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

Ray Rackham (Baker), Sally Gardner (Baker's Wife), Michael Pardoe (narrator), Gabriela Stanisewska (Witch), Joanne Heap (Rapunzel), Gemma Cook (Red Ridinghood), Patrick Rufey (Jack), Shelley Healy (Jack's Mother), Sarah Matthews (Cinderella), Nicola Gooch (Florinda), Claire Huneyball (Lucinda), Shelley Brownlee (Stepmother), Mark Spry (Cinderella's Father), Michael Gray (Steward), Henry Briant (Prince Charming / Wolf), Andre Refig (Rapunzel's Prince), Lami Vo (Cinderella's Mother / Granny), Fay Brown (Milky White / Sleeping Beauty), Nishat Hyder (Snow White), Stella Quilley (Giant's Wife)

Creatives/Company

Music: Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Book by: James Lapine
Company: University Players
Director(s): Colin Nash, Stephen Knight
Design: Ray Rackham
Lighting: Charles Morgan
Choreographer: Joanne Heap
Costume(s): Gemma Cook, Nicola Gooch