20 June – 18 July 2026
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Atri Banerjee

A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production

‘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.

The cast includes Issam Al Ghussain (Flute); Rachel Barnes (Moth); Georgia Bruce (Puck); Misia Butler (Lysander); Neil D’Souza (Snug & Egeus); Amelia Gabriel (Mustardseed); Harriet Gordon-Anderson (Quince); Rori Hawthorn (Cobweb); Olivier Huband (Oberon & Theseus); Nadeem Islam (Bottom); Damien James (Peaseblossom); Terique Jarrett (Demetrius); Evie Jones (Snout); Mary Malone (Helena); Hiftu Quasem (Hermia); Jenny Rainsford (Titania & Hippolyta) and Dumile Sibanda (Starveling).

Creatives include Atri Banerjee (Director); Rachel Barnes (Musical Director); Naomi Dawson (Set Designer); Yarit Dor (Intimacy & Fight Director); Amara Heyland (Associate Director); Anjali Mehra (Movement Director); Maimuna Memon (Composer & Musical Arrangements); Tomás Palmer (Costume Designer); Max Pappenheim (Sound Designer); Joshua Pharo (Lighting Designer); Jacob Sparrow (Casting Director); Emma Woodvine (Voice & Text Director).