After having to postpone the tour of The Lost Happy Endings in March 2020 and then restarting it in September 2021, balletLORENT brings the production to Newcastle Theatre Royal at 6:00 on 18 and 19 March before ending the tour at Sadler’s Wells (15 and 16 April).
The Lost Happy Endings tells the story of Jub, a magical girl with six fingers on each hand whose job is to guard the Happy Endings to stories and fairytales. But one day, an otherworldly Witch steals them, and at bedtime the stories are destroyed:
Goldilocks changed the locks on the cottage of the three bears...
Cinderella's foot is now too big for the glass slipper...
Little Red Riding Hood is gobbled up by the wolf...
And Pinocchio's nose never stops growing In fact, his nose grew so long that it arrived everywhere a whole day before he set off!
As the Witch disappears with the stolen Happy Endings, it is up to Jub to save the night, encountering many fairytale characters and woodland creatures in her quest.
The Lost Happy Endings is based on an original story by Carol Ann Duffy, narrated by Joanna Lumley with an original score composed by Murray Gold, set design by Neil Murray, lighting design by Malcolm Rippeth & Michael Morgan, costume design by Nasir Mazhar.