Nice nice nice, Into The Woods in Manchester met o.a. Alex Gaumond! En dat met tegelijkertijd Show Boat in Sheffield (Michael Xavier, Gina Beck) en Chitty Chitty Bang Bang in Leeds (oa Jon Robyns). En dat allemaal in december/januari..

Casting announced for Into The Woods at the Manchester Royal Exchange
Casting has been announced for Into The Woods at the Manchester Royal Exchange.

The show runs between 4th December 2015 and 16th January 2016. Into The Woods has music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.

Matthew Xia directs with design by Jenny Tiramani, lighting by Ciarán Cunningham, musical direction by Sean Green and choreography by Jason Penncooke.

Into the Woods is a darkly comic exploration of our favourite fairy tales, and their power to delve into our innermost thoughts and desires.

The cast includes: Cameron Blakely (Narrator/Mysterious Man), Marc Elliott (Rapunzel’s Prince), Alex Gaumond (Baker, pictured), Amy Ellen Richardson (Baker’s Wife), Gillian Bevan (Witch), Francesca Zoutewelle (Cinderella), Amelia Cavallo (Cinderella’s Mother), Gemma Page (Cinderella’s Stepmother/Grandmother), Michaela Bennison and Maimuna Memon (Stepsisters), Michael Peavoy (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince), Natasha Cottriall (Little Red Riding Hood), David Moorst (Jack), Claire Brown (Jack’s Mother), Isabelle Peters (Rapunzel), Rachel Goodwin (Milky White) and Michael Connor as the Steward with the voice of Maxine Peake.