stepsisters, played with great relish by Josephine Tingle, Lucy McGough and Cassandra Orchard. There was a lovely little cameo from Tim Walford as the ever-intoxicated Father. The Witch, played by Cheryl Naylor, was fantastic in everything she did; an outstanding performance. Well done. Jack and his Mother, played by Wes Bromley and Catherine Bradley, were Ideally cast with Wes playing Jack perfectly and with just the right amount of innocence and naïvety. whilst Catherine mothered him to perfection. A special mention to puppeteer, Caroline Johnson, who handled Milky White brilliantly. Red Riding Hood (Nikita Coulon) was another star of the show for me. She sang and acted magnificently. Rapunzel, sung beautifully by Hannah Chung, with her Prince, Lewis James, were well matched. Lewis was telling me that immediately after ‘Into the Woods’ he was appearing in another local production. Oh, to have that youthful energy and be able to have two shows in his head at the same time. Dan Hudson relished his dual role as a wonderful wolf, and Cinderella’s Prince. He was so good I did not realise that both parts were being played by the same person until it became apparent at the bows. Richard Moore, as the Mysterious Man, Leesa Cheston, as Cinderella’s mother, Bernard Kennedy, as the steward. They all played their roles very well, as did Lynne Ridgeway as the voice of the giant, and Danielle Ridgeway as Snow White A special mention to Una Bird who would, in 2020, have celebrated 50 years with the society had covid not intervened. Joining in 1970 when it was known as Lytham Operatic, she celebrated her 52nd year with a feisty performance as Granny: Congratulations. Finally, because it would be remiss of me to leave anyone out from this very talented cast, the remaining puppeteers, Donna Irving and Amy Carter were superb. As I said earlier, for me to gush like this about a Sondheim Musical, meant this show had to be something special, and it most certainly
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