A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air)
Terique Jarrett as Demetrius and Mary Malone as Helena, expressing tension in a theatrical scene.
Terique Jarrett (Demetrius) & Mary Malone (Helena). Photo by Marc Brenner.
Hiftu Quasem as Hermia and Misia Butler as Lysander share an intimate moment on stage.
Hiftu Quasem (Hermia) & Misia Butler (Lysander). Photo by Marc Brenner.
The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream performs on stage, wearing colourful costumes and interacting expressively.
The company of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photo by Marc Brenner.
Evie Jones (Snout) looks distressed while Harriet Gordon-Anderson (Quince) lies calmly beside her on stage.
Evie Jones (Snout) & Harriet Gordon-Anderson (Quince). Photo by Marc Brenner.
Oliver Huband, wearing a green feathered costume and sunglasses, engages in conversation with Terique Jarrett, in a red shirt.
Oliver Huband (Oberon & Theseus) & Terique Jarrett (Demetrius). Photo by Marc Brenner.
Rori Hawthorn plays the violin while leaning against Jenny Rainsford, who wears a white dress.
Rori Hawthorn (Cobweb) & Jenny Rainsford (Titania & Hippolyta). Photo by Marc Brenner.
The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream poses together, wearing vibrant costumes amidst a lush outdoor setting.
The company of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photo by Marc Brenner.
Mary Malone as Helena and Hiftu Quasem as Hermia sit on a wooden bench, laughing joyfully.
Mary Malone (Helena) & Hiftu Quasem (Hermia). Photo by Marc Brenner.
Georgia Bruce as Puck sits on a box, while Harriet Gordon-Anderson as Quince leans forward, holding a stick.
Georgia Bruce (Puck) & Harriet Gordon-Anderson (Quince). Photo by Marc Brenner.
Five performers in vibrant costumes play instruments on stage, with one lying down in the foreground.
The company of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Photo by Marc Brenner.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Regent’s Park Open Air)

Venue

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Are you sure

That we are awake? It seems to me

That yet we sleep, we dream.

When a bitter dispute erupts in the fairy kingdom, four fleeing lovers and an unsuspecting weaver called Bottom find themselves adrift in an enchanted forest, down a path of chaos and delusion conjured by the mischievous Puck.

With desire turned upside down, hearts are won, lost, and won again in a realm of dreams where worlds intertwine and the impossible becomes a distant memory. In a blissful new production directed by Atri Banerjee (The Glass Menagerie, Royal Exchange, Julius Caesar, RSC), underscored with folk infused melodies composed by Maimuna Memon (Portia Coughlan, Almeida, The Grapes of Wrath, National Theatre), experience Shakespeare’s most spellbinding comedy as it blossoms once again in our magical outdoor setting.

Closing

18/07/2026

Running Time

TBC

Genre

Comedy, Plays

Age & Content

10+ | Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to the venue. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult 18 or over. It remains the responsibility of the parent/guardian in advance of purchase to make their own judgement as to the suitability of the show for their child.

Please Note:

This production contains themes of misogyny and gender representation, dated and ableist language and sexual innuendo.

Cast:

Issam Al Ghussain as

Flute

Rachel Barnes as

Moth

Georgia Bruce as

Puck

Misia Butler as

Lysander

Ross Carswell, Roxana Rae as

Offstage Swing

Neil D'Souza as

Snug & Egeus

Amelia Gabriel as

Mustardseed

Harriet Gordon-Anderson as

Quince

Rori Hawthorn as

Cobweb

Olivier Huband as

Oberon & Theseus

Nadeem Islam as

Bottom

Damien James as

Peaseblossom

Terique Jarrett as

Demetrius

Evie Jones as

Snout

Mary Malone as

Helena

Hiftu Quasem as

Hermia

Jenny Rainsford as

Titania & Hippolyta

Dumile Sibanda as

Starveling

Creative:

Director -

Atri Banerjee

Musical Director -

Rachel Barnes

Set Designer -

Naomi Dawson

Intimacy & Fight Director -

Yarit Dor

BSL Consultant -

William Grint

Associate Director -

Amara Heyland

Movement Director -

Anjali Mehra

Composer & Musical Arrangements -

Maimuna Memon

Costume Designer -

Tomás Palmer

Sound Designer -

Max Pappenheim

Lighting Designer -

Joshua Pharo

Casting Director -

Jacob Sparrow

Voice & Text Director -

Emma Woodvine

No accessibility performances are currently scheduled for this show.