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Red Riding Hood

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Book and Lyrics by Jake Brunger
Music and Lyrics by Pippa Cleary

An uplifting retelling of Little Red Riding Hood sure to delight audiences of all ages.

Red Riding Hood

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Young Children (Age 2 - 5)
Red Riding Hood

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Summary

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!

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Performing Groups
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.
  • Time Period Medieval (6th-14th c.)
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

Music

Song Samples

1. Opening
2. Better
2.1 Path Through the Woods
2.2 Sinister Wolf
2.3 The Woods
3. Berries
4A. Book of Important Things Part 1
4B. Book of Important Things Part 2
5. We've got to get to Grandma's House
5.1 Grandma's House
6. We've Got to get To Grandma's House (reprise)
6.1 Entracte
6.2 Act 2 Opening
7. The Baddest of the Bad
7.1 After The Baddest of the Bad Underscore
7.2 Outside the house
7.3 What Big Ears you Have
7.4 Grandma's Toilet Brush Chase
8. Lullaby
8.1 Freddie's Underscore
8.2 William's Underscore
9. Bake Me A Cake
9.1A Evil Woods Underscore
9.1B Berries (reprise)
9.2 Mother's Transformation
9.3 Mother Wolf Chase
9.4 Final Chase
10. Finale
11. Bows
12. Playout
1. "Rise and Shine" - Company
2. "Better" - Little Red
3. "Dangerous Berries" - Company
4. "Book Of Important Things" - William and Little Red
5. "We've Got To Get To Grandma's House" - William and Little Red
6. "The Baddest Of The Bad" - Wolf and Grandma
7. "Bake Me A Cake" - Mother
8. "Finale" - Company
9. "Curtain Call" - Company
  • Musical Style Contemporary Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Minimal
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Chorus Size Medium

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8 Libretto
8 Piano Vocal 
1 Accompaniment Tracks (Digital Download) 
1 Logo Pack


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Authors

Jake Brunger

Jake Brunger

Jake Brunger (book and lyrics) and Pippa Cleary (music and lyrics) met at Bristol University, where they were studying Drama and Music respectively. They have been described by The Stage newspaper as “one of the most exciting musical theatre writing teams working in the UK to ...

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Pippa Cleary

Pippa Cleary

Jake Brunger (book and lyrics) and Pippa Cleary (music and lyrics) met at Bristol University, where they were studying Drama and Music respectively. They have been described by The Stage newspaper as “one of the most exciting musical theatre writing teams working in the UK to ...

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