Into The Woods at London’s Bridge theatre

New cast members joining INTO THE WOODS at Bridge Theatre from 20 April announced

THE CAST

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 DrewJacob FowlerSophie 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.

THE CREATIVE TEAM

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’ BrownMax 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

WHAT IS INTO THE WOODS ABOUT

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.

ACCESS PERFORMANCES

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

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