INTO THE WOODS announces West End transfer following two Olivier Awards wins

Shehrazade Zafar-Arif 13 April, 2026, 14:16

The Bridge Theatre's new revival of Into the Woods has announced that it will be transferring to the West End, after becoming the most nominated musical revival of the year at the Olivier Awards, with 11 nominations and two wins. It will open at the Noel Coward Theatre this autumn.

into the woods gracie mcgonigal Grace McGonigal in INTO THE WOODS. Photo by Johan Persson.

About Into the Woods

In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s classic musical, fairy tale characters from four of the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales, such as the Baker, the Baker’s Wife, the Witch, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella and Rapunzel take us beyond happy ever after to discover what really matters.

Jordan Fein's new production of this classic musical at the Bridge Theatre has won immense critical acclaim since it opened. Check out our review of Into the Woods and find out what other critics have been saying in our review round-up.

The Olivier Awards

Into the Woods was nominated for 11 Olivier Awards, including including Best Musical Revival, Best Director, Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Sound Design, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.

Last night, it won Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design for Aideen Malone (lighting design) and Roland Horvath (video design).

The cast

The new cast of Into the Woods, beginning performances from 20th April, include Melanie La Barrie as the Witch, John Owen-Jones as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jack Quarton as the Steward, Rachel Tucker as the Baker’s Wife, and Hughie O’Donnell as the Baker. They join original cast members 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, and Rhys Whitfield as Rapunzel’s Prince.

The creative team

The creative team includes director Jordan Fein and set and costume designer Tom Scutt, are musical supervisor and musical director Mark Aspinall, sound designer Adam Fisher, lighting designer Aideen Malone, video designer Roland Horvath, movement director Jenny Ogilvie, wigs, hair & make-up designer Sam Cox, and puppetry designers Cheryl ‘Chuck’ Brown, Max Humphries and Tom Scutt.

You can find the full list of Olivier Awards winners here.

Into the Woods Tickets