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Benjamin Britten’s opera is given the Open Air Theatre treatment in Timothy Sheader’s production. Here’s what critics have had to say about it… The Guardian: **** “It’s a fine production that gathers in intensity as darkness falls.” The Stage: **** “The central figure, the Governess, is sung here by Anita Watson. The gentle radiance of… Read More
This enchanting production is filled with enough magic and creativity to make the adults in the audience fully embrace the child within. I have to begin this review with a confession: I have never really taken to the story of Peter Pan – it has always felt an overly sweet story that has never resonated… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
Michael Morpurgo’s tale is brought to life in Samuel Adamson’s adaptation – but what have critics made of it? Financial Times: *** “Samuel Adamson’s adaptation is efficient, allowing space for atmospheric sequences of choric vocalise.” Radio Times: ” As a stage production, Running Wild is beautifully realised and modulated.” The Telegraph:**** “it softened up every cynical… Read More
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has today announced casting for Samuel Adamson’s adaptation of Michael Morpugo’s Running Wild as rehearsals for the new production begin. A co-production between the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, Running Wild will run at the theatre from the 13th May until 12th June. For Will, going… Read More
