Into the Woods Tickets at the Noël Coward Theatre, London
Into the Woods is Stephen Sondheim's musical, in the production that won the 2026 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival at the Bridge Theatre, and it's now at the Noël Coward Theatre on St Martin's Lane until 9 January 2027 only. Kate Fleetwood is back as the Witch, and most of the other leads are new.
2 hours 40 minutes, with an intervalAges 12 and up
A musical at the Noël Coward Theatre, 2 minutes' walk from Leicester SquareCloses 9 January 2027
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Who's Into the Woods For?
Into the Woods is for Sondheim fans, and for anyone who knows the songs but has never seen the show on stage, because this is the first West End production since 1990. It suits older children, teenagers and adults. The first half has a lot of comedy in it, but people die in the second and some of it is frightening, and the production recommends it for 12 and up.
It's a good pick for families who want something over the Christmas holidays that isn't a Christmas show, since it runs right through December and ends on 9 January. It's not the one for you if you're hoping for big dance numbers, because the songs and the story carry this show.
What Tickets Cost
Tickets start from around £20 and go up to around £225 for the best seats on a Friday or Saturday night. Monday to Thursday is cheaper, with the top seats at around £190. Most of the Christmas dates are priced like a weekend.
Most seats cost around £80 to £140, and premium seats start from around £180.
Performances up to 10 October are on preview prices, so the top seats cost a lot less than they will afterwards.
The cheapest seats are in the Grand Circle and the Balcony. For a group of ten or more, call us and we'll find you seats together.
About Into the Woods at the Noël Coward Theatre
Into the Woods is by Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the music and lyrics, and James Lapine, who wrote the book. It first played in 1986 and reached Broadway a year later.
This is Jordan Fein's production, designed by Tom Scutt. It played the Bridge Theatre from December 2025 to May 2026 and won two Olivier Awards, for Best Musical Revival and Best Lighting Design. The Noël Coward run is a limited season with a partly new company.
It's played straight, as the show was written, on a stage that starts almost bare and opens out into a forest. The Giant is never seen, only heard and felt in the sound and lighting, and Jack's cow, Milky White, is a puppet. The music is played live by an orchestra, in Jonathan Tunick's orchestrations.
It runs 2 hours 40 minutes including one interval, so an evening show finishes at about 10:10pm and a matinee at about 5:10pm. The production uses haze, loud noises, flashing lights and strobe, and there are moments of total darkness in the auditorium, when you're asked to stay in your seat.
What's Into the Woods About?
It starts with a curse. The Baker and his Wife can't have a child, because the Witch put one on his family. She'll lift it in exchange for a white cow, a red cape, some golden hair and a gold slipper, and they have three days to find them.
That sends them into the woods, where the other stories are already under way. Cinderella is off to the festival. Jack has been sent to sell his cow. Little Red Ridinghood is taking bread to her grandmother, and there's a wolf. Rapunzel is in her tower. The stories run into each other, and the Baker and his Wife learn to lie and cheat to get what they need.
By the interval it's worked out for everyone. Then the widow of the giant Jack killed comes down looking for him, the woods are torn apart, and the characters have to live with the wishes they made and the things they did to get them.
The songs you may already know are "Into the Woods", "Agony", "Giants in the Sky", "Last Midnight", "No One Is Alone" and "Children Will Listen".
Performance Schedule
Into the Woods plays Monday to Saturday at 7:30pm, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2:30pm. There's no Sunday performance. Press night is Wednesday 7 October.
| Day | Matinee | Evening |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | - | 7:30pm |
| Tuesday | - | 7:30pm |
| Wednesday | - | 7:30pm |
| Thursday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Friday | - | 7:30pm |
| Saturday | 2:30pm | 7:30pm |
| Sunday | - | - |
The times change over Christmas and New Year:
- Monday 21 December: 2:30pm and 7:30pm
- Tuesday 22 December: 7:30pm
- Wednesday 23 December: 2:30pm and 7:30pm
- Thursday 24 and Friday 25 December: no performances
- Saturday 26 December: 7:30pm
- Sunday 27 December: 2:30pm and 7:30pm
- Monday 28 December: 7:30pm
- Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 December: 2:30pm and 7:30pm
- Thursday 31 December: 2:30pm only
- Friday 1 January: no performance
- Saturday 2 January: 2:30pm and 7:30pm
- Sunday 3 January: no performance
The last week, from 4 January, is back to the usual pattern, and the final performance is Saturday 9 January 2027 at 7:30pm.
Best Seats for Into the Woods
The best seats are the middle of the Stalls, rows F to J, and the front of the Royal Circle, and they're the dearest.
For a little less, take Stalls rows C to E in the middle, or Royal Circle row D or E. Royal Circle rows G and H are the best value in the theatre.
The one row to be careful with is Stalls row K. It isn't staggered behind row J, so if someone tall sits in front of you, they're right in your eyeline. At top price, it's worth picking another row.
The stage is high, so the first three rows of the Stalls look up at it. From about row Q back, the Royal Circle above may cut off the top of the stage. In the Balcony, rows D and E see best over the safety bars.
Every price band is broken down in the Tickets and Best Seats tab.
Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we'll tell you what's left on your date.
Cast and Creative Team
Kate Fleetwood plays the Witch again, the part that earned her an Olivier nomination at the Bridge, and Gracie McGonigal returns as Little Red Ridinghood. The other leads are new, including John Dagleish as the Baker, who has won the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical twice.
The full company and creative team are in the Cast and Creatives tab.
Book Your Into the Woods Tickets
Into the Woods is at the Noël Coward Theatre for a strictly limited run to 9 January 2027, and the last few weeks fall over Christmas, which will be the busiest time to get seats. All-in pricing, so the price you see is what you pay. If you'd rather talk the seats through first, we're on the phone.
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At the Noël Coward Theatre, 85-88 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AU. Previews began on 22 September 2026, press night is 7 October, and the run ends on 9 January 2027.
From around £20 up to around £225. Monday to Thursday is cheaper than Friday, Saturday and most Christmas dates. Call us on 020 7193 9050 for prices on your date.
2 hours 40 minutes, including one interval. A 7:30pm performance finishes at about 10:10pm, and a 2:30pm matinee at about 5:10pm.
12 and over. Under-3s aren't admitted, and under-16s must sit next to someone aged 18 or over. Everyone needs their own ticket, whatever their age.
We wouldn't take them. The Wolf eats a grandmother, Cinderella's stepsisters are blinded, and in the second half a giant tramples the woods and several characters die. There's strobe, loud noise and total darkness too.
Not a fairytale one. The first act ends happily, and the second takes it apart. It finishes on hope, and on the characters who are left looking after each other, rather than on happy ever after.
No. It's mostly songs, but there are spoken scenes between them, and a Narrator who talks the audience through the story.
Kate Fleetwood (Witch), John Dagleish (Baker), Laura Pitt-Pulford (Baker's Wife), Simbi Akande (Cinderella), Keith Ramsay (Jack), Gracie McGonigal (Little Red Ridinghood) and Fiona Finsbury (Rapunzel). Jennifer Hepburn is the Alternate Witch and plays some performances.
Yes, the same production, with the same director, designs and staging. Kate Fleetwood and Gracie McGonigal return in their roles, and the Baker, Baker's Wife, Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel, both Princes and the Narrator are played by new actors.
The middle of the Stalls, rows F to J, or the front of the Royal Circle. Every price band is covered in the Tickets and Best Seats tab, or call us on 020 7193 9050.
No. It's Sondheim and Lapine's stage musical from 1986. Disney made a film of it in 2014, and this is the original stage show.
Latecomers wait until a suitable break before being let in, and that isn't guaranteed. The opening number introduces every character, so arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later.
Yes: audio described on Friday 9 October, BSL on Wednesday 4 November and captioned on Monday 9 November, all at 7:30pm. They're booked through the theatre's own access team, not through us.
Tickets and Best Seats for Into the Woods
Tickets run from around £20 to around £225, all-in. Prices go up on Friday, Saturday and most Christmas dates, and every band rises, the cheapest seats included. Row letters repeat on each level, so check the level as well as the row.
The top-price seats
The middle of the Stalls from row F back to row M, dearest of all in the middle of rows G to J, and the middle of Royal Circle rows A and B, plus row C on Fridays, Saturdays and the busiest dates.
At this price, the one row to be careful with is K. It sits straight behind row J rather than staggered, so a tall person in front is right in your eyeline. If you're around 5ft 7 or taller, take Royal Circle row B or C before row A, where legroom is tighter behind a low front rail.
Just below the top
The rest of the Stalls from row D back to about row N, and the seats right beside the premium block. Ask for the middle of rows D and E. Rows B and C are a band cheaper, and row C is a good pick if you don't mind looking up at a high stage.
In the Royal Circle, row D is very good Monday to Thursday, and row E at weekends. The side blocks of rows A to C are closer to the stage, at an angle, and cheaper than the middle.
The middle prices
The Stalls from row N back to row R. The floor slopes more steeply from about row N, so you see over heads more easily. From about row Q, the Royal Circle above can cut off the top of the stage.
The best value
Royal Circle rows G and H, a band below the rows in front of them. The view is clear and central, and a couple of seats in row H have extra legroom, so ask for them if you're tall. The outermost seats of Royal Circle rows A and B are in this band too.
Stalls row S drops to this price as well, and it's as good as row R for less.
The cheaper seats
The back two rows of the Stalls, U and V, are comfortable and much closer than the upper levels, but they miss the top of the stage.
The Grand Circle is high up, with a safety bar in front of row A and tight legroom for anyone tall. Book the middle of rows B to E.
The Balcony is the top level, up 54 steps and steep. The main block is one price. Rows D and E see best over the safety bars, and row A is cramped.
The cheapest seats
The slips, a single row running along the side walls of the Grand Circle and the Balcony. They're the cheapest seats in the theatre, you look down at the stage from the side and you'll need to lean. The Balcony slips are benches, and one early audience member there said they could barely see the stage.
Only Boxes L and M are on sale for this show, and access bookings come first.
Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we'll find the best seats left on your date.
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Getting to the Noël Coward Theatre
The Noël Coward Theatre is at 85-88 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AU, between Leicester Square and Covent Garden.
Leicester Square, on the Northern and Piccadilly lines, is the nearest tube. Covent Garden, Charing Cross, Embankment and Tottenham Court Road are all close enough to walk. Charing Cross is the nearest mainline station.
Buses 24, 29 and 176 stop on Charing Cross Road, which is just through St Martin's Court from the theatre.
Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before, no later, because there are security checks on the way in. The Box Office opens two and a half hours before the show.
The theatre has four levels: the Stalls, the Royal Circle, the Grand Circle and the Balcony. The Royal Circle is a few steps up from the entrance, the Stalls are down a flight of stairs, and the Balcony is a long climb of 54 steps. There are three bars, and the theatre is air-conditioned.
Everything else, including access, is in our Noël Coward Theatre guide.
Address
85-88 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4AU
Nearest Tube
Leicester Square (2 min walk)
Into the Woods Cast
The Noël Coward company, as published on 27 September 2026:
- Kate Fleetwood as the Witch
- John Dagleish as the Baker
- Laura Pitt-Pulford as the Baker's Wife
- Simbi Akande as Cinderella
- Keith Ramsay as Jack
- Gracie McGonigal as Little Red Ridinghood
- Fiona Finsbury as Rapunzel
- Matthew Seadon-Young as Cinderella's Prince and the Wolf
- Lucas Koch as Rapunzel's Prince
- Michael S. Siegel as the Narrator and the Mysterious Man
- Valda Aviks as Grandmother and the voice of the Giant
- Jennifer Hepburn as Cinderella's Stepmother and the Alternate Witch
- Julie Jupp as Jack's Mother
- Hana Ichijo as Lucinda
- Gabrielle Lewis-Dodson as Florinda
- Jack Quarton as the Steward
- Geoffrey Aymer as Cinderella's Father
Kate Fleetwood created this Witch at the Bridge and was nominated for an Olivier for it, and Jennifer Hepburn, as the Alternate Witch, plays the role at some scheduled performances. John Dagleish has won the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical twice, for Sunny Afternoon and for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
The standbys are Hollie Aires, Sabrina Aloueche, Jacob Fowler, Adam Robert Lewis, Sophie Linder-Lee, Toby Turpin and Elsie Watson.
Creative team
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine. Directed by Jordan Fein. Set and costumes by Tom Scutt, lighting by Aideen Malone, video by Roland Horvath and sound by Adam Fisher. Movement by Jenny Ogilvie. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, musical supervision by Mark Aspinall and musical direction by Alex Beetschen. Puppets designed by Cheryl 'Chuck' Brown, Max Humphries and Tom Scutt. Wigs, hair and make-up by Sam Cox, and casting by Stuart Burt.
Fein and Scutt previously made Fiddler on the Roof together, at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre and then the Barbican.
Into the Woods Reviews
Into the Woods was reviewed when it opened at the Bridge Theatre in December 2025, and the critics gave it mostly fours and fives. What they wrote about first was the moment the woods appear. The Independent's Louis Chilton described the black backdrop lifting and the stage expanding "And keeps expanding. It's a breathtaking Dorothy-in-technicolour sort of flourish" (4/5, 12 December 2025).
The Standard headlined its review "A triumphant musical mash-up of fairytales" (Nick Curtis, 4/5, 12 December 2025). Four months later the production won the Olivier for Best Musical Revival.
Kate Fleetwood's Witch was the performance critics picked out most. Time Out's Andrzej Lukowski wrote that she "walks off with woman of the match" (5/5, December 2025).
The Stage's Sam Marlowe was the coolest, finding little new in it, though "visually, it's spellbinding" (3/5, 12 December 2025).
These reviews are of the Bridge company. Fleetwood and McGonigal are in both, and most of the other leads are new at the Noël Coward, where press night is 7 October 2026. The full round-up is in What the Critics Say.
Sources: The Independent, The Standard, Time Out, The Stage.
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