US musical will be followed by Rodgers and Hammerstein dream ballets, Malorie Blackman’s Noughts & Crosses and Brigadoon

Drew McOnie’s inaugural season as artistic director of Regent’s Park Open Air theatre will open with a hit US musical about corn.

Shucked will have its UK premiere this summer on the outdoor stage in London whose verdant surroundings should suit a rural comedy set in the corn town of Cob County. Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally and Robert Horn’s musical about the fight to overcome failing crops was nominated for nine Tony awards in 2023. It is currently on a US tour.