Into the Woods - Review

If you are looking for a great night out look no further, Into the Woods was very funny, I saw it on a Friday it was a fantastic start to the weekend.
Into the Woods, produced by the Hornsby Musical Society at the Hornsby RSL.  Where do I start, I loved this production from start to finish. The singing was excellent, as good as most professionals and I can tell you some of the numbers would not have been easy to sing. The staging was simple but effective and really that is all you need. The orchestra, though small did justice to a difficult score, there were a few minor hiccups but it was opening night. The sound quality actually amazed me, it wasn't until you heard what an un-microphoned person sounded like that you realised how impossible it would be to put on a show at the Hornsby RSL without them.
If you have never heard of the musical Into the Woods, the Music and Lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim and the book by James Lapine. It is based on different fairytales - Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel. The Baker and his wife have been cursed by a witch and they have to go into the woods to find four items which when they give them to the witch will break the curse.  While they are in the woods they meet up with Little Red Riding Hood who is on her way to her Grandmothers house, they find Cinderella who is running from the prince, Rapunzel in her tower and Jack with his milky white cow.  You get to hear some of each of the fairy tales as they all come together to make this one story. It has a slightly deeper underlying theme, that you should be careful for what you wish for. It was very funny and something that anyone would enjoy.
My husband and I went away singing .. into the woods, into the woods and leaping about like the Princes and yes we did get a few strange looks!!
Catch the final two shows -  Friday 31st August @ 8pm and Saturday 1st September @ 2pm and 8pm
Call the RSL for tickets - 9477 7777