalmatians. Based on the book by Dodie Smith, leading the cast as the iconic villain Cruella de Vil is Olivier and Tony Award nominee Kate Fleetwood. Check out video footage from the production here!