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

Kim Criswell (Witch), Ian Lavender (Narrator), Tom Solomon (Jack), Adele Anderson (Cinderella's Stepmother), Annalene Beechey (Cinderella), Glenn Carter (The Baker), Glyn Kerslake (The Wolf), Liza Pulman (Little Red Riding Hood), Annette McLaughlin (The Baker's Wife), Jody Cosier (Rapuzels Prince), Graham Hoadly (Steward/Cinderella's Father), Melissa Jacques (Lucinda), Katie Lovell (Rapunzel), Judith Street (Jack's Mother/Cinderella's Mother), Lizzie Winkler (Florinda)

Creatives/Company

Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: James Lapine
Producer: Derby Playhouse
Director(s): Karen Louise Hebden, Andrew Synott (music), Moira Hartley (assistant musical director), Katie McAleese (assistant)
Design(s): Patrick Connellan, Kit Lane (video)
Lighting: Philip Gladwell
Choreographer: Caimin Collins
Sound: Matt McKenzie