Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre brings two of Charles Dickens’s most popular stories out in the open as part of the 2017 season, Dickens Uncovered celebrating the greatest storyteller of London life.
A Tale of Two Cities (7th July – 5th August) is a new play by Matthew Dunster, adapted from the original novel, and director Timothy Sheader.
The 21 actors who will re-tell Dicken’s A Tale of Two Cities include: Lydia Bradford, Sean Cernow, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Marième Diouf, Patrick Driver, Nabil Elouahabi, Lorna Gayle and Lewis Griffin.
1. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Nabil Elouahabi. Photo Johan Persson. (2)
2. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Mariéme Diouf. Photo Johan Persson.
3. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Mariéme Diouf, Nicholas Khan and Jude Owusu. Photo Johan Persson.
4. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Director Timothy Sheader and Movement Director Liam Steel. Photo Johan Persson.
5. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
A Tale of Two Cities Company. Photo Johan Persson. (3)
6. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Séan Cernow. Photo Johan Persson.
7. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Tim Samuels and Patrick Driver. Photo Johan Persson.
8. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Nicholas Karimi. Photo Johan Persson.
9. A TALE OF TWO CITIES by Dickens ; Directed by Timothy Sheader ; Designed by Fly Davis ; at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, UK ; 14 June 2017 ; Credit : Johan Persson / ArenaPAL ; www.areanpal.com
Nicholas Khan and Francesca Mills. Photo Johan Persson.
