Details

What happens in a fairytale if the story takes the wrong turn in the woods? The Brothers Grimm meet panto with a twist. A childless baker and his wife live under the spell of a witch. In order to lift the spell they must bring the witch a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn and a slipper as pure as gold. On their quest they stumble across a world of familiar fairy tale characters creating confusion and chaos!

Cast/Performers

Cameron Blakely (Narrator / Mysterious Man), Marc Elliott (Rapunzel's Prince), Alex Gaumond (Baker), Amy Ellen Richardson (Baker's Wife), Gillian Bevan (Witch), Francesca Zoutewelle (Cinderella), Amelia Cavallo (Cinderella's Mother), Gemma Page (Cinderella's Stepmother / Grandmother), Michaela Bennison (Stepsister), Maimuna Memon (Stepsister), Michael Peavoy (Wolf / Cinderella's Prince), Natasha Cottriall (Little Red Riding Hood), David Moorst (Jack), Claire Brown (Jack's Mother), Isabelle Peters (Rapunzel), Rachel Goodwin (Milky White), Michael Connor (Steward), Maxine Peake (voice)

Creatives/Company

Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: James Lapine
Producer: Royal Exchange Theatre
Director: Matthew Xia
Design: Jenny Tiramani
Lighting: Ciaran Cunningham
Musical Director: Sean Green
Choreographer: Jason Penncooke