T0448511352The boy's name was Hansel. The girl's name was Gretel. The dad was a woodcutter. The mum was a bread maker. In the rubble of their war-torn village, the woodcutting dad and the breadmaking mum decide that the only chance they have to give their children a safer life is to lead them - and leave them - in the woods. Left to fend for themselves, Hansel and Gretel's plans to find their way home get side-tracked, quite literally, by a trail of treats too good to resist and a strange old lady with a plan of her own...Author Simon Armitage. Director Nick Bagnall. Director Cory Hippolyte (assistant). Music Gary Yershon. Costume Rae Smith. Design Rae Smith. Costume Ilona Karas (costume supervisor). Musical Director Magnus Mehta. Performer Ian Watson (accordion). Performer Magnus Mehta (percussion). Performer Lizzie Gutteridge (strings). Performer Paul Johnson (woodwinds). Performer Annette Badland (Narrator). Performer Ned Costello (Hansel). Performer Ayesha Dharker (Mum / Witch). Performer Kate Donnochie (Ensemble). Performer Chaya Gupta (Gretel). Performer Rachel-Leah Hosker (Ensemble). Performer Beruce Khan (Dad / Swanny). Performer Phillip Olagoke (Ensemble). Performer Lejaun Sheppard (Ensemble). | |
| 8 Dec 23 to 7 Jan 24 | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, West End :: V165 listing details L01651388413 |
T0873259286Come and find out who is nibbling at Fairy Berry's house, and why is Granny Gertrude using fowl language? Why is Minnie always moaning and why is Heinz's sight a wonderful thing? Why has Goldilocks decided to Grabitt and what has caused Red Riding Hood to Legitt? Why is no one laughing at the Big Bad Wolf and why are the three little piggies following the yellow brick road? For the answers to all of these, and for plenty more fun and slapstick and songs make sure you make a date with "Hansel and Gretel". Go on, you know you want to really.... oh yes you do! Christmas isn't over until you've been to a pantomime, so come along, bring the family and enjoy cheering the hero and booing the villain!!Author Simon Rayner Davis. Author Joy Davis. Company Hardwick Players. | |
| 13 Jan 22 to 15 Jan 22 | The King's Theatre, Gloucester :: V029413031 listing details L1697021191 |
T1245850005A tale of magic, mischief, houses made of sweets and other sustainable food sources. 'Once there was a brother and sister, and they lived by a motorway that curled around the city like a wall. Few people strayed beyond this barrier for beyond was a forest of silver trees and silence that their stepmother called, The Forest of the Dead...' So begins Chiswick Playhouse's irresistible production of Hansel and Gretel. This children's adventure will take the audience far from their city life, their Xboxes and Insta likes, into a world of lollipop houses, tap-dancing cockroaches and a witch with a penchant for single use plastic and the only remaining sustainable food source: children. Music, puppetry and escapades for all the family to enjoy.Book by Orlando Wells. Music Leon Paris. Lyrics Leon Paris. Performer Joshua Oakes-Rogers (Hansel). Performer Pippa Conway (Gretel). Performer Tomi Ogbaro (Father / Tony the Cockroach). Performer Serena Flynn (Stepmother / The Witch). | |
| 4 Dec 19 to 4 Jan 20 | Theatre at the Tabard, Outer London :: V334 listing details L133251172 |
T550557285Hansel and Gretel, the most famous sibling duo. Hated by their stepmother, and forced out into the big, dark woods to fend for themselves. As they struggle to find their way home they come across the Evil Witch, who has been following their journey and has already hatched her plan to lure the children back to her lair. Will the twins make it back to their father? Or has the witch got one last 'sweet treat' up her sleeve? A dark, mysterious, and hilarious play which will captivate young and old alike. OOOH ARRR Productions are an emerging local theatre company whose aim is to provide affordable theatre to the local community.Book by The Brothers Grimm. Adapted by Jack Turner. Company Oooh Arrr Productions. | |
| 19 Jun 17 to 23 Jun 17 | Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol :: V0707367604 listing details L1247474292 |
T01934797567A brother and sister, a trail of breadcrumbs, and an enticing house made of sweets... This classic story takes a dark twist as Hansel and Gretel try to escape the clutches of a child-eating witch after being abandoned in the woods by their stepmother. Will the pair ever find their way back home or will the witch be triumphant with her terrifying plan? This imaginative and visually stunning interpretation of the classic fairy-tale will feature props, puppets, and scenery made by members of Cornerhouse's LiveWire Young People's Programme, who, as are all the performers in the production, are aged between 14-19.Company Library Theatre's Young Company. Company Cornerhouse's LiveWire Young People's Group. Author Lucy Kirkwood. Director Rosie Stuart. | |
| 9 Aug 13 to 10 Aug 13 | The Capitol Theatre, Manchester :: V1006 listing details L01002125056 |
An Urban Fairytale - T01098317148You know the story; brother and sister who don’t have enough to eat, cruelly stranded in the forest by their parents, breadcrumbs, gingerbread houses? Well, cue an Urban Arts remix... From the group who brought you the acclaimed Max & Beth (Edinburgh Fringe 2009), and specially commissioned from Bristol writer Tom Wainwright. With a fearless combination of slick dance moves and brutal story telling, this show will be one of the funniest, darkest fairy stories you have ever seen. For all those brave enough - try our unique midnight performance!Producer YPT Urban Arts. Producer YPT Acting and Dance. | |
| 25 Feb 11 to 26 Feb 11 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L01754046961 |
| 9 Feb 11 | Theatre Royal, Bath :: V854 listing details L1155469206 |
T01935627188Head down to the forest this Christmas as Kneehigh Theatre lead you through a spellbinding world of wit and wonder, earthly delights and eerie woods. Times are tough and food is scarce for poor Hansel and Gretel, but who could ignore the lure of a magical gingerbread house and its boundless sweet treats? Join us for temptations impossible to resist as this classic fairytale is told with lively music, amazing gadgets and gizmos... and the help of some rather unlucky rabbits. For children and brave adults everywhere.Producer Paul Crewes. Company Kneehigh Theatre. Author Carl Grose. Director Mike Shepherd. Director Simon Harvey (assistant). Music Ian Ross. Music Stu Barker. Design Michael Vale. Lighting Mike Gunning. Sound Jason Barnes. Performer Carl Grose (Father / The Witch). Performer Joanna Holden (Gretel). Performer Chris Price (Hansel). Performer Edith Tankus (Mother / The Bird). Performer Teej Holmes (musician). Performer Benji Bower (Musician). | |
| 16 Dec 10 to 2 Jan 11 | Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L257892183 |
T0931698317Producer Theatre Royal Wakefield. Author Mick Martin. Director Jude Wright. | |
| 15 Apr 09 to 19 Apr 09 | Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield :: V979 listing details L1622907002 |
T568174501Desperate times call for desperate measures! So when food is short and there are mouths to feed something’s got to give. But when Mum and Dad leave the kids in the woods, there are more questions than answers: Will the woodcutter turn out to be a man or a mouse? Will Hansel and Gretel ever find their way back home? Will the future be free-range or oven-ready?Producer Oxfordshire Touring Theatre Company. Producer Pegasus Theatre. Author Mike Kenny. | |
| 12 Feb 09 | The Mill Arts Centre (formerly The Mill), Banbury :: V794 listing details L01445130060 |
T01920925582An update on the Brothers' Grimm tale with a chilling twist.Director James Farrell. | |
| 2 Sep 08 to 7 Sep 08 | The King's Head Theatre, Inner London :: V235 listing details L061582330 |
T02046455908Seductive, funny and terrifying, Hansel and Gretel s encounter with a wonderful pancake house and a horribly wicked witch is a tale worth revisiting whether you re a child or an adult. Sophisticated and subtle, the secret is in the storytelling.Company Gruppe. Performer Bodil Alling. | |
| 18 Jun 03 to 20 Jun 03 | The Lilian Baylis Theatre, Inner London :: V236 listing details L1905418046 |
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| 19 May 10 to 22 May 10 | New Wimbledon Theatre, Outer London :: V341 listing details L1288200061 |
