Phoenix Theatre Company PresentsInto the Woods
An
ambivalent Cinderella? A blood-thirsty Little Red Ridinghood? A Prince
Charming with a roving eye? A Witch ... who raps? They're all among the
cockeyed characters in James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's fractured
fairy tale.
When a Baker and his Wife learn they've been cursed
with childlessness by the Witch next door, they embark on a quest for
the special objects ( a cow as white as milk... a cape as red as
blood... hair as yellow as corn... a slipper as pure as gold... )
required to break the spell, swindling, lying to and stealing from
Cinderella (with the slipper as pure as gold) Little Red Ridinghood
(with a cape as red as blood) Rapunzel (with the hair as yellow as
corn) and Jack (the one who climbed the beanstalk - with the cow as
white as milk).
Everyone's wish is granted at the end of Act
One but the consequences of their actions return to haunt them later,
with disastrous results. A Giant (A female Giant, that is) steps down
from the heavens and straight upon some beloved characters.
It
takes a few lives before the survivors realize that they have to act
altogether in order to succeed. Thus, what begins a lively irreverent
fantasy becomes a moving lesson about community responsibility and the
stories we tell our children.
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When:Friday - 11th November, 8pm Saturday - 12th November, 2pm (Matinee) Saturday - 12th November, 8pm Thursday - 17th November, 8pm Friday - 18th November, 8pm Saturday - 19th November, 2pm (Matinee) Saturday - 19th November, 6pm (Twilight) Where: Doncaster Playhouse 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster, 3108
Tickets:
All tickets $28
Bookings & More Information: Phone : 9012 5897 Online Bookings : www.phoenixtheatrecompany.org
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