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Into the Woods: Stephen Sondheim

Flexible Series

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Stephen Sondheim Music and lyrics

James Lapine Book

Emma Häll Cinderella

Thomas Asher The Baker

Rebecca Lea The Baker’s Wife

Lorna James The Witch

Joey Dexter Jack

Rebecca Anderson Jack’s Mother

Nicola Stone Little Red Riding Hood

Catriona Hewitson Rapunzel

Helen Gregory Cinderella’s Stepmother

Kirstin Graham Florinda

Eleanor Gregory Lucinda

Harry Meredith Cinderella’s Prince

Sam Lea Rapunzel’s Prince

Christopher Jones The Wolf

Jonathan Ainscough The Narrator

Rebecca Lea, Jonathan Ainscough directors

Michael Betteridge musical director

Katherine Wilde design

Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical casts a new light on stories that, at first, appear familiar: a servant girl dreams of attending a ball; a boy exchanges his cow for five magic beans; a little girl in a red cape falls prey to a fiendish wolf; a childless baker and his wife suffer under a witch’s curse.

As their stories intertwine, the question is asked: can anyone be sure that what they wish, is what they want? And is it really possible to live ‘happily ever after’?

This student-helmed production, the first of its kind at the RNCM, presents the show in an inventive and inspiring way: a versatile actormusician ensemble, drawn from students across the College, not only creates the characters and story but also provides their own musical accompaniment.

A student performance by permission of Josef Weinberger Ltd.