Into The Woods – Church Hill Theatre
Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group (EUSOG) opens their production of Into The Woods this week at the Church Hill Theatre. Sondheim's notoriously complex and finicky musical score provides quite the challenge for both the performers and musicians, especially given this is an amateur company. EUSOG's ambition in taking this musical on cannot be denied, but I'm not sure the company was quite prepared for the challenges this musical demands.
Co-directed by Tai Remus Elliot and Hunter King, with assistance from Elise Chan, their take on Into The Woods follows the typical fairytale style of the show. In the director's note, we are told that this production has been made more 'relatable', by making the 'characters feel more connected to the modern world'. I'm not qu...