We have asked Musical Theatre Review’s brilliantly talented team of expert critics, based across the UK, to name one particular show that made the biggest impression on them during the last 12 months.
Tag Archives | Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Olivier Awards 2025 – Fiddler on the Roof is the most nominated production
The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2025 with Mastercard have been announced and Fiddler on the Roof is leading the way, having been recognised in 13 categories.
Three major productions announced for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2023 season
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 2023 summer season will feature major productions of La Cage Aux Folles and Once On This Island alongside newly commissioned Robin Hood: The Legend Re-written.
Legally Blonde – Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Legally Blonde continues at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park,London until 2 July 2022. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Perhaps this feel-good story in which all “monsters” are kicked into the gutter amidst much pink is just what we need on an early summer evening – especially when it’s set in the tree-girt […]
Musical Theatre Review contributors pick their top shows of 2021
At the end of each year Musical Theatre Review news editor Angela Thomas normally puts together a round-up of all the shows that have received four and five star reviews during the last 12 months, but this year we thought a different approach might be more appropriate. For a start, MTR wants to congratulate all […]
Lucy Moss will direct Legally Blonde revival as part of Regent’s Park Open Air 90th birthday celebrations
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 90th anniversary season will include a new production of Legally Blonde directed by Lucy Moss, the co-writer and co-director of hit show Six. The season will also feature the long-awaited debut musical version of Dodie Smith’s much-loved 101 Dalmatians, the first newly commissioned musical from the prestigious London venue. Announcing the […]
Carousel – Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Carousel continues at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park until 25 September 2021. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Rodgers and Hammerstein never sidestepped a gritty issue and their 1945 piece about domestic abuse is no exception – and could hardly, given how cases have risen during lockdowns, be more topical. Yes, […]
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Carousel – full cast and creatives
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has confirmed full casting for the venue’s upcoming revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic Carousel. As previously announced Carly Bawden (Romantics Anonymous, Shakespeare’s Globe/Bristol Old Vic, Ghost Quartet, Boulevard Theatre) and Declan Bennett (Jesus Christ Superstar, Regent’s Park Open Air, Once, Phoenix Theatre) will star as tragic lovers Julie Jordan […]
Musical Theatre Review critics offer their Top 5 theatre picks from 2020
As each year draws to a close, Musical Theatre Review usually pulls together a round-up of all the productions covered that have received four and five star reviews. After such an extraordinary year, during which any production staged has been a triumph over adversity, such an approach seemed inappropriate. Instead, I asked a small group […]
Jesus Christ Superstar The Concert – Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park
Jesus Christ Superstar The Concert continues at the Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park, London until 27 September 2020. Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Jesus Christ Superstar is musical theatre’s most unlikely unifier. Though it did encounter some controversy on its 1971 premiere, it has now been embraced by the public and all but the […]
