Faye Tozer poses with dalmatians at Norwich Theatre Royal

101 Dalmatians the Musical is based on the production performed at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London in the summer of 2022. 

This reimagined version is currently on its tour of the UK and Ireland and had its first Norwich show on Tuesday, July 9.

The show stars Steps singer Faye Tozer as Cruella de Vil, a fashionista who plans to swipe all the Dalmatian puppies in town to create her new fur coat.

READ MORE: First look at 101 Dalmatians coming to Norwich Theatre Royal

The performance only features one live Dalmatian, with the other roles being filled by puppets controlled by a team of skilled puppeteers.

To celebrate the arrival of the show, several local Dalmatians headed to the theatre to cuddle with Tozer, meet the puppets and take snaps with the crew.

Here is a gallery of photos from the meet-up:

Faye Tozer (in black) poses with puppeteers Jasmine Triadi, Emma Thornett and Linford Johnson (left to right) (Image: Denise Bradley)

Tozer plays Cruella de Vil in the family musical (Image: Denise Bradley)

The puppets are fully manoeuvrable (Image: Denise Bradley)

Dog-lover Tozer loved cuddling with some real-life Dalmatians (Image: Denise Bradley)

The dogs all live with their families in Norfolk and Suffolk (Image: Denise Bradley)

The dog owners were all smiles as they posed with the puppeteers (Image: Denise Bradley)

Angie Smith, who is involved in the both the Norfolk and Suffolk Dalmatian clubs, smiles with puppies Marmalade, Poppy and Thea (Image: Denise Bradley)

The group was happy to meet the star (Image: Denise Bradley)