Book excerpt: In a wild and windswept land far far away... snow falls on a lonely castle in the forest and a woman sits at her spinning wheel and dreams of the child she always wanted, the child she never had. A little girl who will make her dreams come true, who will be the most beautiful in the whole land. She makes a wish and pricks her finger... New International Encounter (NIE), the team behind 2016's Beauty and the Beast and 2014's Around The World in 80 Days return with an original take on the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale. Filled with live music, magic and festive fun it's a tale of adventure, danger and a very shiny red apple.