Terry Gilliam-Helmed Into the Woods, After Old Vic Cancellation, Will Play Theatre Royal Bath (2024)

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Why did the Old Vic cancel Into the Woods? ›

The production at the Old Vic was canceled following comments previously made by Gilliam about the #MeToo movement, described by the actor as a "witch hunt." Gilliam also defended comic Dave Chappelle, whose recent comedy special prompted a walkout by Netflix employees over its inclusion of transphobic jokes.

Into the Woods runs 2 hours and 45 minutes, including one intermission. The show is on Broadway through January 8, 2023.

Terry Gilliam's Into the Woods cancelled by Old Vic after reports of staff unease. A new production of Into The Woods, set to be co-directed by Monty Python star Terry Gilliam, will no longer be staged at the Old Vic.

INTO THE WOODS ended its strictly limited Broadway run on January 8, 2023.

Last year, the Old Vic cancelled Monty Python star Terry Gilliam's production of the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods, after the venue's sensitive younger theatre staff – along with a group of 'emerging artists' recruited to the theatre's Old Vic 12 project – said his perfectly lawful views on trans rights made ...

During the conversation Sondheim said that Disney had concerns over several adult themes in the fairytale musical and that some alterations had been made to the script and score, including the potential removal of the song "Any Moment." Read the report here.

Don't see it if If you are looking for something more serious, with a story to tell, find another show. See it if you want to have a taste of a great musical with a great cast. See it if Great story and songs are catchy and memorable. See it if you like fairytales and magic.

The baker's wife reflects on her adventure and tryst with the prince ("Moments in the Woods"), but stumbles into the giantess's path and is killed. The baker, Little Red, and Cinderella await the return of the baker's wife when the witch arrives holding Jack hostage, who is found weeping over the baker's wife's body.

Through INTO THE WOODS, we see that “… wishes come true, not free.” Sondheim's words remind us to choose our paths thoughtfully. And as we consider our own paths, may we always remember that indeed “no one is alone.” INTO THE WOODS begins with a montage of familiar fairy tale characters and stories.

The first half was witty, upbeat, colourful and mostly close to the story of the musical, but the second half slackens in pace a little and the tone shifts rather discordantly to something darker and less cohesive due to cutting things that would have made it make more sense.

Why was Terry Gilliam canceled? ›

Monty Python comedian Terry Gilliam was set to co-direct Into the Woods at the iconic Old Vic theater in London—but the production has been canceled, reportedly because staffers were upset about his comments on a trans-rights controversy and the #MeToo movement.

Box office. Into the Woods grossed $128 million in North America and $85.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $213.1 million, against a budget of $50 million.

Into The Woods closed on Broadway on January 8, 2023 and completed its journey across America on July 30, 2023.

Perhaps the real horrors lie not within the depths of the woods, with its fairy tale wolves and beanstalks, but in the consequences of the decisions we make. It is through grappling with the reality of these consequences, the musical suggests, that we grow as human beings.

The musical has since been produced many times, with a 1988 US national tour, a 1990 West End production, a 1997 tenth anniversary concert, a 2002 Broadway revival, a 2010 London revival,[1] and in 2012 as part of New York City's outdoor Shakespeare in the Park series.

Gilliam has hinted about retirement the last few years, mostly due to not longer being able to find funding for the films that he wanted to make. However, the 83-year-old filmmaker might have one last trick up his sleeve … According to Gilliam Dreams, the director is set to embark on “The Carnival at the End of Days.”

The Witch reappears to warn the Baker to be careful of the tales that he tells his child ("Children Will Listen"). The final reprise of "Into the Woods" reminds us that there will be times when each of us must journey into the woods, but that we must mind the future and the past.