Stephen Sondheim's beloved musical Into the Woods to open at Theatre Royal Bath

Into the Woods, the legendary Stephen Sondheim musical, with book by James Lapine, is brought to life in a startling new production which opens at the Theatre Royal Bath appearing from Friday 19th August to Saturday 10th September 2022. 

Presented by Scenario Two and Theatre Royal Bath Productions, this eagerly anticipated production of Into The Woods brings together a world-class, multi award-winning creative team including iconic stage and film director Terry Gilliam, co-director and choreographer Leah Hausman, designer Jon Bausor, costume designer Antony McDonald, video designer Will Duke, sound designer Paul Groothuis, and casting director David Grindrod.

Weaving together many of the Grimm Brothers much-loved tales, Into The Woods takes audiences deep inside the pages of Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and many other stories to see what really happens when we achieve our ‘happy ever after’?

A baker and his wife desperately yearn to have a child, but have been cursed by the Witch who lives next door, thanks to the actions of the baker’s father. The only way to lift the curse is to find four obscure yet strangely familiar items – a cow as white as milk, a slipper as pure as gold, a cape as red as blood and a hair as yellow as corn. With only three nights to find them before the curse becomes irreversible, the couple head deep into the mysterious nearby woods only to discover more about themselves than they might ever have expected…

One of the most famous musicals of the modern era, winner of the Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book, a Tony Award for Best Revival in 2002 and in recent years made into a Hollywood movie starring Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp, Into The Woods is a captivating, witty and entertaining musical adventure for audiences of all ages.

Terry Gilliam came to fame as the surreal artist behind many of the Monty Python Flying Circus images of the late sixties and early seventies. In 2009, he was presented with the BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award for a film career which has included the visually stunning Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Time Bandits, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and the Oscar-winning The Fisher King. He has also directed to critical acclaim The Damnation of Faust and Benvenuto Cellini for English National Opera, productions which travelled across Europe.   

Scenario Two co-director John Berry said: “Stephen Sondheim’s recent death has led to a worldwide outpouring of love and appreciation for his unique genius. We feel privileged to be working on this wonderful work and we are extremely grateful to Steve and James Lapine for their support as we searched for a new home for this production.” 

Scenario Two co-director Anthony Lilley said: “We are thrilled that our collaboration with new partners Theatre Royal Bath will mean that this production of Into the Woods can now finally be seen by Stephen Sondheim’s huge UK fan base.”

Tickets for Into The Woods at the Theatre Royal Bath can be purchased from the Theatre Royal Bath Box Office on 01225 448844 and online at www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Priority Booking is now open with General Booking opening from 20th December.