
New cast members joining the company of Into The Woods from Monday 20 April 2026
Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown) will play the Witch
John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) will play the Narrator/Mysterious Man
Jack Quarton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) will play the Steward
Rachel Tucker (Wicked) will play the Baker’s Wife
Jodie Jacobs (Fiddler on the Roof) joins as Standby
Hughie O’Donnell (King Lear), currently playing the Steward, will play the role of the Baker.
They join original cast members
Valda Aviks as Grandmother/Giant
Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella’s Father
Bella Brown as Rapunzel
Chumisa Dornford-May as Cinderella
Jo Foster (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as Jack
Jennifer Hepburn as Cinderella’s Stepmother
Hana Ichijo as Lucinda
Julie Jupp as Jack’s Mother
Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson as Florinda
Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood
Oliver Savile (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf
Rhys Whitfield as Rapunzel’s Prince
Standbys Taite-Elliot Drew, Jacob Fowler, Sophie Linder-Lee and Chloe Saracco.
Playing their final performances on Saturday 18 April 2026
Katie Brayben (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actress in a Musical) as the Baker’s Wife
Kate Fleetwood (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) as the Witch
Michael Gould as the Narrator/Mysterious Man
Jamie Parker (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Musical) as the Baker.
Sondheim and Lapine’s second collaboration after Sunday in the Park with George brilliantly weaves together four Grimms’ fairy-tales.
On its Broadway debut in 1986, Into The Woods won Tony awards each for Sondheim (Best Original Score) and Lapine (Best Book).
In London it has had productions by:
Richard Jones (Phoenix Theatre, 1990)
John Crowley (Donmar, 1998)
Timothy Sheader (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2010)
This is its first major London production since 2016.
Music and Lyrics – Stephen Sondheim
Book – James Lapine
Director – Jordan Fein
Set and Costume Designer – Tom Scutt
Musical Supervisor and Musical Director – Mark Aspinall
Orchestrations by – Jonathan Tunick
Sound Designer – Adam Fisher
Lighting Designer – Aideen Malone
Video Designer – Roland Horvath
Movement Director – Jenny Ogilvie
Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Designer – Sam Cox
Puppetry Design – Cheryl ‘Chuck’ Brown, Max Humphries & Tom Scutt
Casting Director – Stuart Burt CDG CSA
Production Manager – Chris Hay
Associate Director – Georgia Green
Scenic Associate – David Allen
Associate Musical Director – Alex Beetschen
Associate Sound Designer – Ollie Durrant
Associate Lighting Designer – Lucy Adams
Associate Costume Designer & Costume Supervisor – Lucy Martin
Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor – Charlie Watson
Props Supervisors – Jonathan Hall & Chris Marcus for Marcus Hall Props
Orchestral Management – Andy Barnwell & Rich Weeden for BW Musicians
Why would you go into the woods?
To sell the cow
To visit mother
To see the king
To lift the spell
In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s dazzling musical, the Baker, the Baker’s Wife, the Witch, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella and Rapunzel take us beyond happy ever after to discover what really matters.
Captioned Performance
Friday 30 January 2026 at 7.30pm
Audio Described Performance & Touch Tour
Saturday 21 February at 2.30pm
British Sign Language Interpreted Performance
Saturday 9 May at 2.30pm


