Into the Woods (West End edition)
5 Nov 2026Size: 198mm x 129mm
Into the Woods (West End edition)
Paperback
£12.99£10.39
Noel Coward Theatre, West End
From Tue 22 Sep 2026 to Sat 9 Jan 2027
Please note: due to territorial rights restrictions, we are only able to fulfil orders for Into the Woods for delivery to customers in the UK and Ireland.
Desperate for a child, a baker and his wife journey into the woods to reverse a curse and change their luck. As the couple venture into the unknown, their story collides with Cinderella, Jack, Little Red Ridinghood, Rapunzel, witches, princes and giants.
Featuring such classic songs as 'Giants in the Sky', 'Moments in the Woods', 'No One is Alone' and 'Children Will Listen', Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's audacious and beloved musical intertwines the Brothers Grimm's most famous fairy tales and reckons with the realities of 'happy ever after'.
Into the Woods was first staged at the Old Globe Theatre, California, in 1986, and opened on Broadway the following year. That production went on to win three Tony Awards, including Best Book of a Musical.
It received a major revival at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2025, directed by Jordan Fein and with set and costume design by Tom Scutt. The production was critically acclaimed, and was nominated for eleven Olivier Awards – winning the award for Best Musical Revival.
This edition was published alongside the West End transfer of the Bridge Theatre production in 2026, and features an exclusive introduction by David Benedict, Sondheim's authorised biographer.
'A sparkling, bittersweet and magical show... one of the great works of the American musical theatre'
Sunday Times'It is that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop pleasure'
Time Magazine'Spellbinding... a Sondheim classic that interweaves different fairy-tales in a witty act of deconstruction compounded by tart aperçus about life's thorny journey'
Telegraph'Sondheim's extraordinary collaboration with James Lapine... a classic, jokily wise, intelligently absurd musical fantasy... spiky Sondheim music and arresting lyrics you take away for ever, wild wit, looming menace, dry jokes... a harshly wise, hilariously serious reflection on the vanity of wishes and the power of childlike imagination in a world of flawed adults... an absolute five-star marvel'
TheatreCat'The work of a genius at the peak of his powers... It's both playful and profound, mischievous and sincere, cleverly meta but also a ripping yarn... sublime'
Time Out'The absolute pinnacle of Sondheim's trademark harmonies and layered lyrics... genius'
Radio Times'This first UK edition of Into the Woods is one any musical theatre fan will want to get their hands on'
Spotlight'Spellbinding... utterly bewitching'
The Times (2026)'A masterpiece... the most perfect music-theatre creation of the last 40 years'
The Arts Desk (2026)'Into the Woods endures because it is honest about growing up and the consequences of getting what we wished for. The magic is not in the enchantment itself, but in what lies beneath it. This is not merely an outstanding revival of a musical masterpiece. It is a reminder of why musical theatre can be one of the most profound forms of storytelling'
Theatre Weekly (2026)'Truly magical... theatre at its absolute finest'
Theatre & Tonic (2026)5 Nov 2026Size: 198mm x 129mm
