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