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Belfast Voice & Dance Academy brings their version of Into The Woods to the Lyric Theatre

Into The Woods will be performed at the Lyric in Belfast on March 11 and 12
Into The Woods will be performed at the Lyric in Belfast on March 11 and 12 Into The Woods will be performed at the Lyric in Belfast on March 11 and 12

INTO The Woods is certainly a musical with a difference.

Written by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, it intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairytales.

Featuring an ambivalent Cinderella, a bloodthirsty Little Red Riding Hood, a Prince Charming with a roving eye and a rapping witch, the tale explores the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

After making its Broadway debut in 1987, Into The Woods was made into a hugely successful feature film in 2014 starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp and Chris Pine.

This weekend, the Belfast Voice & Dance Academy (with an acting cast of youths aged 16 and under) bring their version of the show to the Naughton Studio stage of the Lyric Theatre.

It is directed by Matthew Forsythe, the Music Director is Niall O'Flaherty and the choreographer is Lorna McIlwaine.

Into The Woods, Lyric Theatre Belfast, Friday March 11 at 7pm, Saturday March 12 at 2pm and 7pm. Tickets £15 (LyricTheatre.co.uk / 028 9038 1081)