Into the Woods
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by James Lapine
14th - 18th November 2023
Cheltenham Playhouse
Directors
Stage Director:
Greg Aston
Musical Directors:
Lucy Poole & Ellen Garbutt
Cast
Narrator/Mysterious Man Christopher Tilbury
Cinderella Becks Grant-Jones
Jack Cree Henson
Jack's Mother Anne Martin
The Baker Tom Mullins
The Baker's Wife Lucy Poole
Little Red Riding Hood Daisy Theobald
Cinderella's Prince / The Wolf Greg Aston
The Witch Vickie Long
Florinda Shannon Willetts
Lucinda Caitlin Gallagher
Rapunzel/Stepmother/Cinderella's Mother Ellen Garbutt
Rapunzel's Prince Robbie Gardner
The Giant/Grandmother Sim Small
The Steward Samuel J Taunton
James
Lapine and Stephen Sondheim take everyone's favorite storybook
characters and bring them together for a timeless, yet relevant,
piece... and a rare modern classic. The Tony Award-winning book and
score are both enchanting and touching.
Follow the topsy-turvy journeys of familiar fairytale figures who
seek to fulfil their deepest wishes: the Baker and his Wife, who are
longing to have a child; Cinderella, who yearns to go to the ball;
and Jack, who needs his cow Milky-White to produce some milk. Within
the magical forest, we also encounter Little Red, a seductive Wolf,
Rapunzel, a couple of Princes, a Witch (naturally), and more!
Into the Woods boldly moves beyond the anticipated
happily-ever-after endings of these storybook characters, daring to
explore the aftermath of getting what you want. What would you
wish for? And if that wish was granted, what consequences would you
be willing to accept in return?
