Regent's Park Open Air Theatre — Attraction in London

This charitable theatre has been going for several years. I've lived in the area, since 1985. However, this is the first time that I have seen any performance at the Regents Park open air theatre. I booked an accessible ticket and companion/carer ticket. The price was reasonable, and the seat was just to the side of the front of the stage. So viewing was very clear. I was in row j seat 19 and 20. This was accessible from entry door number two, and completely flat. Tickets were delivered directly to your phone on the day. You can also pre-order drinks and food using a voucher system on same website. They send you an email just before the event, with all these details included. We ate before we went, but it was such a warm day today, that we did have drinks. It was definitely better to bring your own or pre-order. The cues to the bar were extremely long and could easily take up the full interval time. Accessible toilets were clean, easy to use, and very well maintained. What are the handle for the flush came off on the 2nd use. Speaking to a member of the team meant that it was repaired immediately. A retaining the screw was all that was needed. The performance was nothing like I had expected, or seen before. I've seen a few versions of 12th night. The main thing ran throughout, however there was comedy, drag & song and I think everybody had a good time. There are two performances on Thursday and Saturday. The afternoon performance Is at 2:00 p.m., and lasted for 2 hours and 45 minutes. With an interval midway through of 20 minutes. They ask you to turn off mobile phones, before it is starting to show, and you cannot take pictures during the performance. This is a hard and fast rule. Also, if you need to leave the auditorium for any reason, the guides will hold you back until a suitable place has been reached for you to get back in again. This is also a hard and fast rule. Although today, there were lots of people allowing to walk in front of me for what seemed like an age. It certainly spoilt somebody to show for me. 1 or 2 was fine, but I counted over 50 in a half hour period. Considering they made such a deal of telling you that you wouldn't be allowed entry If it would disturb people or the play, I thought this was unacceptably high. I also felt, that their justification for allowing it was that the seats affected were largely those of the disabled people, who got a better rate than the rest. I don't think that in itself is justification for allowing disturbances to a performance. Yes the price was reduced, but it was still a significant total. Someone who is on benefits, with not much income would welcome to reduce rate, until they were faced with the distances that we had. I have to say the booking staff were excellent. Hats off to George, he went out of his way on numerous occasions to make sure that this would be as pleasant and experience as possible. Once you're registered on the system, you can register for other performances, on the system and still get the discounted rates. Although when I tried for another performance in July, I was only offered the full rate. So I had to contact the box office for them to provide the tickets for me. Which was kind of counterproductive. The only other moan that I would have is that two ashes came into the auditorium during the interval to offer ice creams. Both of them placed themselves on a row which was not wheelchair accessible. It would have been better to place one on the road that was wheelchair accessible, and the other one on a different row, making it easier for the groups to split between the two and probably speeding up the delivery of the goods. The thing I noticed, was it different foods, and drinks, and cold foods, were sold in different queues. If you pre-ordered food, you were directed to the right queue. However, if you did not, you could find that you were in the wrong queue, and by the time you found out, it would be too late to queue on the right queue. Overall, I was very pleased with the performance, very pleased with the...

First time visiting the open air theatre, and I am sure we will come back again if we are visiting London in the future. We went to see an evening performance of 'Shucked'. The venue is easy to get to, we walked from our hotel-had a slight detour due to works taking place in the park closing one of the bridges.

Venue: Lovely setting surrounded by Regents park gardens. If you are aiming to eat before the performance, it is recommended to get there when the gates open at 6:15pm. There are several places to eat within the venue offering a variety of food options. We had prepaid for the 'themed' set menu for the Shucked show. The meal itself included several 'small dishes' on one plate and included a themed cocktail. There was also a dessert offered with a hot drink for the interval. The meal itself was fairly small, but tasted good. The hot drink at the interval was a good way to warm up as the sun had gone down and it was chilly. Service was friendly but there was some confusion about who had prepaid and what options had been chosen. Also it left us with very little time to look at the merch and inside the theatre. I think next time we will opt for a pizza which looked tasty. We had purchased preview tickets and were sat on the second row-for some reason the entire front row was empty when we were there. Great view, legroom and comfortable seating. It was a lovely setting-the birds flying overhead and the sun going down, added to the show. As others have mentioned, bring some layers or a blanket, as it really does get chilly once the sun goes down. We were fortunate that it was a beautiful day but I can imagine if it rains it pays to bring your waterproofs. Show: We loved the show, it was funny, uplifting, and had a stellar cast who clearly were enjoying being in the show. If funny one liners and 'corny' jokes are not your thing then maybe it is not for you. The 'he-haw' choreography was a particular highlight. We would go to...

The theatre is about a 10-minute walk from either Baker Street Station or Regent’s Park Station. At the moment, York Bridge is shut, so the most direct route is closed. This means you’ll need to take a longer, more scenic diversion that passes over a bridge across the water.

On arrival, there’s a bag check at the entrance. The ground level has a spacious area for food and drinks, along with a covered, elevated dining section with seating. Both areas are pleasant, though—as expected—drinks come with the usual markup. We tried the pizzas, which were disappointing, with far too much cheese and generally below average.

Being an open-air venue, it’s worth remembering that it can get chilly in the evening. Our show finished around 10 pm, and with temperatures dropping to about 15°C, many people in shorts looked quite uncomfortable. Bringing a light jacket or blanket is definitely advisable.

The main downside of the venue was the toilets. During the interval, the queues were extremely long, with clearly inadequate facilities for the size of the audience. There was only one unisex accessible toilet, plus men’s and women’s toilets, and at one point women were being directed through the men’s facilities. After the show, queues for the men’s toilets were again very significant.

Exiting the venue was also a bit confusing. At the end of the performance, everyone was directed out through a different exit. If you’re unfamiliar with the area, this could leave you disoriented—especially since York Bridge, the most direct route, is still shut.

Overall, it’s a lovely summer theatre experience with a great atmosphere, but be prepared for the evening chill, limited toilet facilities, and a slightly confusing...