Hansel and Gretel
From: Wednesday, 5th December 2012
To: Saturday, 19 January 2013
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Synopsis
Grimm's fairytale. The classic story of two children sent into the woods. Unable to find their way home, they find a cottage made of cake and candy. Here lives a wicked witch who locks Hansel in a cage and tries to fatten him up ready for her to eat.
Our Review:
John Campbell - 7 December 2012
The Tobacco Factory Christmas shows have become a Bristol institution, loved by audiences and critics, and now finding success elsewhere (Sally Cookson’s production of Cinderella, last year’s triumph, opens at the St. James Theatre, London, next week). As you enter the theatre following a snowy path through the woods and take your seat the buzz created by this intimate space is palpable.
This year New International Encounter has devised a witty, wintry take on one of the Grimm Brothers’ bleakest tales. The show, devised by a versatile company of five, actors and musicians all, and directed by Alex Byrne, provides many of the pleasures one has come to expect from this venue: expressive physicality, the mix of puppetry and human actors, songs, humour and a willingness to confront the darker fears of childhood. The company makes a virtue of its multi-national and multi-lingual nature: the text uses bits of various European languages, there are questions a...
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Grimm's Brothers (Book)
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