Posts with the label Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
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Thursday, 17 March 2022
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Announces Principle Cast for Legally Blonde
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre have today announced principal casting for their forthcoming production of Legally Blonde (13 May-2 July), along with the full creative team.
Courtney Bowman takes the central role of Elle Woods. Courtney previously appeared in SIX (Arts Theatre/Lyric), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo/Sheffield Crucible), Blondel (Union) and The Wind in the Willows (UK Tour). Courtney can currently be seen as Small in the hit children’s CBeebies show Big Cook Little Cook.
Directed by Lucy Moss, co-director and co-writer of SIX, Legally Blonde is written by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin (music and lyrics), Heather Hach (book) and is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture.
Also joining the cast are Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Emmett), Lauren Drew (Brooke), Vanessa Fisher (Vivienne), Isaac Hesketh (Margot), Nadine Higgin (Paulette), Alžbeta Matyšáková (Enid), Eugene McCoy (Callahan), Grace Mouat (Pilar), Alistair Toovey (Warner), and Hannah Yun Chamberlain (Serena).
Full casting will be announced in due course.
Legally Blonde is created by Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong (dramaturg), Cat Beveridge (musical supervisor), Jean Chan (costume designer), Shanaé Chisholm (casting assistant), Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion Casting (casting director), Tony Gayle (sound designer), Phillip Gladwell (lighting designer), Ainsley Hall Ricketts (assistant choreographer), Laura Hopkins (set designer), Barbara Houseman (voice & text and season associate director), Majella Hurley (dialect coach), Ellen Kane (choreographer), Ingrid Mackinnon (season associate: intimacy support), Lucy Moss (director), Priya Patel Appleby (associate director), Chris Poon (assistant musical director), Alexzandra Sarmiento (assistant choreographer), Amber Sinclair-Case (associate director) and Katharine Woolley (musical director).
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 90th Anniversary season also includes 101 Dalmatians (12 Jul – 28 Aug), a newly commissioned musical written by Douglas Hodge (music and lyrics) and Johnny McKnight (book), from a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris, based on the book by Dodie Smith. Antigone (3 – 24 September) by Barber Shop Chronicles writer Inua Ellams after Sophocles, is the second commission from the theatre in 2022, directed by Max Webster and co-directed by Jo Tyabji.
Courtney Bowman takes the central role of Elle Woods. Courtney previously appeared in SIX (Arts Theatre/Lyric), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo/Sheffield Crucible), Blondel (Union) and The Wind in the Willows (UK Tour). Courtney can currently be seen as Small in the hit children’s CBeebies show Big Cook Little Cook.
Directed by Lucy Moss, co-director and co-writer of SIX, Legally Blonde is written by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin (music and lyrics), Heather Hach (book) and is based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture.
Also joining the cast are Michael Ahomka-Lindsay (Emmett), Lauren Drew (Brooke), Vanessa Fisher (Vivienne), Isaac Hesketh (Margot), Nadine Higgin (Paulette), Alžbeta Matyšáková (Enid), Eugene McCoy (Callahan), Grace Mouat (Pilar), Alistair Toovey (Warner), and Hannah Yun Chamberlain (Serena).
Full casting will be announced in due course.
Legally Blonde is created by Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong (dramaturg), Cat Beveridge (musical supervisor), Jean Chan (costume designer), Shanaé Chisholm (casting assistant), Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion Casting (casting director), Tony Gayle (sound designer), Phillip Gladwell (lighting designer), Ainsley Hall Ricketts (assistant choreographer), Laura Hopkins (set designer), Barbara Houseman (voice & text and season associate director), Majella Hurley (dialect coach), Ellen Kane (choreographer), Ingrid Mackinnon (season associate: intimacy support), Lucy Moss (director), Priya Patel Appleby (associate director), Chris Poon (assistant musical director), Alexzandra Sarmiento (assistant choreographer), Amber Sinclair-Case (associate director) and Katharine Woolley (musical director).
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s 90th Anniversary season also includes 101 Dalmatians (12 Jul – 28 Aug), a newly commissioned musical written by Douglas Hodge (music and lyrics) and Johnny McKnight (book), from a stage adaptation by Zinnie Harris, based on the book by Dodie Smith. Antigone (3 – 24 September) by Barber Shop Chronicles writer Inua Ellams after Sophocles, is the second commission from the theatre in 2022, directed by Max Webster and co-directed by Jo Tyabji.
Tuesday, 14 August 2018
Little Shop of Horrors, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Review
Little Shop of Horrors
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Reviewed on Monday 13th August 2018 by Olivia Mitchell
★★★★
Productions at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre are basically a summer rite of passage. The beautiful outdoor space is the perfect place to watch brilliant theatre as the sun sets over you and (as long as it's not raining) provides a perfect summer evening. Currently on offer at the venue is a re-worked version of the 1982 plant-horror (?) musical, Little Shop of Horrors.
This story of a monster plant is crazy anyway so has the tendency to turn tacky very easily, but Director, Maria Aberg embraces the weirdness with open arms and pulls of a gloriously cheesy but worth-the-ticket-price production.
As the charming, plant loving, Audrey admiring, Seymour, Marc Antolin is fantastic. He brings a real warmth to the character as well as providing sweet, smooth vocals and working well alongside Jemima Rooper as Audrey.
The Greek Chorus made up of Christina Modestou, Renée Lamb and Seyi Omooba bring a sense of realism to the show (well, as real as you can get with a man-eating, talking plant) and provide killer vocals. The trio are absolutely outstanding, commanding the stage and making all their moments on stage shine, especially the note-perfect rendition of The Meek Shall Inherit.
In an inspired piece of cast, the plant, Audrey II is played by drag queen, Vicky Vox who gives a sassy, fiery performance and brings a fresh layer to the show which makes it feel new all of a sudden.
Mention must also go to Matt Willis as Orin (among other characters) who gives a humourously versatile and sadistic performance.
Tom Scutt's bleak Skid Row set is in perfect contrast to the lush surroundings of Regent's Park and also helps heighten the pops of green and pink on stage. The costumes are camp and wonderful, especially at the end when the entire cast and ensemble are serving looks.
This production is big, bold and wonderful. Humour, prime vocals and a crazy story make this the most enjoyable way to spend an evening. Tickets are limited but if you can find a way to get to Skid Row, you won't be disappointed!
Little Shop of Horrors runs at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre until September 22nd
photo credit: Johan Persson
This story of a monster plant is crazy anyway so has the tendency to turn tacky very easily, but Director, Maria Aberg embraces the weirdness with open arms and pulls of a gloriously cheesy but worth-the-ticket-price production.
As the charming, plant loving, Audrey admiring, Seymour, Marc Antolin is fantastic. He brings a real warmth to the character as well as providing sweet, smooth vocals and working well alongside Jemima Rooper as Audrey.
The Greek Chorus made up of Christina Modestou, Renée Lamb and Seyi Omooba bring a sense of realism to the show (well, as real as you can get with a man-eating, talking plant) and provide killer vocals. The trio are absolutely outstanding, commanding the stage and making all their moments on stage shine, especially the note-perfect rendition of The Meek Shall Inherit.
In an inspired piece of cast, the plant, Audrey II is played by drag queen, Vicky Vox who gives a sassy, fiery performance and brings a fresh layer to the show which makes it feel new all of a sudden.
Mention must also go to Matt Willis as Orin (among other characters) who gives a humourously versatile and sadistic performance.
Tom Scutt's bleak Skid Row set is in perfect contrast to the lush surroundings of Regent's Park and also helps heighten the pops of green and pink on stage. The costumes are camp and wonderful, especially at the end when the entire cast and ensemble are serving looks.
This production is big, bold and wonderful. Humour, prime vocals and a crazy story make this the most enjoyable way to spend an evening. Tickets are limited but if you can find a way to get to Skid Row, you won't be disappointed!
Little Shop of Horrors runs at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre until September 22nd
photo credit: Johan Persson
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