Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods weaves together many famous fairy tales in an allegorical story of family, love, growing up and the hazy areas between right and wrong. This production was captured by Digital Theatre live at London’s Regent’s Park Open Air theatre and was directed by Timothy Sheader. Into the Woods takes the stories of the Brothers Grimm and gives them a dark and humorous twist. The popular tales of Red Ridinghood, Jack (of Beanstalk fame), Cinderella and Rapunzel are interwoven with that of the Baker and his Wife and their quest to have a child. However this re-telling goes beyond "happily ever after" as the familiar characters find themselves in unfamiliar circumstances and hopes and dreams are questioned and revisited.
Released: 2011
Genre:
Music
Casts:
Billy Boyle, Marilyn Cutts, Gemma Wardle, Mark Goldthorp, Ben Stott, Eddie Manning, Mark Hadfield, Hannah Waddingham, Beverley Rudd, Marc Antolin, Gaye Brown, Ethan Beer, Judi Dench, Alice Fearn, Jenna Russell, Joshua Swinney, Michael Xavier, Valda Aviks, Amy Griffiths, Sophie Caton, Amy Ellen Richardson, Simon Thomas, Helen Dalimore