Into the Hoods - TNT

Inspired by Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" ZooNation and their director Kate Prince have updated his basic premise to give his combination of well known fairytales an excitingly streetwise transformation in which two young school kids play truant and find themselves in the urban ghetto of a high-rise council housing estate.Here they cross paths with drug dealers and a DJ, an irresponsible baby father and a two-timing lothario as the tower block landlord sends them in search of birthday presents for his daughter Rap-on-Zel's birthday.
On the list are "a hoodie as red as blood" (worn by wannabe singer Lil Red), "an iPod as white as milk", corn yellow hair extensions and pure gold trainers - which will, of course, only fit the feet of Teneisha Bonner's toned Spinderella, but most definitely not those of her Ugly Sisters (glaringly, incongruously male in their oversized wigs and undersized dresses).
It's tremendous fun as they all street dance their way through this hip-hop fairytale remix, body-popping, break-dancing and literally bouncing off the walls to the eclectic precorded soundtrack which adds Barry White, Prince and James Brown to Basement Jaxx and the Chemical Brothers. The whole amazing cast, including the kids, performs with an irresistibly infectious exuberance, but it's tiny Annie Edwards' Fairy Gee, clad in gold from top to toe, who almost steals the show as she helps vinyl-spinning Spinderella get ready for her big night.
Novello. Aldwych, WC2. (0844-482 5170). Extended to June 7. Tickets £39.50-£15