Pinocchio - Globe

A new musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi's tale of Pinocchio, written by Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune, staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London.

This family musical reworks Carlo Collodi's classic story for a present-day audience, with the book and creative direction credited to Charlie Josephine and Jim Fortune. The story follows Geppetto, an inventive man in a quiet town, who carves a puppet from wood one night and is surprised to see it come to life. The two then set off together, and Pinocchio meets a range of characters, faces trials and temptations, and learns about courage.

The production places self-discovery and the power of imagination at the centre of the journey, and gives particular weight to the bond between maker and creation, and between parent and child. Sean Holmes directs, with Grace Smart as designer, Peter O'Rourke as puppetry director and designer, Tony Gayle on sound and Benjamin Holder as musical director. The cast includes Lee Braithwaite as Pinocchio, Nick Holder as Geppetto, Lucy McCormick as the Blue Fairy, Kerry Frampton as the Fox, Ed Gaughan as Stromboli and Steven Webb as Jiminy Cricket.

The show is staged in the Globe's timber theatre, a wooden playhouse, where puppets share the stage with the human performers. It is pitched at families and treats community, love and honesty as its central themes.