Into the Woods
Be careful what you wish for...
Why see Into the Woods?
Be Careful What You Wish For
Winner of the 2026 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revial!
Fairytale folklore comes to The Bridge Theatre! James Fein (Oklahoma!, Cabaret) directs Tony-winning super duo Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's second collaboration. The Brothers Grimm-inspired story premiered on Broadway in 1987. Since then, the tale of a childless baker and his wife has been adapted into a $213 million-grossing Disney film and has had countless revivals. The question remains - what will you go Into the Woods for?
What Awaits in the Woods?
Cinderella dreams of the King's festival, the baker and his wife long for a child, and Jack hopes his cow will produce milk. When a witch reveals that she has cursed the baker's family, they are sent on a long and perilous journey into the woods to break the spell. There, they encounter a hungry wolf, Rapunzel, and Little Red Riding Hood. But will their wishes be fulfilled? And if so, what consequences will follow?
Key Information
Audience
12+
Run Time
Two hours and 40 minutes including interval
Dates
Showing until 30 May
Upcoming Performances
Cast
- Valda Aviks as Grandmother/Giant
- Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella’s Father
- Bella Brown as Rapunzel
- Chumisa Dornford-May as Cinderella
- Jo Foster as Jack
- Jennifer Hepburn as Cinderella’s Stepmother
- Hana Ichijo as Lucinda
- Julie Jupp as Jack’s Mother
- Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson as Florinda
- Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood
- Oliver Savile as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf
- Rhys Whitfield as Rapunzel’s Prince
- Hughie O'Donnell as The Baker
- Rachel Tucker as The Baker's Wife
- Melanie La Barrie as The Witch
- Jack Quarton as The Steward
- John Owen-Jones as Narrator/Mysterious Man
Please note: The producers can't guarantee the appearance of any performers on any specific date.
Creative
- Directed by Jordan Fein
- Designed by Tom Scutt
- Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Book by James Lapine
Awards
2026 Olivier Awards
- Best Musical Revival
- Best Lighting & Video Design
Nominations
- Best Musical Revival
- Best Actor in a Musical - Jamie Parker
- Best Actress in a Musical - Katie Brayben
- Best Director - Jordan Fein
- Best Actress in a Supporting role in a Musical - Kate Fleetwood
- Best Actor in a Supporting role in a Musical - Jo Foster
- Best Actor in a Supporting role in a Musical - Oliver Saville
- Best Costume Design
- Best Set Design
- Best Sound Design
- Best Lighting Design
Reviews
Customer reviews
Johnathon Gallagher
Into The Woods; in the woods at Regents Park
A masterclass of Sondheim and Lapine's amazing musical. This staging is genius, sitting in Regents Park listening to the haunting melodies of Sondheim as dusk descends, the trees changing color, the stars above extending the backdrop and the wind rustling the leaves as if conducted by MD Gareth Valentine. Simply Perfection.
The cast shine in this production and a great addition is the role of the Narrator being played by child; how prefect to see the story unfold through the eyes of one so young making perfect sense of the heart rendering "Children Will Listen" sung beautifully by Hannah Waddingham as the witch. Beverly Rudd shines as Little Red Riding Hood providing the audience the great comic moments. Sondheim favorite Jenna Russell as always is in a league of her own with her portrayal of The Bakers Wife. She does not act the role but simply lives it with note perfect confidence.
This really is an ensemble piece with the entire cast weaving through the woods with perfect ease. ... Read more
John Baker
Another Triumph Amongst the Trees
I adored "Into the Woods" at Regent's Park open
air theatre. Eat your granny for a ticket to this
Sondheim meisterwerk!
Act 1 weaves lots of fairy tale favourites into a
slightly macabre web of lust and longing,
Cinderella, Jack, Red riding hood and Rapunzel all
pop up, as the hapless Baker seeks to obtain the
four special items he needs to lift a witches
spell which has been preventing his wife from
bearing a child.
The songs are fast and furious, bouncing around
the forest scaffold set and actors like a pinball,
and manage to expertly combine the pathos of
parenthood with the delusion of dreams and the
corruption of youth.
The physical direction of the cast is deft, and
the sequence where a wolf straight out of "Grease"
teases his prey, before seducing her into her
grandmother's bed & "devouring" her, to her
obvious delight, is impeccable.
in act 2 however when the show comes into it's
own, the focus pulls back away from the fairy tale
context, with heart wrenching hilarity ... Read more
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