The behind-the-scene story from page to stage with exclusive video of rehearsal, performance and interviews with the cast, creative and technical teams.

Designing eight settings and eight sets of costumes with a limited budget

Melly Still combined the roles of director, set and costume designer

Music is a unifying thread that adds cohesion and energy to the performance

Story telling is perhaps the most ancient and fundamental form of theatre

The versatile actors had to work as an ensemble

One of the best known of these stories, it was staged to stunning visceral effect

This folk tale from Norway illustrates the harsh realities of rural life

One of the strangest and most troubling of the eight stories

An old dog betrays his master with almost disastrous results

The North Wind is a truly haunting story

The actors had to perform not only human characters, but animals as well

Fairy tales are full of magical events and this production had to discover a way to stage them

The production manager was responsible for ensuring safety at work

David Farr talks about his job and the challenges it represents

Many props were required but none more strange than a severed head

Managing the wardrobe in a producing theatre is a demanding and highly skilled task