Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Confirms 2015 Season - PETER PAN, THE SEAGULL and More!

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre has confirmed that J.M. Barrie's original stage play of Peter Pan will open its 2015 season (15 May - 14 June 2015). This will be followed by The Seagull (19 June - 11 July) and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(16 July - 29 August). Following sell-out performances in 2011, Timothy Sheader's production of William Golding's Lord of the Flies will then return to the Open Air Theatre (3 - 12 September) to conclude the 2015 season, prior to a major UK tour.

Rediscovering J. M. Barrie's original play of Peter Pan, Artistic Director Timothy Sheader creates a Never Land where danger stalks dreams and adventure breeds mischief. Following his work on The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess in 2014, Liam Steel co-directs. Timothy previously directed To Kill A Mockingbird, currently touring the UK, and the Olivier Award-winning revivals of Crazy For You, Into the Woods and Hello, Dolly!

The Seagull is directed by Matthew Dunster (who previously directed A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in 2012) in a new version by Torben Betts. The first of Chekhov's great works, The Seagull is celebrated as one of the most important plays of the nineteenth century. As guests assemble at a country house for the staging of an avant-garde open air play, artistic temperaments ignite a more entertaining drama behind the scenes, with romantic jealousies, self-doubt and the ruthless pursuit of happiness confusing lives, loves and literature.

From the Golden Age of the movie musical, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers finds its perfect partner in the Open Air Theatre, and reunites the team behind the 2013 award-winning production of The Sound of Music. This much-loved musical includes Bless Your Beautiful Hide, Goin' Courtin, Wonderful, Wonderful Day, and the dance spectacular, Barn Dance.

In addition to The Sound of Music, Director Rachel Kavanaugh has also directed Love Story (Chichester / Duchess Theatre),The Music Man (Chichester) and has a new production of Oklahoma on UK tour in 2015. Choreographer, Alistair David, has previously worked on The Sound of Music (Open Air Theatre) and My Fair Lady (Sheffield Crucible) choreographing Anything Goes at Sheffield Crucible this Christmas.

For just 14 performances, the Open Air Theatre's 2011 production of Lord of the Flies, William Golding's classic story of survival, superstition and immorality, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams, returns prior to a major UK tour.

Timothy Sheader's critically acclaimed production of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird continues to tour the UK, following two hugely successful runs at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, and returns to London from 24 June until 25 July 2015 at the Barbican with Tony award-winning American actor Robert Sean Leonard reprising the role of Atticus Finch.

Full cast and creative team for all productions will be announced in due course.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Memberships are on sale now and priority booking for Members will open at 11am, 4 November. Visit www.openairtheatre.com/membership for more information.
Public booking opens at 11am, 9 December.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is proud to announce that Classic FM will be its lead radio partner for the 2015 season.

Timothy Sheader - Artistic Director

For Regent's Park: All My Sons, The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, To Kill a Mockingbird (WhatsOnStage Award, Best Play Revival), Ragtime, Crazy for You (Laurence Olivier Award, Best Musical Revival; also at the Novello Theatre), Lord of the Flies, Hello, Dolly! (Laurence Olivier Award, Best Musical Revival; Best Musical, Evening Standard Awards), Much Ado About Nothing, Gigi, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, The Crucible (Best Director of 2010, WhatsOnStage Awards), Into the Woods (Laurence Olivier Award, Best Musical Revival; also at Public Theater New York, Central Park).

Theatre includes: Barnum (Chichester); The Magistrate (National Theatre); Imagine This (New London); Hobson's Choice, The Clandestine Marriage, Love in a Maze (Watermill); Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Three Musketeers (Bristol Old Vic); The Star Throwers, Unless (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough); Misconceptions (Derby Playhouse); Streetcar to Tennessee (Young Vic); Achilles (Edinburgh Fringe First); Wild, Wild Women (Orange Tree); Piaf, Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible; TMA Best Musical Award).

In 2015 Timothy will direct My Fair Lady at Aarhus Teater, Denmark.

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 2015 season:

Box Office: 0844 826 4242
Online Bookings: www.openairtheatre.com

J.M. Barrie's
Peter Pan
Directed by Timothy Sheader
15 May - 14 June 2015
First Preview: 15 May
Press night: 21 May (7.45pm)
Performances: Tue - Sun (7.45pm); matinees Thurs, Sat & Sun (2.15pm)
No matinee on 16 or 21 May
By arrangement with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

The Seagull
By Anton Chekhov
In a new version by Torben Betts
Directed by Matthew Dunster
19 June - 11 July 2015
First preview: 19 June
Press night: 24 June (7.45pm)
Performances: Mon - Sat (7.45pm); matinees Thurs & Sat (2.15pm)
No matinee on 20 June

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Book by Lawrence Kasha and David S. Landay
Music by Gene De Paul Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
New songs by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
Based on the MGM Film and The Sobbin' Women by Stephen Vincent Benét
Directed by Rachel Kavanaugh
16 July - 29 August 2015
First preview: 16 July
Press night: 23 July
Performances: Mon - Sat (7.45pm); matinees Thurs & Sat (2.15pm)
No matinee on 16 July

William Golding's
Lord of the Flies
Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
Directed by Timothy Sheader
3 September - 12 September 2015
Previews: 3 and 4 September
Performances: Mon - Sun (7.45pm); matinees Weds, Thurs & Sat (2.15pm)
No matinee on 3 September

UK Tour
Regent's Park Theatre Ltd presents the
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of
William Golding's
Lord of the Flies
Adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams
2014/15 UK Tour dates to be announced

Tickets

Peter Pan, The Seagull and Lord of the Flies
£25 - £48.50
(Premium Seats £60, including best seat, programme and glass of wine)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
£25 - £52.50
(Premium Seats £65, including best seat, programme and glass of wine)

A full performance schedule will be available from www.openairtheatre.com

To Kill a Mockingbird
Adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel
Based on the novel by Harper Lee
Barbican Theatre
24 June - 25 July 2015
Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
Matinee performances (Thurs & Sat) 2.30pm
Tickets £19-45
Premium seats £60
Schools £16 plus 1 free teacher with every 10 pupils, Monday to Thursday
Young people £15 ticket to 18-25 year olds who are members of the Barbican's scheme
Groups £10 off top price for groups of 10 or more, Monday to Thursday
Box Office: 020 7638 8891
Online Booking: www.barbican.org.uk