Once Upon a Time in Suffolk is an anthology of nine new stories based on and inspired by classic fairy tales and Suffolk legends, produced by the cream of the region’s creative talents. From Red Riding Hood in Lowestoft to Rapunzel in Dedham Vale, these magical yarns are sometimes funny, sometimes dark, always heartfelt.  

The tales are introduced by celebrated storyteller and local legend John Row:

“Perhaps you’ve never heard of Suffolk, a county in the eastern corner of England, with fields that stretch towards wide skies, villages where time moves gently, coastlines kissed by the rising sun. And to those who pay attention... it is alive with stories. 

Stories are the beating heart of Suffolk. They live in the echo of footsteps through old churches, in the salt wind that rattles the windows of seaside cottages. Tales of kindness and folly, of love and loss, of courage and consequence. 

Stories bind us, across time, over land and sea. They make us belong, to each other, and to the places we carry in memory. Listen closely and they’ll give you pause for thought... you might even find yourself seeing things differently. 

Now then... shall we begin?” 

Producers 

Matthew McGuchan, Julien Mery, Nick Woolgar

Directors 

Assaf Ainapore, Faisal Attrache, Erica Belton, Charlotte Couture, Deveril, Mike Ellis and Riley Dowell, Jean Hogg, Jonnie Howard, Toby Roberts

Cast & Crew

A locally sourced cast and crew of hundreds from across the region of East Anglia!