Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre confirms A Midsummer Night’s Dream cast

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Atri Banerjee directs the revival, which plays from 20 June to 18 July, with a press night set for 29 June.

Set to star are 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: “…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, added: ‘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.”