INTO THE WOODS – NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA – CAST & CREATIVES ANNOUNCED

⭐ INTO THE WOODS – NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA – CAST & CREATIVES ANNOUNCED ⭐

Northern Ireland Opera has revealed casting for its upcoming production of Into the Woods, it has been announced.

NI Opera’s Into The Woods will star Kelly Mathieson as Cinderella, Sam Giffard as Red Riding Hood, Peter Hannah as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Alastair Brookshaw as the Baker, Sinéad O’Kelly as the Baker’s Wife, Paddy Jenkins and Catherine Digges as Cinderella’s father and stepmother, Jolene O’Hara as Florinda, Brigid Shine as Lucinda, Wendy Ferguson and Conor Quinn as Jack’s Mother and Jack, Sean Kearns as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Allison Harding as the Witch, Ruby Campbell as Sleeping Beauty, Harry Lambert as the Steward and Maeve Byrne as Snow White.

This new epic production will be directed by NI Opera’s artistic director Cameron Menzies, with musical direction by Peter Mitchell, movement by Jennifer Rooney, set & costume design by Niall McKeever, lighting design by Kevin Treacy, production management by Pádraig Ó Duinnín, production/company stage management by Kate Watkins with hair and make-up design by Nuala Campbell.

In a whirlwind quest to make their dreams come true, our cast of storybook heroes, heroines and villains learn to be very careful about what they wish for. Once upon a time, they all go into the woods on very different quests, all hoping to live happily ever after – just like in the fairy tales. But in these woods, nothing is straightforward… and what you think you want isn’t always what you end up getting.

Into The Woods has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim with book by James Lapine. It originally premiered on Broadway in 1987 and has received 10 Tony Awards and 6 Olivier Awards.

Into The Woods will play Belfast’s Lyric Theatre, running 3rd – 27th February 2022, with tickets on sale now.

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