Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
2026 Summer Season
SHERLOCK HOLMES
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Saturday 2 May – Saturday 6 June 2026
‘Solve this, Sherlock. It may be a game to you; it isn’t to me.’
London, 1890, a city rapidly expanding, devouring all in its path. Fresh off the success of his first big case, Sherlock Holmes misuses his time, until an unknown woman and a mysterious jewel arrive at 221b Baker Street.
As the chase begins, and with lives on the line, can Holmes and Watson pull back the curtain on the big show and reveal the mastermind behind this deadly conspiracy.
From writer Joel Horwood and directed by Sean Holmes, comes a thrilling new adventure, hurtling through the streets of London and down the River Thames to the heart of Regent’s Park.
Cast includes Joshua James as Sherlock Holmes.
A LIFE IN FOUR SEASONS
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
A LIFE IN FOUR SEASONS
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 June 2026
Everyone is made to forget their cares and to sing and dance
By the air which is tempered with pleasure.’
Three Friends. One Life. Four Seasons.
Three friends spring across a vibrant city, life is new, exciting and undiscovered. As summer speeds towards them they grasp the metropolis and push, push, push through to autumn. What will be discovered and what will life bring as they reach the depths of winter?
This pulsating new version of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is created by Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Associate Artistic Director Tinuke Craig with choreography by Alexzandra Sarmiento and a recorded musical score by award-winning composer DJ Walde.
An audacious evening of contemporary dance set to an electric re-working of one of the world’s musical masterpieces.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Saturday 20 June – Saturday 18 July 2026
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 , underscored with folk-infused melodies composed by Maimuna Memon, experience Shakespeare’s most spellbinding comedy as it blossoms once again in our magical outdoor setting.
Cats
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre with Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals presents
CATS
Saturday 25 July – Saturday 12 September 2026
Another day is dawning.’
From Euston station to Victoria Grove, the strays and rebels of London gather under the Jellicle moon in the hope they’ll be the chosen one. And each of them asks, because each of them dares, who will it be?
With a legendary score featuring Old Deuteronomy, Macavity: The Mystery Cat, The Jellicle Ball and the chart-topping hit Memory, this brand new production of CATS, directed and choreographed by Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Artistic Director Drew McOnie, is sure to be one of the theatrical events of 2026.
By arrangement with LW Entertainment.
Anansi the Spider
A Unicorn Theatre and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
ANANSI THE SPIDER
Saturday 15 August – Sunday 6 September 2026
The Greatest Tales Ever Spun.
People say that in a time long, long ago, animals walked on two feet and spoke with words, like we do. And back then, everyone knew that the cleverest of all the animals in the kingdom was a spider – the infamous Anansi – the original trickster and the master spinner of yarns.
But sometimes Anansi could be a little too clever for his own good…
All images created by ‘Feast Creative’