2010 Annual Review

2010AnnuAl review

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‘ under the direction of timothy SheAder, the open Air theAtre in regent’S pArk hAS become one of the moSt exciting venueS in london.’Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph, June 2010


‘ under the direction of timothy SheAder, the open Air theAtre in regent’S pArk hAS become one of the moSt exciting venueS in london.’Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph, June 2010

At 1,240 seats, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is one of London’s largest playhouses,

welcoming over 140,000 people to its four annual productions between May and September.

The theatre’s outdoor setting and the scale and ambition of its productions make it unique in

the London, and British, theatre landscape. It is a registered charity and entirely unsubsidised

with over 85% of income generated at the box office.

Timothy Sheader

Artistic Director

William Village

Executive Director

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Director Timothy Sheader

Designer Jon Bausor

Composer & Sound Score Nick Powell

Movement Director Liam Steel

Lighting Designer Paul Keogan

Sound Designer Fergus O’Hare

Casting Director Sarah Bird

Fight Director Renny Krupinski

‘ the atmosphere becomes thrillingly creepy as dusk thickens and the terror mounts’

The Daily Telegraph

HHHH The Daily Telegraph · The Times · The Independent

Metro · The Sunday Times · The Mail on Sunday

‘ Sheader makes the play look as if it’s found its perfect home’ The Observer

‘ A powerful, chastening and atmospheric production’ The Daily Mail

‘ the development of a rigorous new epic style... is welcome indeed’

The Independent

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Director Philip Franks

Designer Gideon Davey

Music Matthew Scott

Movement Director Quinny Sacks

Musical Director Paul Frankish

Lighting Designer Zerlina Hughes


Casting Director Joyce Nettles

Fight Director Paul Benzing

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24 June – 31 July

‘ An uplifting, watchable, strongly musical comedy of errors... an evening of alfresco merriment’ The Daily Mail

‘ designed to entertain and delight’ The Daily Telegraph

‘ hilarious...enchanting... a glittering success’ The Mail on Sunday

‘ A joyful rendering of Shakespeare’s most farcical play’ The Times

HHHH The Times · The Independent · The Daily Mail · Metro · The Mail on Sunday

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Director Steve Marmion

Designer Gideon Davey

Composer Tom Mills

Movement Director Georgina Lamb


Casting Director Vivienne Storry

Fight Director Renny Krupinski

Assistant Director Dan Herd

HHHH‘ Steve marmion and his team are to be congratulated on this breezy ‘reimagining’...

giddily eclectic fun’ Time Out – Critics Choice

‘ i have been bringing my children to the open Air theatre for the last 12 years...this is one of the best performances we have been to’

Karen (audience member), London

‘ entertaining and truly accessible to all...truly phenomenal’ Ella McCarthy, 13 (winner of The Guardian’s Young Arts Critics

Competition 2010, under 14 category)

‘ without prompting or even asking for his thoughts my six year old turned to me and said “that was full-on brilliant mum”’

Elaine (audience member), Redhill

Re-imagined for everyone aged six and over

3 July – 31 July

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‘ timothy Sheader’s glorious production is spellbinding... ravishing theatrical storytelling’

The Times

‘ Soutra gilmour’s design...brilliantly exploits the sinister beauty of the outdoor setting’

The Guardian

‘ darkly sophisticated...an inventive delight’ The Sunday Times

‘ it’s spellbinding stuff, not only musically, but lyrically, visually and emotionally’

The Mail on Sunday

‘ genuinely haunting and mysterious’ The New York Times

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HHHH The Times · The Guardian · The Independent · The Daily Mail · Financial Times · Metro · Sunday Telegraph The Sunday Times · The Mail on Sunday · Sunday Express · The Independent on Sunday

6 August – 11 September

Director Timothy SheaderCo-Director & Movement Director Liam SteelDesigner Soutra GilmourMusical Supervisor & MD Gareth ValentineLighting Designer Jon ClarkOrchestrator Chris WalkerSound Designer Mike WalkerCasting Director Pippa AilionPuppet Designer Rachael CanningAssistant Director Luke SheppardAssistant Musical Director Tom Kelly


fActS And figureStotAl Audience numberS by SeASon AttendAnce 2010

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

02005

110,353

2006

133,868

2007

131,835

2008

130,135

2009

131,598

2010

142,130

Into The Woods33.09%

The Comedy of Errors28.31%

The Crucible18.79%

Macbeth14.61%

Sunday Events 5.2%

Box Office 87.49%

Bars & Catering 4.17%

Sponsorship 3.88%

Patrons 2.34%

Programmes and Merchandise 2.07%

Miscellaneous 0.05%

SourceS of incomeRegent’s Park Open Air Theatre is managed by Regent’s Park Theatre Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation that receives no public subsidy. Any surplus is reinvested in the work of the company.


other highlightS:✓ At £3.13million, 2010 was the highest selling season in the history of

the theatre; Into the Woods became the highest selling single production; The Comedy of Errors became the highest selling Shakespeare.

✓ 72% of those who attended The Crucible had not previously visited the Open Air Theatre.

✓ 142,130 people saw productions at the Open Air Theatre in 2010, making it the best attended season ever. Macbeth was the best attended family show in theatre’s history.

✓ Sunday events included comedians Stephen K Amos and David O’Doherty; concerts by Stacey Kent, Seth Lakeman and Martha Wainwright; plus an open air screening of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland directed by Tim Burton.

✓ 197 people joined BREEZE, our new scheme to encourage 18-25 year olds to visit the theatre.

✓ The 2009 production of Hello, Dolly! won the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical and was nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards, winning Best Musical Revival, Best Theatre Choreography (Stephen Mear) and Best Actress in a Musical (Samantha Spiro).

✓ The theatre’s Economic Impact in 2010 is estimated at £6.95million.

Figures included in this review are estimates. Audited report and accounts for the year will be available from the address on page 14 from 1 October 2011

‘ it’s amazing what timothy Sheader has achieved... he’s made an outing into a theatrical event, and turned a decorative space into a vital one’

The Observer


educAtion2010 saw the introduction of a ticket and workshop subsidy for children from the nine London boroughs, thus enabling us to achieve a more inclusive outreach.

the Scheme Subsidised Ticket Price - £1 per child including:

✓ a teacher/ pupil resource pack prior to the visit ✓ a post-show workshop

This offered children a comprehensive introduction to the play and a chance to evaluate, discuss and perform scenes and sketches from the production with professional actors and directors. This pilot year benefitted over 1,200 children from across London who had not previously visited the theatre.

regent’S pArk enterpriSeS ltd.Registered in England No: 06626067Group VAT Registration No: 997 3013 90

directorS: Robert Davis DL; Robert Noble; William Village

The Registered Office for both companies is:

Open Air Theatre, The Ironworks, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4NR. Tel: 08443 753 460

regent’S pArk theAtre ltd.Registered in England No: 759557Registered Charity No: 231670Group VAT Registration No: 997 3013 90

Joint chief executiveS: Timothy Sheader (Artistic Director); William Village (Executive Director)

truSteeS: Cllr Robert Davis DL (Chairman); Judi Dench DBE; Anthony Durrant; Suzannah Graham-Adriani; Ian McGarry; Robert Noble; Ian Osborne; Sir Peter Rogers; David Conville OBE (Honorary President); William Village (Company Secretary)

development council memberS: Rupert Sebag Montefiore (Chair); Cllr Robert Davis DL; Anthony Durrant; Rosamund Fokschaner; Susan Freeman; Nick Gornall; Hilary O’Connor; Ian Osborne; Sir John Ritblat; Bob Rothenberg; Maureen Sutherland Smith; David Young

regent’S pArk theAtre ltd.Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is managed by Regent’s Park Theatre Ltd (RPT), formerly The New Shakespeare Company Ltd, and is licensed by Westminster City Council. RPT has a wholly owned subsidiary, Regent’s Park Enterprises Ltd through which it operates the bar and catering services for the theatre.

corporAte SupporterSBlick Rothenberg Chartered AccountantsBarclays WealthChubb Insurance Company of Europe SEThe Co-operative BankCoutts & CoCyril Sweett LtdGrant Thornton UK LLPHome HouseThe Landmark LondonLand Securities Group PLCThe Langham LondonLubbock Fine Chartered AccountantsThe Mackintosh FoundationMarriott Hotels International LtdMetaswitch Networks

Met OfficePCS GroupRicoh Europe PlcSantander ShareholdersSaracens Sport FoundationS J BerwinVinci Construction UK Ltd

truStS And foundAtionSTrusts and Foundations:The Andor Charitable TrustThe Basil Samuel Charitable TrustThe Coutts Charitable TrustThe Ernest Cook TrustThe Garfield Weston FoundationHarold Hyam Wingate Foundation

The Hintze Charitable TrustThe Howard de Walden EstateThe Hyde Park Place Estates CharityJohn Lyon’s CharityThe Leathersellers’ CompanyThe Mackintosh FoundationThe Noel Coward FoundationReed ElsevierThe Rose FoundationThe Sue Hammerson Charitable Trust

mediA pArtnerSCBS OutdoorThe Evening StandardMagic 105.4

SeASon SupporterS

ActorsMark AntolinValda AviksLucy May BarkerEthan BeerEamon BolandBilly BoyleGaye BrownJosephine ButlerAlister CameronCharlie CameronAnna-Jane CaseySophie CatonJosh CohenPhilip CumbusEmma CunniffeMarilyn CuttsHelen DallimoreOliver Ford DaviesAnni DomingoSusan EngelAlice FearnTim FreemanChistopher FulfordPatrick GodfreyMark GoldthorpAmy GriffithsMark HadfieldJo HerbertChristopher HunterBettrys JonesPaul KempJoseph KloskaGeoff LeesleyDaniel Llewelyn-WilliamsChristopher LoganEddie ManningAlexandra MathieHarry McEntireGary MilnerPatrick O’KaneEllie PaskellChristopher RavenscroftAmy Ellen RichardsonSophie RobertsVeronica RobertsMalcolm RogersGolda RosheuvelBeverly RuddJenna RussellDavid Shaw-ParkerBen StottJoshua SwinneyEmily TaaffeSimon ThomasSimon TrinderHannah WaddinghamGemma WardleRichard WarwickDaniel WeymanTrevor WhiteFaye WinterMichael Xavier

Actors From East 15Erica BartrumTressa BrooksEsther-Grace ButtonHoly ElmesNaomi FeltonEllen HindleyTerri MussonJessica SîanVerity Stansall

Administration and FinanceJean EllisHannah FalveyAnna GanjollaJo HawkesLouise Waldron

CastingPippa AilionSarah BirdMarc FrankumNatalie Gallacher James HopsonJoyce NettlesVivienne Storry

CateringAbhinav AggarwalJacopo BolzoniVineet JainPawel KowalskiEdward Pinondang MartogiSzilvia NemethRui OlimTrefor PollardSkahiqur RahmanAshim RanaAlfredo Cortes RodriguezRizwan SyedMaksim VasilenkoChristopher Wynn

ChaperonesJulie ColbertMarilyn Lee

Costume, Wigs and PropsDenis BrunoAngie BurnsTeri BuxtonKristel ChowMarny ClulowTrevor CollinsMark CostelloDanny EudayGabrielle FirthJane GroninGlenn HillsAndrew JoslinWendy KnowlesLucy Jane MartinBeckie MayCarol MolyneuxSarah NonotJill PaskinsSam PickeringChrys PlumbleySylvia PolkaFrancis PonisiLorraine RichardsJane SmithElspeth ThreadgoldSimon Anthony WellsHolly WhiteMark Wheeler

CreativeJon BausorPaul BenzingRachael CanningJon ClarkGideon DaveyPaul FrankishPhilip FranksSoutra GilmourDan HerdCharmian Hoare

Barbara HousemanZerlina HughesTom KellyPaul KeoganRenny KrupinskiGeorgina LambSteve MarmionTom MillsFergus O’HareNick PowellJanis PriceKaty RuddQuinny SacksMatthew ScottLuke Sheppard Liam SteelGareth ValentineChris WalkerMike Walker

Customer ServiceNisha BaileyZokhida BoymatovaEmily BrownDan BullockMominul ChaudhuryEdward ClarkeLucy Finchett-MaddockSorcha Finch-MurrayDaniel FlynnDario GranatoAlex GriffithsClare HigleyNneka JohnsonMaki KikuchiVirag KissMarta KowalczykJana KubacakovaMaisie LawrenceLois MarshallLuke MarshallSheena MayAnna MurphyClaudia NorrgrenAurelie PincemailleAnnabel RhodesGareth RichardsHolly SadeJaivinder Singh SandhuLina Marie SchullerSophie TailbyAngela ThompsonAdrienn TiborFrancesca TomasellliJoel TulleySigita Verbylaite

EducationChristoper GeelanSarah GordonDaniel PintoVivienne Rowdon

ExecutiveTimothy SheaderWilliam Village

Lighting and SoundBruce AllenEnzo AppetchiaAndi DavisCate DigirolamoDominic BellAndy EvansSarah HosnyKoos JacobwzMalin Mork

Matt O’LearyChris Reid Jason RyallChris SimpsonNick StoweAttila TyirityanRichard WalkerTom White Marketing, Sales and DevelopmentJacqueline AllardTom AndersonEdd ClarkeMark Collier Jo CottrellCaroline D’AmbraJo Nastari EllisLady Lucy FrenchJohn FrickerHannah GodfreyCharlotte GreenAndy LockeCatrin LowePaul MartinJudith MusilOlga-Marie PrattFlorence PuddifootHolly Renaut

MusiciansBill BrewerAlan BrownAlice GledhillRichie HartIan LynchEliza MarshallEd MorrisMike ParkinJulia SingletonTom SilburnRichie HartPhij Adams

PressRyan PetersonChloe Pritchard-Gordon

PhotographersCatherine AshmoreManuel HarlanAlastair MuirAoife Nally

Technical and Stage ManagementAndy BeardmoreMichael DennisPin DixStuart FarnellLucy HarknessSarah HopkinsGemma LumleyEmma McKieCaroline MeerJames MolyneuxMatt NoddingsRachel PhillipsJen SmithEmily SteadmanKate Wilson

Theatre ManagementRachel DanielPaul Taylor

Names in bold are permanent members of staff

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2011 SeASonlord of the flieS (William Golding / 19 May – 18 June)Created by the team that produced The Crucible, Timothy Sheader directs William Golding’s gripping drama, Lord Of The Flies, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams. With a group of schoolboys stranded on a desert island, what starts as an adventure becomes a struggle for survival as superstition and immorality sees the community slide into a darkly sinister world. The production will rediscover this classic story in the unconfined and unparalleled atmosphere of theatre in the open air.

the beggAr’S operA (John Gay / 23 June – 23 July)Lucy Bailey injects her unique visual dynamism into John Gay’s original text of The Beggar’s Opera. Highwayman Macheath’s love of wine, women and song has hilarious consequences, but as the play unfolds, his tangled web of lies and deceit unravels as his lovers get revenge. Set beneath the gallows of rural Tyburn, at the far end of Oxford Street, this comically corrupt satire, designed by William Dudley, is packed full of lewd songs and low ballads recreated from the original pastoral score and played on authentic instruments by ‘The City Waits’, led by Roddy and Lucie Skeaping.

pericleS (William Shakespeare / 2 July – 23 July) (re-imagined for everyone aged six and over) Continuing the successful series of Shakespeare plays for younger audiences, and making its first appearance at the Open Air Theatre since 1939, Pericles will be re-imagined for everyone aged six and over. The young prince, Pericles, takes to the high seas on a quest to discover the world. An odyssey adventure of shipwrecks, tournaments and of love lost and found, this is a journey into manhood and a celebration of family.

crAzy for you (George & Ira Gershwin & Ken Ludwig / 28 July – 10 Sept)Packed full of Gershwin classics including “I Got Rhythm”, “Someone To Watch Over Me”, “Embraceable You” and “Nice Work If You Can Get It”, the original 1992 production won both the Tony and Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The creative team from the multi-award winning production of Hello, Dolly! reunite as Timothy Sheader directs with choreography by Stephen Mear and designs by Peter McKintosh. Gareth Valentine returns as the musical director after joining the Open Air Theatre last season for Sondheim’s Into the Woods.

‘ the open Air theatre in regent’s park is a cradle of genius’ The Times, November 2010

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2010 Annual Review