Synopsis
A childless baker and his wife cannot have a child until they follow the bidding of the witch next door to get a cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, and the slipper as pure as gold. Good thing, then that they’ve got neighbours named Jack, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Cinderella to help them before (and after) Happily Ever After.
Act One: Cinderella wishes to go to the Prince’s ball, but her evil stepsisters and stepmother are doing everything they can to_ prevent her from doing this. Jack wishes for a better life, and his mom wishes for more money. Thus, Jack is made to sell his only friend, his cow, Milky-White. The Baker and his wife are childless, and want a child when the witch from next door tells them she placed a spell on their house preventing them from giving birth. Unless they make a potion by gathering the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold. All four go into the woods to fulfill their wishes in a funny display of mistakes-bargains, and more.
Act Two: All three groups have their wishes, but directly quoting, “Wishes may bring problems, such that you regret them, better that though than to never get them…”. Suddenly, a huge crash and boom is heard. The witch’s garden is trampled, and the Baker’s house almost destroyed. By what? Not what! It’s a who! A giant! The wife of the giant Jack killed! All go back into the woods. Jack to slay the giant. Cinderella – to investigate bad news of her mother’s grave. The Baker and his Wife – to lead Little Red Riding Hood to her grandma’s house. Through the Journey they get the repercussions of their earlier actions in a more serious way.
Cast List
Stephen Cast |
Sondheim Cast |
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Narrator | Ryan McMillan | Eden Young |
Jack | Jacob Bradford | Jesse Bradford |
Baker | Zac Bradford | Liam O’Byrne |
Cinderella’s Stepmother | Laura Garrick | Jemma Whittred |
Lucinda (stepsister) | Ashlee Smale | Laura Garrick |
Florinda (stepsister) | Jacqui Denaro | Lilly Rae |
Little Red Riding Hood | Emily Tomson | Kaisha Durban |
Cinderella’s Mother | Millie Watson | Jacqui Denaro |
Wolf | Dryden Bingham | Cameron Cliff |
Rapunzel | Eden Young | Hannah Cliff |
Cinderella’s Prince | Cody Arthur | Lachlan Farnfield |
Cinderella | Lilly Rae | Millie Watson |
Jack’s Mother | Roxanne Van Zyl | Ashlee Smale |
Baker’s Wife | Emma Bourke | Emma Bourke |
Cinderella’s Father | Jose DeAndrade | Lucas Bonici |
Witch | Vanessa Moltzen | Phoebe Ballard |
Mysterious Man | Paul Gandinni | Paul Gandini |
Granny | Jemma Whittred | Roxanne Van Zyl |
Rapunzel’s Prince | Michael Whittred | Ryan McMillan |
Steward | Cameron Cliff | Dryden Bingham |
Production Team
Role |
Name |
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The Director | Jack Bradford |
Music Director | Debbie Bradford |
Choreographer | George Canham |
Assistant to the Choreographer | Megan Goodall |
Costume Co-Ordinator | Linda Bingham |
Production Manager | Debbie Bradford |
Stage Manager | Julie Canham |
Stage Set & Design Supervisor | Karen Deandrade |
Stage Set & Design Assistants | Fred Bingham, Brian Clark |
Make-up | Jemma Wittred |
Hair | Jessica Gandini |
Sound Desk | Stephen Moodie |
Lights Operation | Jack Bradford |
Spotlight | George Canham |
Music & Sound Operator | Glenda Whittred |
Canteen | Debbie, George, Meagan |
Administration | Debbie Bradford |