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80th Anniversary

13
Jul

By Open Air Theatre

Opening on 13 July 1932 when Robert Atkins and Sydney Carroll presented a ‘black and white’ production of Twelfth Night, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is now celebrating its 80th anniversary.

Today, with a purpose built auditorium, picnic lawn, barbecue and a string of awards to its name, this unique theatre has become “an essential summer destination” (Evening Standard). For this anniversary season, "this exceptional space has been transformed into a world you’d never imagined” (Daily Telegraph) for a big fat gypsy telling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime.

For one week either side of the 80th Anniversary, we are also offering a top price ticket for £19.32!*

More information about the theatre's history can be found on our history page.

Tickets bookable online only for performances 9 - 21 July (excl. Saturday evenings) until 5pm, Sunday 15 July.

Previous entries

First look at A Life in Four Seasons on the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre stage

12th Jun 2026

First look at A Life in Four Seasons on the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre stage with the release of production photography

Announcement: Boy Blue in the Park returns to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

1st Jun 2026

Boy Blue returns to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for the second instalment of Boy Blue in the Park.

First look at A Midsummer Night's Dream in rehearsals

26th May 2026

With just over 3 weeks before A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens, the cast and crew have been hard at work in the studio! Here’s a first look into the rehearsal room

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