Performance

Venue	Theatre Royal
Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
County	Tyne and Wear
From	1st March 2017
To	4th March 2017
When	Mar17 1, 4 at 19:00. Mar17 2 Mat (schools mat) at 14:00
What is currently on at Theatre Royal (V570)

Hansel and Gretel

T01426834126
When their Mother sends Hansel and Gretel out of the house to look for food, the children quickly find themselves lost in the depths of a dark forest. Finally, almost starving, they find a house made of bread, cakes and sweets. No one's about; in their relief they begin to eat. However, the house is inhabited by a Witch, who hunts children to turn into gingerbread. She captures Hansel and Gretel, and begins to fatten them up, ready for the oven...

Music	Humperdink
Lyrics	Adelheid Wette

Archive :: production:T01426834126, opera or operetta:S1949, venue:V570

Production details

New production. Sung in English with English titles.

Reviews

No UKTW or User reviews available.

Company

Company	Opera North
Conductor	Christoph Altstaedt (not Mar17 4 / 11 / 18 / 22 / 23 / 25)
Conductor	Justin Doyle (Mar17 4 / 11 / 18 / 22 / 23 / 25)
Director	Edward Dick
Design	Giles Cadle
Costume	Christina Cunningham
Lighting	Matthew Haskins
Design	Ian William Galloway (projection design)
Performer	Katie Bray (Hansel - not Mats Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)
Performer	Fflur Wyn (Gretel - not Mats Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)
Performer	Susan Bullock (Gertrud / Witch not Mar17 Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)
Performer	Stephen Gadd (Peter - not Mats Mar17 Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 or Eve Mar17 22 / 25)
Performer	Philip Rhodes (Peter Eve Mar17 22 / 25 and Mats Mar 17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)
Performer	Heather Lowe (Hansel Mats Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)
Performer	Sarah Pring (Gertrud / Witch Mats Mar17 2 / 9 / 16 / 23)

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