'Think you know every word of the Grimm brothers' fairy tales? Think again. In The Magic Hour, Helpmann Award-winning actor and singer Ursula Yovich breathes new life into the fables collected by the famed German folklorists.'
'Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood.You know the names, but scratch the surface of your childhood memories and you'll find the Grimms' originals were deliciously dark versions of the sanitised bedtime stories you knew.'
'This is the wild and wicked side of fairy tales, a blackly comic journey into the cracks and crannies of these classic stories.' (Source: Qld Theatre Co. website)
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its art funding and advisory body.
First produced and presented by Deckchair Theatre in Fremantle, Western Australia, 17 May to 3 June 2012: this was Deckchair Theatre's final production before closing in October 2012.
Performed 20 May to 1 June 2014 (presented by the Queensland Theatre Company, Brisbane, Qld, at the Bille Brown Studio).
Director: Chris Bendall.
Performed by: Ursula Yovich.
Set & Costume Designer: Alicia Clements.
Lighting Designer & Original Music: Joe Lui.
Produced & Toured by Performing Lives, WA.
