Red Riding Hood
Book and Lyrics by Jake Brunger | Music and Lyrics by Pippa Cleary
Red Riding Hood was commissioned by Singapore Repertory Theatre, and ran for 63 performances between 1st November - December 15th, 2013 to an audience of over 20,000 people.
Synopsis
An uplifting story of brave Red who must journey through the forest to reunite her family and save Mother’s bakery from closing down. Will she reach Grandma’s house in time? Or will the charming Big Bad Wolf distract here from her quest? Join Red on the adventure into the woods, where no one is what they seem!
Musical Numbers
- Rise and Shine - Company
- Better - Little Red
- Dangerous Berries - Company
- Book Of Important Things - William and Little Red
- We've Got To Get To Grandma's House - William and Little Red
- The Baddest Of The Bad - Wolf and Grandma
- Bake Me A Cake - Mother
- Finale - Company
- Curtain Call - Company
Cast
PRINCIPALS: 3 Women; 3 Men
CAST OF CHARACTERS
- Little Red
- Mother
- Father / Wolf
- Grandma
- William the Woodcutter
- Freddie the Parrot
The musical can be performed by a company of 5 or 6, depending on if you choose to cast a separate actor/puppeteer for Freddie the Parrot. In the original production Freddie was voiced by Mother and operated as a hand-held puppet by both Mother and/or Grandma, depending on the scene.
There is also an evil berry bush in the woods, which should be sung by Grandma.