Video from sitzprobe of Into the Woods revival released

Into the Woods plays for a strictly limited 20-week engagement, with set and costume design by Tom Scutt and musical supervision and musical direction by Mark Aspinall.

Making its stage debut in 1986, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical transferred onto Broadway in 1987. The first West End production was at the Phoenix Theatre in 1990, where it played for 197 performances. There have been London revivals, a US tour, and a Broadway revival since. A Disney film adaptation was created and released in 2014.

Starring in the production is Valda Aviks (The Addams Family Musical,original UK tour) as Grandmother/Giant, Geoffrey Aymer (The Wizard of Oz, London Palladium) as Cinderella’s Father, Katie Brayben (Tammy Faye, Broadway & Almeida) as the Baker’s Wife, Bella Brown (Evita, London Palladium) as Rapunzel, Chumisa Dornford-May (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Donmar Warehouse) as Cinderella, Kate Fleetwood (London Road, National Theatre) as the Witch, Jo Foster (Why Am I So Single?, Garrick Theatre) as Jack, Michael Gould (Oedipus, Wyndham's Theatre) as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jennifer Hepburn (Mamma Mia!, Novello Theatre) as Cinderella’s Stepmother, Hana Ichijo (The Baker’s Wife, Menier Chocolate Factory) as Lucinda, Julie Jupp (A Christmas Carol, The Old Vic) as Jack’s Mother, Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson (42^nd Street, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as Florinda, Gracie McGonigal (The Little Big Things, Soho Place) as Little Red Riding Hood, Hughie O’Donnell (King Lear, Wyndham’s Theatre) as the Steward, Jamie Parker (Next to Normal, Wyndham's Theatre) as the Baker, Oliver Savile (Wicked, Apollo Victoria)as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf and Rhys Whitfield (The Phantom of the Opera, His Majesty’s Theatre) as Rapunzel’s Prince.

Completing the cast are Standbys Taite-Elliot Drew (Cabaret, The Kit Kat Club), Jacob Fowler (Heathers, The Other Palace), Sophie Linder-Lee (Wicked, Apollo Victoria), and Chloe Saracco (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812, Donmar Warehouse).

Video footage from the sitzprobe, filmed by Ben Hewis:

Into the Woods intertwines classic fairy tales, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel, as their characters embark on quests to fulfil their deepest wishes. However, as their stories unfold, they soon discover that getting what they want comes with unexpected consequences, leading to a powerful exploration of responsibility, morality, and the true meaning of "happily ever after."

It plays at the Bridge Theatre through to 18 April 2026.

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