Summer Officially Ends - Today

It is the end of summer today,for theatre fans at least, with the closure of the very good 'In The Woods' at the 'Regents Park Open Air Theatre'.

Did anyone see this production, or even see the 3 plays earlier in the open air season?
What shows have you seen in the past years?
What should open next year?

Updated On: 9/11/10 at 10:10 AM

In The Woods?

Wow Mallardo, did you see 'In The Woods' in Regents Park, I say Wow because I know you live in America, so a long way to come.

At night with the trees lit up is best, but I have seen the show in the day and have to say still very good.

Going in tonight, there was the most magical sunset and at the end the cast got a standing ovation, which is rare in the Uk, but very deserved for the last performance.

Bob, when I was there yesterday, I was thinking of you and how much you would of loved this and indeed you missed a treat.

Should of come down this weekend instead and leave all your tickets open and book up all your shows 24 hours in advance, at least you would get the 5 day weather summary, think that is the best tactic for the Open Air.

If the Open Air Theatre gets rained off, you get another ticket for another date and you do not have to use it that year.

Phantom, I divide my time between LA and London so I'm here at least half the year - and yes I saw ITW a couple of days ago. It's unfair of me to critique it because so many things went wrong, from staticky microphones to a loudspeaker outside the theatre announcing the rules for a 5 K race at precisely the most sensitive moment in the show - the death of the Baker's Wife!!

Under the circumstances, "magic" was hard to come by. I will say I did not care for the conceit of framing the story with the schoolboy narrator who turns out to be the Baker's son. It was logically inconsistent and undermined the dark message of the piece, giving it a kind of Wizard of Oz there's-no-place-like-home ending. I know I'm in the minority here but that's how I felt.

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