Open Air Theatre Regent's 2006 Season

Open Air Theatre Regent's 2006 Season

The Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park 74th season.

Produced by the New Shakespeare Company, the season runs in repertoire from 29 May 2006 to 9 Sep 2006.

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Productions include.....

Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare, from 29 May 2006, and closes 2 Sep 2006. It is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with designs by Kit Surrey, lighting by Jason Taylor. Petruchio arrives in Padua looking for a wife and is determined to win the hand of the feisty young heiress Katherina. He sees her volatile reputation as an irresistible challenge to his masculinity.

A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, from 31 May 2006, and closes 30 Aug 2006. It is directed by Ian Talbot, with designs by Kit Surrey, lighting by Jason Taylor. Tale of warring fairies and mismatched lovers set in an enchanted forest.

The Boyfriend, musical by Sandy Wilson, from 18 July 2006, and closes 9 Sep 2006. It is directed by Ian Talbot, with designs by Paul Farnsworth, lighting by Jason Taylor, choreography by Bill Deamer. Musical romance is set in the 1920s at Madame Dubonnet's fashionable finishing school on the sun-kissed French Riviera, where young ladies are schooled in the finer arts of 'marrying well'. Polly Browne, a millionaire's daughter, tries to escape the stern influence of her father and find true love encouraged by Madame Dubonnet; but when Polly falls for Tony the delivery boy - and so pretends to be a mere working girl herself - matters become rather complicated! This musical includes numbers such as 'Won't you Charlston with me?' and 'I could be happy with you'.

Babe, The Sheep-Pig,by David Wood, Adapted from the book The Sheep-Pig by Dick King-Smith, Music by Peter , from 1 to 26 Aug 2006. It is directed by David Wood, with designs by Susie Caulcutt, choreography by Sheila Falconer. Babe, The Sheep-Pig is a tale of high adventure in the farmyard, of humble beginnings and courageous triumphs, as one little piglet rises to become the world famous 'sheep-pig'. When Babe is won by Farmer Hogget at the Village Fair, an extraordinary friendship begins - one that will change the whole farm. Through a variety of farmyard friends and his new 'mother' the old dog Fly, Babe quickly learns the herding instinct and delights all, politely winning over the most suspicious of sheep.

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