"Non-parents may only be hazily aware of Dav Pilkey's long-running series of graphic novels devoted to the adventures of Dog Man, a police officer with the head - and brain - of a dog. If this sounds stupid, it's meant to be (in a further meta move, the books are supposed to be written by George and Harold, the goofy tween protagonists of Pilkey's older Captain Underpants books). Anyway, you either know this already or it's completely irrelevant to you, but long story short, there was an off-Broadway musical made in 2019 that got good reviews, and now it's headed to London."
"As with the recent film, the musical is loosely adapted from the book A Tale of Two Kitties, which follows Dog Man's tussling with his nemesis Petey the Cat and his affable clone son Li'l Petey. Again, you either know what I'm going on about here or you don't, but New York reviews were warm, and it sounds like a summer holiday must for young fans of the series. Jen Wineman's original production is transferring to the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall next summer following a North American tour. Dog Man: The Musical is at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Jul 30-Aug 16 2026. Tickets go on sale Dec 5."
Dav Pilkey's Dog Man, a graphic-novel police officer with a dog's head, inspired an off-Broadway family musical in 2019 that received warm reviews. Jen Wineman's production completed a North American tour and will transfer to the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall next summer. The show is loosely adapted from A Tale of Two Kitties, centred on Dog Man's conflict with Petey the Cat and the affable clone Li'l Petey. The transfer follows a recent film adaptation and is positioned as a summer holiday attraction for young fans. Performances run Jul 30–Aug 16, 2026; tickets go on sale Dec 5.
Read at Time Out London
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