REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNION ONE
ANNOUNCES
DOVES
JOINING FOR LIVE MUSIC WEEK
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in partnership with Communion ONE today announces Doves will perform on Friday 25 September as part of the Live Music Week running from 22 September – 27 September 2026. They join the previously announced Echo & The Bunnymen who are openingthe week,with further artists to be announced. A curated concert series celebrating the finest talent of today — from legendary icons to rising stars — set against the breathtaking backdrop of Regent’s Park.
Inspiration is seldom elusive and motivation rarely fades for Doves as the boundary-clearing alchemists of yearning, scenic alternative sound return with their sixth studio album, 25 years after they arrived with their Mercury Award-nominated debut. Tested yet undiminished, the three members’ artistic impulses quietly raged on following 2020’s third No.1 album success of The Universal Want, getting to work almost immediately afterwards. Five years on, a baton passes to Constellations For The Lonely, ten new tracks of enkindled, future-facing, meticulous manipulation of mood.
Tickets for Doves go on sale for Members’ priority booking at 10am on Wednesday 6 May with general on sale at 10am on Friday 8 May.
Tickets for Echo & The Bunnymen are on sale now.
Visit openairtheatre.com for more information.
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
Box Office 0333 400 3562* | openairtheatre.com
Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NU
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ABOUT REGENT’S PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE
Established in 1932, the multi-award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of the largest theatres in London (at a capacity of 1,304). Passionate about producing popular, enriching and unexpected theatre that provides a lens into the here and now, the scale and ambition of our productions together with our magical outdoor setting, makes us unique in the capital’s cultural landscape. In 2025 we welcomed just under 177,000 people to our 20-week summer season.
Drew McOnie assumed the role of Artistic Director in January 2024, and James Pidgeon was appointed Executive Director in 2021.
Over the last fifteen years, our productions have won ten Olivier Awards, ten WhatsOnStage Awards, and four Evening Standard Awards. We were named London Theatre of the Year in 2017 by The Stage, and received the Highly Commended Award for London Theatre of the Year in 2021. Our productions have toured the UK, and have transferred to both the West End and the United States. Our 2016 revival of Jesus Christ Superstar has just finished tours of the UK, North America and Australia, and will visit Manila, Taipei, Singapore and New Zealand from May. Our Olivier Award-winning revival of Fiddler on the Roof transferred to the Barbican Centre in May 2025 ahead of a major tour of the UK & Ireland and is due to tour Australia from July this year.
As a registered charity that receives no regular public subsidy, we rely entirely on earned income and charitable contributions. Nevertheless, we have over 46,000 tickets at £25 or under available across the whole of 2026’s summer season, and we regularly work with a range of local charities. Each year, on average, we subsidise tickets for 6,000 school pupils.
Food and drink plays a significant role in the Open Air Theatre experience, with our in-house bars and restaurants including Covered Dining (certified as a Sustainably Run Restaurant), The Grill and The Pizza Oven. We also have our own picnic lawn and the West End’s longest bar!
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has become one of the most independently sustainable and financially successful producing theatres in the country, and we’re proud to embark on the next stage of our vision with ever-increasing artistic ambition and entrepreneurial spirit.
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ABOUT COMMUNION ONE
Communion ONE promote some of the biggest and most exciting artists from around the globe, from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Noah Kahan, Sam Fender, Olivia Dean and Lewis Capaldi, to Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, TEMS, The War and Drugs and Laufey. Creating incredible shows in grassroots venues up to arenas, stadiums and outdoor spaces across the UK.
2026 SEASON AT A GLANCE
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
SHERLOCK HOLMES
Until Saturday 6 June 2026
Access Performances:
BSL Interpreted: Thurs 4 June, 7.45pm
Captioned: Fri 5 June, 7.45pm
Audio Described: Sat 6 June, 2pm
Age Recommendation: 12+
Tickets from: £15
OPEN AIR THEATRE SUNDAY EVENT: FAMILY DAY
Sunday 24 May 2026
Age recommendation: All ages welcome
Day Entry Tickets: Adults £18, Children £15
OPEN AIR THEATRE SUNDAY EVENT: JAMES ACASTER
Sunday 31 May 2026
Age recommendation: 14+
Tickets: £30
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
A LIFE IN FOUR SEASONS
Thursday 11 – Sunday 14 June 2026
Age Recommendation: 8+
Tickets from: £15
A Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Saturday 20 June – Saturday 18 July 2026
Access Performances:
BSL Interpreted: Sat 11 July, 12.30pm & Thurs 16 July, 7.45pm
Captioned: Fri 17 July, 7.45pm
Audio Described: Sat 18 July, 12.30pm
Age Recommendation: 10+
Tickets from: £15
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
with Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals presents
CATS
Saturday 25 July – Saturday 19 September 2026
Access Performances:
Relaxed: Thurs 27 August, 2pm
BSL Interpreted: Tue 1 September, 7.45pm
Captioned: Fri 4 September, 7.45pm
Audio Described: Sat 5 September, 2pm
Age Recommendation: 5+
Tickets from: £15
A Unicorn Theatre and Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production
ANANSI THE SPIDER
Saturday 15 August – Sunday 6 September 2026
Age recommendation: 4+
Tickets from: £15
OPEN AIR THEATRE SUNDAY EVENT: TIM KEY: LOGANBERRY
Sunday 6 September 2026
Age recommendation: 14+
Tickets: £30
OPEN AIR THEATRE LIVE MUSIC WEEK: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
Tuesday 22 September 2026, 7pm
Tickets: £55 – 65
OPEN AIR THEATRE LIVE MUSIC WEEK: DOVES
Friday 25 September 2026, 7pm
Tickets: £55 – 65
BEYOND THE PARK
Roald Dahl Story Company present
The family musical based on Roald Dahl’s
THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE
UK Tour Until 26 July 2026
Lyric Hammersmith, London 28 July – 22 August 2026
Originally produced by Roald Dahl Story Company, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Leeds Playhouse
David Ian for Crossroads Live and Work Light Productions present
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Solaire Theatre, Manila Until 24 May 2026
National Theatre, Taipei 18 – 21 June 2026
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 17 August – 13 September 2026
The Civic, Aukland 21 October – 15 November 2026
St James Theatre, Wellington 18 – 28 November 2026
Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch 2 – 6 December 2026
Further tour dates to be added.
Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals presents
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
London Palladium 20 June – 5 September 2026
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Trafalgar Theatre Productions, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Brian & Dayna Lee presents
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
Theatre Royal Sydney 31 July – 6 September 2026
QPAC Glasshouse Theatre, Brisbane 9 – 25 October 2026
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne 31 October – 27 December 2026
Further dates and venues to be announced.
Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals presents
The Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of
CATS
Theatre Royal Plymouth 6 – 17 October 2026
Hull New Theatre 20 – 24 October 2026
Birmingham Hippodrome 27 October – 7 November 2026
Palace Theatre Manchester 10 – 21 November 2026
Bristol Hippodrome 24 – 28 November 2026
Venue Cymru Llandudno 1 – 5 December 2026
Theatre Royal Glasgow 8 – 27 December 2026
Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall 6 – 16 January 2027
Canterbury, Marlowe Theatre 19 – 23 January
Sunderland, Empire Theatre 26 – 30 January 2027
Aberdeen, His Majesty‘s Theatre 9 – 13 February 2027
Theatre Royal Norwich 16 – 27 February 2027
Grand Opera House Belfast 2 – 13 March 2027
Oxford, New Theatre 23 – 27 March 2027
Mayflower Southampton 30 March – 10 April 2027
Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre 20 – 24 April 2027
Bradford, Alhambra Theatre 27 April – 1 May 2027
Liverpool, Empire Theatre 5 – 15 May 2027
Woking, New Victoria Theatre 18 – 22 May 2027
Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff 25 – 29 May 2027
Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Theatre 1 – 5 June 2027
Newcastle, Theatre Royal 8 – 19 June 2027