balletLORENT’s new fairytale The Lost Happy Endings, commissioned by Sadler’s Wells, comes to Northern Stage in October before a national tour.
Written by Carol Ann Duffy and retold as a family dance piece by Liv Lorent and the company (for age 5+), The Lost Happy Endings tells the story of Jub, a magical girl with six fingers on each hand, who lives deep in the forest.
Her 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...
Pinocchio's nose never stops growing, in fact, his nose grew so long that he 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 beloved fairytale characters and woodland creatures in her quest.
It has an original score composed by Murray Gold, with set design by Neil Murray and costume design by Nasir Mazhar and it will be narrated by Joanna Lumley.
The Lost Happy Endings premières at Northern Stage from 31 October to 2 November and will tour nationally in 2020.