Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Announces Choreographers and Showcase for Theatre Dance Lab

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre has announced the selected choreographers for its new artist development programme for early-career musical theatre choreographers, Theatre Dance Lab. Tinovimbanashe Sibanda and Rhys Wilkinson are the inaugural Theatre Dance Lab choreographers. A showcase will be held on Friday 19 September 2025.

The Theatre Dance Lab is an exciting new artist development programme set up to nurture and elevate the next generation of musical theatre choreographers. The initiative supports two of the country’s finest emerging dance makers who specialise in work for musicals, through mentoring, creative access, industry connections and the opportunity to present a showcase of their work.

This public event will showcase three performance pieces from each choreographer following a two-week development period with a cohort of professional dancers, interspersed with moments of ‘in conversation’ with Artistic Director Drew McOnie.

Drew McOnie, Artistic Director said, “I’m so excited to see the culmination of the first Theatre Dance Lab. This showcase will present the brilliant work that both Tino and Rhys have developed during their time with the programme and will also provide a unique opportunity for audiences to meet each of these exceptional artists and experience their work in an authentic and stripped back environment. I’m hugely grateful to both The Dorfman Foundation and the Garrick Charitable Trust for their support in bringing this project to fruition.”

Tickets for the Theatre Dance Lab showcase are available from openairtheatre.com.

Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Theatre Dance Lab Artwork, Image credit Theatre Dance Lab