


‘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.
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Ages 10+. Children under the age of 4 will not be admitted to the venue.
20th June, 2026
18th July, 2026
By: William Shakespeare
Director: Atri Banerjee
Set Designer: Naomi Dawson
Movement Director: Anjali Mehra
Composer: Maimuna Memon
Costume Designer: Tómas Palmer
Lighting Designer: Joshua Pharo
Sound Designer: Max Pappenheim
Casting Director: Jacob Sparrow
Location: Off West End
Railway station: Baker Street
Bus numbers: (Marylebone Road) 18, 27, 30, 74, 205, 453; (Baker Street) 2, 13, 82, 113, 139, 189, 274
Night bus numbers: (Marylebone Road) 18, 27, 205, 453 N13, N18, N74; (Baker Street) 139, 189
Car park: Inner Circle Pay & Display, just outside the Theatre Exit Gate (0 mins). Free parking on the Inner Circle after 6:30pm.
Directions from tube: (10 mins) Baker Street is the nearest tube station to the Open Air Theatre. Exit Baker Street on to Marylebone Road and turn left. Proceed past Madame Tussauds along Marylebone Road and turn left into York Gate. Continue straight up York Gate and over York Bridge, leading to the Inner Circle. Pass through the large gates into the park and walk straight until you see the theatre on your left. Entry to the Open Air Theatre is via the Box Office in Queen Mary’s Gardens within Regent’s Park.
| Day of week | Matinee | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | - | 7:45 PM |
| Tuesday | - | 7:45 PM |
| Wednesday | - | 7:45 PM |
| Thursday | - | 7:45 PM |
| Friday | - | 7:45 PM |
| Saturday | 12:30 PM | 7:45 PM |
| Sunday | - | - |
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