Feisty princess-in-training breaks with convention in post-enchanted fairyland. Handsome princes beware!
A curious 'Once Upon a Time' tale with a difference.
In the Post-enchanted Fairytale Kingdom of 'Roc', commerciality reigns supreme, holding freedom and happiness to ransom. Fantasy has become boring and repetitive, with tedious red tape and health and safety issues.
In this world, the classic tales of daring deeds and romantic bliss are exploited by the 'Academy of Happy Ever After' – a parentally funded institution in which students work and train to become the next generation of dashing heroes and fair maidens, complete with certificates and credentials for a readymade happy ever after.
One day, the un-studious and rebellious Elizabeth Marianne Cropwell runs into serious trouble regarding her academic progress and following an ultimatum, her graduation now depends on her both becoming a Fair Maiden and being rescued by a dashing Hero… without the academy’s safety net.
Assisted by her companions, an illegal helpline, a resourceful shrubbery and a horde of disenfranchised toads, Lizzy soon breaks from the ‘norm’ of society in her attempt to prove the academy wrong, live out her fantasies and bring about a happy ending her own way.
This is easier said than done - as Lizzy's mission risks exposing a dark and sinister secret that could destroy the concept of 'happy endings' forever...