About Cinderella

A CLASSIC STORY, BRILLIANTLY REIMAGINED 

Cinderella: A Fairytale brings this well-loved classic tale bang up to date with a funny, high-energy show that will be a real crowd pleaser for the whole family.

When Ella’s father remarries, her world turns upside down. She escapes from her horrible new family by spending time in the woods, surrounded by her friends, the birds. But when she bumps into a mysterious bird-loving boy and gets an invitation to the Royal ball, everything changes...

Ella isn’t like other fairytale characters you might have met. In many ways, she is just like you and me. A story full of music and magic that will charm everyone at the Octagon. 

Director Sarah Punshon is making a triumphant return to the Octagon after her award nominated production of The Jungle Book wowed our audiences in 2024

Cast

  • George Bury

    Off-Stage Swing

    Training:  Acting at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

    Theatre credits include:A Permanent State of Emergency (Hope Mill Theatre), Cinderella (Trinity Arts Centre), With Love, Mr Gay (Brighton Actors Theatre/Camden People’s Theatre), Strings Attached (Co Writer and Performer at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival) and has recently completed a UK Tour of Ice Age Adventure Live (Red Entertainment.)

  • Michael Hugo

    Mother

    Training: The Arden School Manchester 

    Theatre credits include: The Grand Babylon Hotel, A Matter of Life And Death, One Man 2 Guvnors, Marvellous, Tom Dick and Harry, Coppelia, Around The World In 80 Days, The 39 Steps, Astley’s Astounding Adventures, Peter Pan In Scarlet, The Lady Killers (co-production with Hull Truck); The Borrowers, Far From the Madding Crowd, Where Have I Been All My Life, Alice in Wonderland, The Admirable Crichton, Proof, The Rivals, Peter Pan, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, The Wicked Lady, Great Expectations, Stags and Hens, Christmas Carol...

  • Millicent Short

    Off-Stage Swing

    Training: Leeds Conservatoire

    Theatre credits include: The Price of Love (Liverpool Scratch Night); Rising Star Concert (Theatre North); and Queer Cabaret (Mette Productions).

    Cinderella marks her professional stage debut.  In the summer, Millicent completed shooting her debut screen role on a new feature film for studio A24. 

  • Purvi Parmar

    Queen/Sister

    Training: Pace University School of Performing Arts, NYC.

    Theatre credits include:The Book Thief (Octagon Theatre Bolton, World Premier; Curve, Leicester); Peter Pan (Octagon Theatre Bolton); Come Fall in Love (Manchester Opera House); Around the World in 80 Days (New Vic Theatre); A Christmas Carol (Claybody Theatre); The Uncrackable Case (Edinburgh Fringe);  Little Shop of Horrors (Sheffield Crucible); Twelfth Night (Shakespeare North Playhouse) Around the World in 80 Days (Theatre by the Lake; Hull Truck)...

  • Timothy Mylechreest

    Brother

    Training: Mountview Academy of Theatre arts

    Theatre credits include: In league with the devil (Arcola Theatre/Pither Productions); Frankenstein (RDC); Cinderella (BEAM theatre); A Christmas Carol (Antic Disposition); Cinderella, Twelfth Night (Kenneth More Theatre); A Midsummer’s Night Dream (ELSF); Pygmalion (Italy tour/Erasmus Theatre Company); A Very Odd Birthday Party (UK tour/Hawkseed); Cinderella (Welwyn garden city theatre) This is Elvis (UK&Ireland tour/Bill Kenwright Ltd)...

  • Elliot Parchment-Morrison

    Prince

    Training: Manchester School of Theatre

    Theatre credits include: The History Boys (Bath Theatre Royal); Around the World in 80 Days and A Matter of Life and Death (New Vic Theatre); Cinderella (Theatr Clwyd), Bump(s) (53Two), Cyber Squad (Northern Imposters) and The Laramie Project, An Octorooon and Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play during training.

  • Eve Pereira

    Cinderella

    Training: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

    Theatre credits include: Pride and Prejudice (Octagon theatre Bolton, Theatr Clwyd, Hull Truck, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Theatre By The Lake);Robin Hood (The Dukes); The Snow Queen (Icon Theatre/The Albany); Alice In Wonderland (The Dukes); A Little Princess (Theatre By The Lake); Run To The Nuns (Riverside Studios); Saturnalia (regional tour) and Pride and Prejudice, Macbeth, Picnic At Hanging Rock, Catastrophe Bay whilst training.

Credits

  • Sally Cookson & Adam Peck

    Writers

  • Benji Power

    Composer

  • Sarah Punshon

    Director

  • Katie Scott

    Designer

  • Olivia Barr

    Casting Director

  • Gabriella Shimeld-Fenn

    Casting Associate

  • Charley Dunford

    Lighting Designer

  • Sundeep Saini

    Movement Director

  • Rudy Percival

    Musical Director

  • Marc Parrett

    Puppetry Director