"Standing alone the slick, energetic choreography would have made one hell of a dance show, the film an impressive short and the storyline a highly enjoyable work of musical comedy."
Kelly Apter, The Scotsman, 2006

After two succesful years at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006 and 2007 (see the BTG review), ZooNation brings Into the Hoods, its urban take on Sondheim's Into the Woods to the West End,

This energetic show puts an urban spin on Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s darkly humorous musical Into The Woods and sets it to a soundtrack of music by artists including Gorillaz, Basement Jaxx, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyes Peas and The Chemical Brothers.

The story follows two children who are lost in the hood. An evil landlord befriends them after they have played truant from school and they are offered a room in his tenement block on the condition they work for him.

Reluctantly the children embark on their mission, which leads them to the flats occupied by Spinderella, where they discover gold Adidas trainers, Lil Red, the owner of a bright red hoodie, Rap-on-Zel, the producer of the finest quality long weave in the city and Jaxx (who lives in the basement), the owner of a white I pod.

Latest News:
George Sampson, the 14-year-old who won the latest series of Britain’s Got Talent with a scintillating dance routine to Singin’ In The Rain, will show off his slick moves in Into The Hoods this summer. Sampson plays one of the children who get lost in the hoods in this hip hop reinterpretation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into The Woods.

George Sampson's appearance schedule is as follows:
Weeks 2-4 (11th-30th August) Tuesday, Wednesday (matinee), Thursday, Friday, Saturday matinee and evening.

Dates:
Previews from: 14th March 2008
Opened: 26th March 2008
Closes: 30th August 2008

Show Times

Useful links: venue website | show website