Tag: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
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NEWS: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Announces 2018 Season
The Open Air Theatre will open its 2018 season on the 17th May 2018. Regent Park Open Air Theatre’s Artistic Director Timothy Sheader has announced the programme for the theatre’s 2018 season beginning in May. The season will open with a revival of Sheader and Liam Steel’s Olivier nominated production of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan which […]
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Review Round Up: Tale of Two Cities, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
The classic story by Charles Dickens is brought to life in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre directed by Timothy Sheader. Here’s what critics have been saying about it: Time Out: ** “a sincere but doomed attempt to telescope a Dickens novel into a three-hour stage play, in a version that unduly complicates things by half […]
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Seven Shows to Look Out For: August 2017
While Edinburgh prepares to welcome back its Festival Fringe from the 4th August, London will be welcoming these shows to theatres… 1. Five Guys Named Moe, Marble Arch Theatre: playing is a specially created pop up theatre, Five Guys Named Moe transports audiences back to the 1940’s to a world filled with jazz. Featuring the hits […]
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Review Round Up: On the Town, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Discover what critics have been saying about Drew McOnie‘s production of the musical starring Danny Mac and Maggie Steed… The Independent: **** “this deserves to be a helluva hit” The Guardian : **** “this breezy, joyful navy lark is a helluva lot of fun.” The Telegraph: *** “Very charming, all told, then, but not irresistibly so.” WhatsOnStage: […]
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NEWS: Danny Mac to Lead the Cast for On The Town at Regent Park’s Open Air Theatre
The Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park have announced casting for its upcoming production of On the Town, arriving at the theatre from the 19th May. It has been announced that Strictly Come Dancing star Danny Mac will lead the cast in the revival of the musical directed and choreographed by Drew McOnie. Also joining […]
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NEWS: Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Announces 2017 Season
The outdoor theatre’s 2017 season will include productions of On the Town, A Tale of Two Cities and Oliver Twist Created for Everyone Aged Six and Over, joining the previously announced return of Jesus Christ Superstar. The new 2017 season, which is Timothy Sheader’s 10th as Artistic Director, will open on the 19th May with […]
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Shows Opening: 30th August – 4th September
As the Edinburgh Festival ends, attention begins to switch once again to London and here is some of the shows opening this week! 1. The Entertainer, Garrick Theatre: this is the final production in Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s first season of work at the Garrick Theatre. As well as starring Kenneth Branagh in the role of […]
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NEWS: Full Cast Announced for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Pride &Prejudice
Full casting has been confirmed for the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride & Prejudice, running at the theatre from the 2nd to the 17th September. Following acclaimed performances in 2013, the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s production of Pride & Prejudice returns to the stage, with a cast […]
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Review Round Up: Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical returns to London in this new production directed by Timothy Sheader and starring Declan Bennett as Jesus. But is it a worthy revival? The Guardian: **** Lyn Gardner wrote: “An expected and considerable pleasure that really rocks.” The Telegraph: **** Dominic Cavendish found that: “Superstar’s youthful potency and its Christ-like […]
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Review Round Up…Henry V, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Shakespeare’s play is brought to life as part of the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s season, directed by Robert Hastie and starring Michelle Terry in the title role. The Guardian: **** Michael Billington wrote: “this is an excitingly staged production in which armies clash by smoke-filled night and drums resoundingly echo from the auditorium’s towers.” […]