Cast SetFor LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST 10th Anniversary Tour From Shakespeare in the Squares

Shakespeare in the Squares has announced the full cast for its tenth anniversary production, Love's Labour's Lost, Shakespeare's comedy of flirtation, foolishness and the irresistible pull of love.

About the Cast

Toby Gordon directs Laura Andresen Guimaraes (Princess of France), John Holt-Roberts (Costard), Flo Lunnon (Katherine/ Jaquenetta), Emma Manton (Boyet), Nathan Musoki (Ferdinand), Rhiannon Neads (Rosaline), Niall Ransome (Berowne) and Dexter Southern (Armado/ Dumain). The tour opens on 3rd June at Leinster Square, W2 and runs until the 12th July at Fortune Green, NW6.

Laura Andresen Guimaraes plays Princess of France. Laura is a British-Portuguese actor and musician who trained at the Guildford School of Acting. Her theatre credits include Aladdin (Leeds City Varieties), The Rainbow (Perth Theatre & Concert Hall), Midsummer (The Mercury, The Barn), Unbelievable (Criterion Theatre, West End; Manchester Opera House; Mercury Theatre), Othello (The Watermill Theatre), Swallows & Armenians (Cumbria Opera Group), and Just So (The Watermill Theatre). Other credits include An Evening with Pink Floyd (UK tour), Star Sisters (R&D), Katherine of Aragon (Whispered Tales), Associate Musical Director for The Rainbow (Perth Theatre & Concert Hall), saxophonist and vocalist at the Qatar World Cup 2022, The Clockmaker's Daughter in Concert (Cadogan Hall), BBC One's Pitch Battle, and Carly Paoli: Live at Cadogan Hall.

John Holt-Roberts plays Costard. John trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. He's thrilled to be returning to Shakespeare in the Squares after playing Gremio/The Widow in last year's The Taming of the Shrew. Other credits include Welfare, A Christmas Carol, The Wind in the Willows, Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood and the Major Oak and Kes (Derby Theatre), Cinderella (Chester Storyhouse), Twelfth Night (JLA Productions), The Gingerbread Man (Hiccup Theatre, National Tour), Troupers / Till the Cows Come Home (Mikron Theatre, National Tour), The Dinner (Lamphouse Theatre/Switch Festival). Film credits include Father Christmas Is Back (MSR Media) and Zomblogalypse (One and Other Creative). John has performed extensively across the country with band Hyde Family Jam.

Flo Lunnon plays Katherine/Jaquenetta. Originally from sunny Somerset, Flo is a recent graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama studying Musical Theatre: Acting & Performance MA. Credits include The Musical Medea (Upstairs at The Gatehouse), The Gardening Club (The New Wimbledon Theatre) and SCROOGICAL! (West End in Schools).

Emma Manton plays Boyet. Emma's theatre includes: Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist (Rose Theatre); First Encounters: Twelfth Night, The Heart of Robin Hood, Love's Labour's Lost / Love's Labour's Won (RSC/Chichester Festival Theatre/Haymarket Theatre); The Christmas Truce (all RSC); As You Like It, The Jungle Book (Watermill); His Dark Materials (National Theatre); The Life & Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Chichester/West End/Toronto); Hitler's Canary (Watford Palace Theatre); Confusions / Hero's Welcome (Stephen Joseph Theatre); The Wind in the Willows (New Vic, Stoke on Trent); Private Peaceful (Nottingham Playhouse/Tour); A Christmas Carol (Middle Temple Hall); Macbeth / Romeo & Juliet (Guildford Shakespeare Company). Television includes: Doctors, Casualty, Silent Witness, The Office (BBC), Grandpa in My Pocket (Shrinking Cap); Cul de Sac (Working Title). Film includes: The Present (Liminal Productions).

Nathan Musoki plays Ferdinand. Nathan trained at Regent's University London and LAMDA. His theatre work includes: The Zone (Stockwell Playhouse), The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi (Netherlands Tour), Primary (Hampstead Theatre). Film and TV credits include: Red, White & Royal Blue, Breaking the Band and Violating Peace. Nathan is very excited to be making his Shakespeare in the Squares debut as King Ferdinand.

Rhiannon Neads plays Rosaline. Rhiannon is a Somerset-born writer/performer who trained at LAMDA. Theatre credits: Autobiography of a Cad (The Watermill Theatre), The Nutcracker (Taunton Brewhouse), Supernova (Omnibus Theatre), All Lies (Alan Ayckbourn Company), The Wind Of Heaven (Finborough), 3 Billion Seconds (Paines Plough Roundabout), Leia and the Roman (VAULT Festival), Mary's Babies (Oak Theatre) and Great Expectations (Merton Arts). TV and Film credits: Call The Midwife, Blitz with Lucy Worsley, Father Brown and Doctors (BBC), Wilding (Amazon Prime), and Downton Abbey (ITV). Audio credits: When I Fall, The Girls of Slender Means, Lenin Forever, Harland, English Rose, Not With the Eyes, Sappho, The Blue Lenses, Vital Signs and Home Front (all for BBC Radio). She is the host of long-running espionage podcast True Spies (Spyscape Studios). Rhiannon is one half of musical comedy duo Stiff & Kitsch whose shows include: Adele Is Younger Than Us (Pleasance, Edinburgh) and Bricking It (Soho Theatre). Their work has been featured on BBC Three, Comedy Central and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4). They are currently in development with new musical Please Stop Singing.

Niall Ransome plays Berowne. Niall has appeared in The Comedy About Spies, Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle, Mischief Movie Night, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Comedy About A Bank Robbery, and Nativity Goes Wrong (all Mischief Theatre, *West End). Other work includes Romeo and Juliet (Rose Playhouse Theatre), Pinocchio (Hull Truck Theatre), Around the World in 80 Days (Theatre By The Lake/ Hull Truck Theatre), Tasting Notes (Southwark Playhouse), Tunnels (Park Theatre), The 39 Steps (Stephen Joseph Theatre), Treasure Island (Stephen Joseph Theatre), The Hound of The Baskervilles (Original Theatre Company, UK Tour), and FCUK'D (Theatre Royal, Holland). For television, Murder They Hope and Peter Pan Goes Wrong.

Dexter Southern plays Armado/Dumain. Training: Rose Bruford. Recent theatre includes: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Nutcracker (Teatro Sala Umberto); Tonight Someone Dies (Hatcher Productions), A Midsummer Night's Dream (English Speaking Theatre Vienna), The Prince and the Pauper (Trinity Theatre), Twelfth Night, Robin Hood's Adventures (Three Inch Fools). Dexter is also a core member of the Shakespeare Improv Troupe Shake It Up, performing with them all over the UK and Europe. He is very pleased to be joining the SITS company this year, and if anyone fancies buying him an ice cream in the interval, he'll be hiding in the bushes…

About Love's Labour's Lost

Director Toby Gordon says, “New rules are in place in the Kingdom of Navarre. Young King Ferdinand persuades his companions to join him in an oath of abstinence and study.

The terms of the oath are clear: no woman shall come within a mile of the court. Any man seen talking with a woman shall endure such public shame as the rest of the court can possibly devise.

The conviction of the men of Navarre is soon put to the test when the Princess of France and her companions arrive on urgent diplomatic business. How can the men possibly navigate this visit without breaking their oath?

Bring your picnic and wine, your sunglasses and your participatory spirit, and join Shakespeare in the Squares for a summer cocktail of poetic pageantry and light-hearted lunacy, featuring rock and pop classics from the 1960s and '70s.

Come and join us in Navarre for a sparkling night of flirtation and foolishness as we celebrate our 10th anniversary in summer 2026.”

Toby Gordon directs. Toby trained at LAMDA. His theatre credits include: Small Change (Omnibus Theatre); The Wolf of Wall Street and The Great Gatsby (Hartshorn Hook); York Mystery Plays (York Minster); Antigone (Barbican). Toby performed in Shakespeare in the Squares' Twelfth Night in 2023 as the Duke Orsino and Sir Toby Belch and Parolles / Assistant Director for the 2024 performance of All's Well That Ends Well. He returned as Director for The Taming of the Shrew in 2025.

Tour Dates

Leinster Square W2 - Wednesday 3rd June 7pm

Paultons Square SW3 - Thursday 4th June 7pm

Crystal Palace Park SE26 - Friday 5th June 7pm

Nevern Square SW5 - Saturday 6th June 7pm

Montagu Square W1 - Tuesday 9th June 7pm

The Charterhouse EC1 - Wednesday 10th June 7pm PRESS

Canons House & Grounds CR4 - Thursday 11th June 7pm

Norland Square W11 - Friday 12th June 7pm

St Peter's Square W6 - Saturday 13th June 7pm

Coronation Gardens SW18 - Sunday 14th June 3pm

Arundel & Ladbroke Gardens W11 - Tuesday 16th June 7pm

Connaught Square W2 - Wednesday 17th June 7pm

Albert Square SW8 - Thursday 18th June 7pm

Barkston Gardens SW5 - Friday 19th June 7pm

Queen's Park NW6 - Saturday 20th June 2.30pm & 7pm

Onslow Square SW7 - Sunday 21st June 5pm

St Anne's Church Garden SW18 - Tuesday 23rd June 7pm

Cornwall Gardens SW7 - Wednesday 24th June 7pm

St James's Gardens W11 - Thursday 25th June 7pm

Charlton House & Gardens SE7 - Friday 26th June 7pm

Kensington Gardens Square W2 - Saturday 27th June 5pm

Tredegar Square E3 - Sunday 28th June 5pm

Fitzroy Square W1 - Tuesday 30th June 7pm

Cleveland Square W2 - Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd July 7pm

Arundel & Elgin Gardens W11 - Friday 3rd July 7pm

Crescent Garden W9 - Saturday 4th July 7pm

Camden Square NW1 - Sunday 5th July 5pm

Goodenough College WC1 - Tuesday 7th July 7pm

St James's Square SW1 - Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th July 7pm

South Park, Fulham SW6 - Friday 10th July 7pm

Chiswick House & Gardens - Saturday 11th July 5pm

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