Cast Announced for 101 DALMATIANS At Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Full casting has been announced for the upcoming production of 101 Dalmatians at at Regent Open Air Park Theatre.

According to Baz Bamigboye of The Daily Mail, the roles of Pongo and Perdita will be portrayed by Danny Collins, Emma Lucia, Yana Penrose, and Ben Thompson.

Rounding out the cast are Tom Peters, Sonya Cullingford, Grace Wylde, Stuart Angell, Simon Oskarsson, Ben Thompson, CJ Johnson, Joseph Fletcher, Kody Mortimer, Karen Fishwick, Jonny Weldon, Taofique Folarin, Jade Davies, Jamil Abbasi, Tash Holway, George Bukhari, Courtney George, and Eric Stroud.

Olivier and Tony Award nominee Kate Fleetwood* will play the iconic villain, Cruella de Vil, in their forthcoming production of 101 Dalmatians (16 May - 21 June).

Based on Dodie Smith's original story set in the heart of Regent's Park, 101 Dalmatians is a newly commissioned musical with book by Zinnie Harris and music and lyrics by Douglas Hodge. The production is directed by the Open Air Theatre's Artistic Director, Timothy Sheader.

Kate Fleetwood's previous stage roles include: Lady Macbeth (Chichester Festival/Gielgud/ BAM/Broadway) for which she was nominated for a Tony Award, Medea (Almeida) and Goneril in King Lear (National Theatre). She also appeared in Absolute Hell and Ugly Lies the Bone (National Theatre), Bug (Found111) and Life is a Dream (Donmar Warehouse), for which she received a WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Kate received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for London Road (National Theatre), and she also played Tracy Lord in High Society (Old Vic).

Kate's television credits include: Victoria, War and Peace, The People Next Door and The Widower, and last year she filmed regular roles in Brave New World and Fate: The Winx Club Saga, to be aired soon on Peacock and Netflix respectively. She will soon complete filming a leading role in Amazon's forthcoming Wheel of Time. Kate's film credits include: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Negotiator, London Road, Philomena, Les Misérables and Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Joining director Timothy Sheader on 101 Dalmatians are Katrina Lindsay (Set & Costume Designer), Liam Steel (Choreographer), Toby Olié (Puppet Designer/Director), Sarah Travis (Musical Supervisor & Orchestrator), Howard Hudson (Lighting Designer), Nick Lidster for Autograph (Sound Designer) and Tarek Merchant (Musical Director). Casting is by Jill Green with children's casting by Verity Naughton.