on Sunday 25^th May Regents Park Open Air Theatre and the UK Queen of Poetry Allie Esiri will be hosting a star-studded night of Shakespeare poetry readings: Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year – Live!

 Award winning stage and screen actors will come together for a hugely entertaining evening of Shakespeare based on Allie Esiri’s bestselling poetry anthology: Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year. 

 

 

Actors including Damian Lewis (Homeland), Tony Robinson (Blackadder), Olivia Williams (Dune, The Crown), James Phoon (Bridgerton), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible), Hugh Ross (Outlander, Patriot Games), Kate Fleetwood (Harry Potter, Harlots), Danny Sapani (Killing Eve, Black Panther), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), and Tracy-Ann Oberman will guide you on a journey through the Shakespeare you love and the best bits you don’t. There will be poetry, speeches, comedy and scenes read by actors who have a special connection to Shakespeare’s work and to Regents Park Theatre itself.

 

We’d be delighted if you were able to run either a news story or a preview listing for Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year – Live! at Regents Park Open Air Theatre on Sunday 25^th May as part of any “What’s On in May” or “What to do this Bank Holiday Weekend” round ups you might be planning. Tickets are £25 and are still available – see ticket info below.

 

 

From L-R: Images of Damian Lewis, Tony Robinson, Tracy-Ann Oberman and the cast of Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year – Live! performing at Regent’s Park in 2024.

 

London Poetry champion Allie Esiri, organiser of the event and author of 10 bestselling poetry anthologies, is available for interview about her mission to keep poetry alive and make it accessible for everyone, as well as her previous career as an actress staring in TV hits including Sharpe, Touch of Frost, Howards End and Men Behaving Badly.

REGENTS PARK OPEN AIR THEATRE – SUNDAY 25^TH MAY

 

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Former actress, bestselling author and poetry champion Allie Esiri and Regents Park Open Air Theatre present Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year – Live!

On Sunday 25^th May Allie Esiri will be joined by a star-studded cast of award winning theatre and film actors including  Damian Lewis (Homeland), Tony Robinson (Blackadder), Olivia Williams (The Crown), James Phoon (Bridgerton), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible), Hugh Ross (Outlander, Patriot Games), Kate Fleetwood (Harry Potter, Harlots), Danny Sapani (Killing Eve, Black Panther), Samantha Spiro (Sex Education), and Tracy-Ann Oberman for a hugely entertaining evening of Shakespeare based on Allie Esiri’s bestselling poetry anthology: Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year. 

This coming bank holiday, Allie Esiri and friends will guide you on a journey through the Shakespeare you love and the best bits you don’t. There will be poetry, speeches and scenes read by actors who have a special connection to Shakespeare’s work and to the theatre itself. It was at Regent’s Park, for example, that homeland actor Damian Lewis spent a season playing Hamlet and where Samantha Spiro performed an acclaimed Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and won an Olivier Award for Hello Dolly! Join us for a night of great performances, poetry, laughter, wisdom and wit.

 

One of the UK’s biggest selling poetry books, Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year by poetry champion Allie Esiri is an inspiring collection of 365 poems, speeches and scenes from across all of Shakespeare’s plays, each with an illuminating introduction. Allie has published ten hugely popular poetry anthologies including A Poem for Every Day of The Year and 365 Poems for Life as part of her mission to keep poetry alive and make it accessible for everyone.

 

Signed copies of Allie Esiri’s poetry anthologies Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year and A Poet for Every Day of the Year will be available on the night.

 

1. Actor appearances are subject to availability. Check the website for updates to the lineup.

 

About Allie Esiri

 

Allie Esiri’s best-selling poetry anthologies include Shakespeare for Every Day of The Year, A Poem for Every Day of The Year and 365 Poems for Life. They have lit an explosion of interest for poetry in the UK, are regularly chosen for National Poetry Day and have been picked as best books of the year by The Observer, The Times and New Statesman. Yearly sell out performances at the National Theatre and major book festivals with some of our best-loved actors reading poetry – from Helena Bonham Carter to Dominic West – are capturing and enthralling a new generation of poetry lovers.

 

Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at the University of Cambridge then worked as an actress for ten years in the English Shakespeare Company and on TV in shows such as Sharpe, Howard’s End, Men Behaving Badly and Poirot, before moving on to create the first poetry apps, daily poetry anthologies (for all ages) and live shows.  For more info visit allieesiri.com.