Rapunzel: A Hairy Tale

Tobacco Factory Theatre

2026

 

Director, Tom Brennan

Writer, Sharon Clark 

Production Manager, Ed Borgnis

Composer & Sound Designer, Tom Crosley-Thorne


Movement Consultant, Laïla Diallo

Lighting, Designer, Joe Price

Associate Director, Lydia Cook


Associate Lighting Designer & Programmer, Hugo Dodsworth

This winter, experience the enchantment of Tobacco Factory Theatres’ spellbinding and inventively playful take on a beloved Brothers Grimm fairytale. 

In a secluded tower deep within the forest, Rapunzel charts stars and planets and dreams of a world beyond her walls. When an unexpected visitor climbs through her window and into her strange little world, he brings colour, chaos, and the thrill of the unknown. Soon, Rapunzel must make a choice between keeping herself safe or exploring freedom. 

Featuring unforgettable original music, captivating characters, and wonderfully wild invention, this show has been created by the talented team behind past family favourites such as Cinderella: A Fairy Tale, The Borrowers, and Oliver Twist.