{"product_id":"granny-and-the-wolf","title":"Granny And the Wolf (Sharpened 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA Fairy Tale where the stories we inherit turn into the violence we justify.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eGranny and the Wolf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e (Sharpened 2026) is a bold reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood, set in a contemporary world where fairy-tale creatures and humans coexist under the strain of fear, prejudice and inherited stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAt the heart of the play is \u003c\/span\u003eDelilah\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, a lonely grandmother still grieving the loss of her husband. Living on the edge of the woods, she has begun a secret relationship with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eAntonio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, a wolf who has rejected the violence and tribal thinking of his own kind. Their love is tender, awkward and deeply sincere, not a joke, not a thrill, but a quiet attempt to choose connection over fear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eNo one can choose who they fall in love with… can they?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eMeanwhile, Red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003es parents, \u003c\/span\u003eBruce\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003eLola\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, are increasingly anxious about Granny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003es isolation and the rumours of wolves in the forest. Their concern curdles into suspicion when they discover evidence that a large animal may be living with her. Red herself, desperate to prove she is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eold enough,\u003c\/span\u003e” \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eis sent to Granny\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"IT\"\u003es cottage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e, unknowingly acting as a spy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe play builds through parallel worlds: playful games in the cottage mirror a menacing journey through the woods, where wolves track Red, blurring the line between imagination and real danger. Comedy and threat sit side by side as Delilah\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003es plan to introduce Antonio to Red spirals out of control in a darkly comic bedroom scene that echoes the original fairy tale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe misunderstanding turns catastrophic. Red\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003es fear, fuelled by what she has been taught about wolves, triggers Bruce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"RTL\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003es violent intervention. In a moment that feels inevitable rather than sudden, Antonio is killed, not because he is guilty, but because he is perceived as dangerous.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe play ends, not with moral certainty but with grief, regret and recognition. Delilah is left to articulate the cost of choosing love in a world governed by fear, reminding us that stories we inherit about monsters, outsiders and safety can become self-fulfilling, with devastating consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA Fairy Tale where the stories we inherit turn into the violence we justify.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Default\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThis play is an updated version hence the addition of (Sharpened 2026) to the title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"Default\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 12.0pt 0in;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePlease look further down the page in 'More Information' for '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSafeguarding Notes for Schools and Youth Theatres'\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Mark Wheeller","offers":[{"title":"Preview E-Script","offer_id":56412772696450,"sku":"PW-1058","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-Script","offer_id":56412772729218,"sku":"SE-1058","price":4.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Printed Script (A5)","offer_id":56412772761986,"sku":"SA-1058","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Script Copying Licence","offer_id":56412772827522,"sku":"SL-1058","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/7003\/0466\/files\/GATWChatGPTImageMar11_2026_10_15_50PM.png?v=1773335210","url":"https:\/\/www.stagescripts.com\/products\/granny-and-the-wolf","provider":"Stagescripts Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}