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The Gingerbread Man is a two-act musical play written by David Wood based on the 19th-century fairy tale The Gingerbread Man. It premiered in 1976 at the Towngate Theatre in Basildon Essex and went on to great international success.After the musical’s positive reception at Towngate Theatre Wood teamed with theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh to co-produce a revival at The Old Vic in 1977. After a successful season they brought it back to the Vic in the following year.