Producers have released the first rehearsal images for the West End transfer of the acclaimed Bridge Theatre production of Into The Woods, ahead of previews beginning at the Noël Coward Theatre on 22 September.
The new images offer an early look at the company bringing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved musical to the West End for the first time in more than 30 years.
Directed by Jordan Fein, the production opens officially on 7 October and runs until 9 January 2027. The transfer marks a significant milestone for the Bridge Theatre as its first-ever West End transfer.
The production arrives in London following a celebrated run at the Bridge Theatre, where it won Best Ensemble or Cast and Best Designer at the Critics’ Circle Awards, as well as Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design at the Olivier Awards.
The cast includes Simbi Akande as Cinderella, John Dagleish as the Baker, Laura Pitt-Pulford as the Baker’s Wife, Kate Fleetwood as the Witch, Keith Ramsay as Jack, Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood, Fiona Finsbury as Rapunzel, Lucas Koch as Rapunzel’s Prince, Matthew Seadon-Young as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf and Michael S. Siegel as the Narrator.
They are joined by Valda Aviks, Geoffrey Aymer, Jennifer Hepburn, Hana Ichijo, Julie Jupp, Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson and Jack Quarton, with Hollie Aires, Sabrina Aloueche, Jacob Fowler, Adam Robert Lewis, Sophie Linder-Lee, Toby Turpin and Elsie Watson serving as standbys.
Producer Jamie Wilson said: “We have been blown away by the public reaction to the West End transfer of Into The Woods. With the cast who have joined this transfer and those who have been with the production since 2025, we have a phenomenal group of performers. Having won multiple Olivier Awards, over the last months we have enjoyed collaborating on how we adapt the Bridge Theatre production into its new life at one of the West Ends most beautiful playhouses, the Noël Coward Theatre.”
Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Lapine, Into The Woods intertwines several classic Grimm fairy tales, following characters including Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel, Little Red Ridinghood, a Baker and his Wife as they venture into the woods in pursuit of their wishes.
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