Melanie La Barrie, Rachel Tucker, and more to join 'Into The Woods'

The show follows classic fairytale characters like the Baker, the Baker’s Wife, the Witch, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella and Rapunzel as they take a trip into the woods in search of their happy ever after — only to discover what really matters.

New casting has been announced for the Bridge Theatre production of Into The Woods. The new cast members will join from 20 April.

Joining the production are Melanie La Barrie (Hadestown) as the Witch, John Owen-Jones (Les Misérables) as the Narrator/Mysterious Man, Jack Quarton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as the Steward, Rachel Tucker (Wicked) as the Baker’s Wife and 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.

Continuing in the cast are Valda Aviks as Grandmother/Giant, Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella’s Father, Bella Brown as Rapunzel, Chumisa Dornford-May as Cinderella, Jo Foster 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 as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf, Rhys Whitfield as Rapunzel’s Prince and Standbys Taite-Elliot Drew, Jacob Fowler, Sophie Linder-Lee and Chloe Saracco.

Savile and Foster have both been nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.

Playing their final performances on 18 April 2026 are 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, and Jamie Parker (Olivier Award nominated for Best Actor in a Musical) as the Baker.

Jordan Fein's production of Sondheim's classic musical has been nominated for 11 Olivier Awards this year.

The show follows classic fairytale characters like the Baker, the Baker’s Wife, the Witch, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Cinderella and Rapunzel as they take a trip into the woods in search of their happy ever after — only to discover what really matters.

The creative team also includes set and costume designer Tom Scutt, musical supervisor and musical director Mark Aspinall, sound designer Adam Fisher, lighting designer Aideen Malone, video designer Roland Horvath, movement director Jenny Ogilvie, wigs, hair & make-up designer Sam Cox, and puppetry designers Cheryl ‘Chuck’ Brown, Max Humphries and Tom Scutt.

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