1,000 hair pins, 250 hair rollers, 78 wigs, 64 orchestral musicians, 44 tutus, 39 dancers, 31 rails of costumes, 25 technical staff, 10 articulated lorry trailers, 8 baskets of shoes, two washer/driers and 1 magical pumpkin…just your average night at the theatre surely?

With David Bintley’s magical new adaptation of Cinderella currently playing to packed houses here at the Hippodrome, find out what happened when BBC Midlands Today embarked on a fairy tale tour of perhaps one the largest technical fit-ups for a dance production to grace our stage…

Cinderella runs until Sat 25 Feb. For tickets, visit our What’s On Pages or call our Information and Sales hotline on 0844 338 5000.