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
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
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