Full Cast Announced for Sherlock Holmes at Regents Park Open Air Theatre
The full cast has been announced for the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes, a new mystery by Joel Horwood, directed by Sean Holmes, with Joshua James as Sherlock and Jyuddah Jaymes as Watson. The production runs at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre from 2 May – 6 June 2026.
Joining the previously announced Joshua James (Sherlock) in the cast are Christopher Akrill (Sholto/Judge), Andre Antonio (Pockets/Referee), Will Brown (Small/Lestrade), Paolo Guidi (Graziano/Bill), Benjamin Harrold (Morstan), Jyuddah Jaymes (Watson), Nadi Kemp-Sayfi (Mary), Marcia Lecky (Mrs Hudson/Lucia), Mervin Noronha (Tonga/Azad), Yuyu Rau (Lin/Nancy), Theo Reece (Domingo), Rakhee Sharma (Aleksandra/Padshah Begum Jahan), Tamara Tare (Ensemble & Onstage Swing), and Patrick Warner (Mycroft/Thaddeus).
Sean Holmes, Director, said: ‘I’m very excited to begin attacking this mad monster of a project. Joel’s written a tremendous new version , challenging the creative team and our cracking cast to conjure a dynamic, gripping and constantly surprising world, where iconic characters are presented in a fascinating new light as Imperial London collapses into chaos.’
Drew McOnie, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre Artistic Director, said: ‘We’re thrilled to welcome this wonderful company to Regent’s Park for an incredible new version of Sherlock Holmes. I can’t wait to see Joel’s thrilling new adventure take to the Open Air Theatre stage.’
Tickets are on sale now, available at openairtheatre.com
