Following great critical success in New York, innovative and ground breaking theatre company Fiasco bring their enchanting reinvention of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterpiece Into The Woods to the Chocolate Factory this Summer. The production opens on 12 July, with previews from 1 July, and runs until 17 September.
Using ten actors, multiple musical instruments and boundless imagination, this fairytale classic is reimagined as never before. This production, which receivedthe 2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Best Revival, will include the original US cast.
Featuring the timeless songs Children Will Listen and No One Is Alone, this Tony Award-winning musical was recently made into a successful Disney feature film starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Johnny Depp.
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Menier Chocolate Factory
The Menier Chocolate Factory has been a full time producing house since 2004, and comprises a theatre, restaurant, bar and rehearsal space. Productions include Americana Absurdum by Brian Parks, the UK premiere of Fully Committed by Becky Mode (which transferred to the Arts Theatre), Murderer by Anthony Shaffer, the European premiere of Tick, Ti...
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