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Writer: John Gay Director: Lucy Bailey Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: The Beggar’s Opera written by John Gay in 1728 was the first example of the ballad opera, perhaps the forerunner to today’s jukebox musicals in folding in pre-existing tunes to a satirical narrative that poked fun at the ever-popular Italian operas that were all the [...]

Sophie-Louise Dann has had a varied musical theatre career, with Forbidden Broadway, 42nd Street and Anything Goes all on her CV, as well as extensive concert and opera work. She chatted to Lucy Thackray about playing the diva in new West End gem Lend Me a Tenor. Tell us a bit about the show, for [...]

Writer: William Golding Adaptor: Nigel Williams Director: Timothy Sheader Reviewer: Richard Loftus The Public Reviews Rating: In a time where political figures have used fear to lead countries into wars of terrorism, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre presents a powerful and gripping production of William Golding’s Lord of The Flies, adapted by Nigel Williams. The political references, however, [...]

Book : James Lapine Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Director: Timothy Sheader Reviewer: Hugh Pearson The Public Reviews Rating: Into the Woods – In the Woods! Into the Woods has found an excellent home at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park. The set, despite its fairly recent installation, seems like a well-worn adventure playground; so deeply set into its [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Composer: Tom Mills Director: Steve Marmion Reviewer: Olivia Waite – Age 11 The Public Reviews Rating: On Wednesday 14th July I went, with my mum and my sister Sasha, to see Macbeth performed at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park. When we got in, we noticed that there were puppets of swans being paraded [...]

Writer: William Shakespeare Director: Philip Franks Reviewer: Ian Foster The Public Reviews Rating: The second play in this year’s season at the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park is Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors An early farce featuring two sets of identical twins separated at birth, they end up in the same town and several cases of mistaken [...]

Writer: Arthur Miller Composer: Nick Powell Director: Timothy Scheader Reviewer: John Roberts The Public Reviews Rating: There really couldn’t be a more atmospheric and suitable arena to mount a production of Arthur Miller’s tense and psychologically disturbing allegory. The Open Air Theatre in Regents Park oozes character and as the sun sets over Salem and shadows are cast [...]