Fairytale On Church Street

Produced and presented by The Cockpit

FAIRYTALE ON CHURCH STREET 
By Kathryn Gardner

9 - 21 December, 2023

 Set in the bustling multicultural market and vibrant community of Marylebone’s Church Street.  An original story featuring magical characters and tales known in every corner of the world - all with a modern and unexpected twist!

Performed in in the round by a cast of talented actor/musicians.

There's trouble on Church Street. The local theatre is having trouble keeping the lights on, The Big Bad Wolf wants to blow down the neighbourhood to build luxury flats, Mother Hood is behind on her rent, Robin Hood has somehow managed to lose his arrows, and someone keeps breaking into houses and eating all the porridge!

What we need is a hero!

Writer/Co-Director - Kathryn Gardner
Producer / Co-Director -  Dave Wybrow
Musical Director - Meg Cavanaugh

 

2023

Mother Hood - Glitzy Von Jagger
Red Riding Hood - Cary McQueen
Goldilocks - Emilia Harrild
Robin Hood - Artie Godden
The Big Bad Wolf - Lauson Kenyon

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Photos: Lexi Clare Photography & Amelia Millar
Trailer: Joseph Martin-Kelly

 

"I strive to create magical adventures that are packed with all the fun, fantasy, characters and narratives you would expect from a classic Christmas show – but with relatable subjects, real life dilemmas and familiar environments that children from all parts of our community will recognise. This is contemporary storytelling for a new London that captures the nostalgia and warm glow of the festive season and brings it up to date. Questioning archetypes, confronting modern issues... All with an ‘it’s behind you’, a pie in the face, and a good villain to boo at!  - Kathryn Gardner, writer and co director

"Life's been tough, but vibrancy is back: The Cockpit's here for kids to re-engage with live theatre – some of whom have never been. Panto conventions are the best way to get that magic happening – no matter what your first language – and A Church Street Fairytale will use them without shame. The show is going to be fun: it's going to be inclusive and affordable, it’s going to deliver Christmas messages of wonder, generosity, courage and goodness and it’s going to be as loud, bright, different, intelligent and beautiful as the kids we are here to serve." - Dave Wybrow, Co-director