Full casting announced for 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

The production, directed by Atri Banerjee, follows four lovers who find themselves adrift in an enchanted forest, with their romantic entanglements complicated by fairies like the mischievous sprite Puck.

The full cast has been announced for Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which begins performances at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre on 20 June running through 18 July.

The production, directed by Atri Banerjee, follows four lovers who find themselves adrift in an enchanted forest, with their romantic entanglements complicated by fairies like the mischievous sprite Puck.

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

Banerjee said: "I’m so pleased to be directing Shakespeare’s beloved comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. There is no play better suited to the Park’s surroundings, and it feels like a special privilege to be making this version for 2026: the responsibility to audiences feels immense and thrilling. “This green plot shall be our stage”, says Quince, and I can’t wait to work with this extraordinary group of actors and creatives to make art, make music, and collectively dream this summer."

Drew McOnie, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Artistic Director, said: "I'm delighted to welcome this wonderful cast of actors and actor musicians to Regent's Park to bring this much loved Shakespeare back to the Open Air Theatre stage. I can't wait for our audiences to be transported from Athens to the fairy kingdom once again in this visionary production from Atri Banerjee."

The rest of the creative team includes Rachel Barnes (Musical Director); Naomi Dawson (Set Designer); Yarit Dor (Intimacy and Fight Director); Amara Heyland (Associate Director); Anjali Mehra (Movement Director); Maimuna Memon (Composer and Musical Arrangements); Tomás Palmer (Costume Designer); Max Pappenheim (Sound Designer); Joshua Pharo (Lighting Designer), and Emma Woodvine (Voice & Text Director).

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Photo credit: A Midsummer Night's Dream artwork. (Image by Feast Creative)