The Legend of Grimm’s Tales

Written and Directed by Bradley Barlow

Grace and Max discover a deep family secret – they are descendants of the infamous Brothers Grimm and must carry out the family ritual of delving into the famous fairy tails to fight against evil forces and reach their morally right ending.

Join Grace and Max as they encounter well-known characters (and lesser known ones too), and discover a fresher new take on tales you may think you already know…

The Legend of Grimm’s Tales is written and directed by Bradley Barlow and performed by a cast of professional and community performers.

Notes from the programme

How would you begin to write a new take on the famous Grimm’s tales? Would you take one well known character and expand upon their story? Would you take a few of the tales and weave them together? Or would you rip up the rulebook and start somewhere completely different?

Well, when I started work on this production, I had a completely blank canvas and all of the above were competing for my attention and we’ve ended up with a blend of them all, in particular the less well-known tale Brother and Sister, which I’ve drawn heavily upon – among others…

The Brothers Grimm themselves would often rewrite their stories, adapting them from the original tales they were told and refining them over time. It’s in this spirit that I decided to approach this play, seeking out characters and scenarios that were less well known to blend with the ones most people are already familiar with. This is my first family-friendly play and I wanted to include important messages for the children coming to watch, including my own – hopefully, they’ll see something of themselves in this.

It’s been an absolute honour to work with such a talented cast and crew, all of whom have been willing to experiment with ideas and entertain fanciful notions, which I hope you’ll agree has created something a little magical on stage. It’s been an honour collaborating with you all over an intense rehearsal period – I hope you’re all as proud of yourselves as I am of you. Thank you. 

For Lily and Holly.