Writers behind the narrative twist on the traditional festive favourite say they hope to provide audiences with a healthier look at society as panto continues to evolve.
Cinderella will snub Prince Charming and end up with Buttons instead in a new more 'progressive' panto being planned for British stages.
They have been working in panto for 20 years and have owned Evolution Productions since 2005, the firm having been founded in 1982 by her parents. Former EastEnders actress Samantha Womack stars as the Fairy Godmother in an Evolution Productions stage version of panto Cinderella at the Alban Arena in Hertfordshire this winterA new Cinderella rewrite is the brainchild of married couple Emma Wood and Paul Hendy, who run award-winning theatre company Evolution ProductionsMs Woods explained their new take on Cinderella by first saying of the orthodox storyline: 'It's a slightly unsatisfying ending because she gets rescued by a prince...
Emily Wood and Paul Hendy have run Evolution Productions, based in Eastry in Kent, since 2005 - the firm was founded by her parents in 1982 And her husband Mr Hendy, who says he has written about 150 pantos, told Today he believed the essentials included comedy, audience participation and a Dame.
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