  HANSEL
& GRETEL A
family musical
BOOK
BY COLIN WAKEFIELD. MUSIC AND LYRICS BY KATE EDGAR
“A magical
little fairy tale… with a cast so sparkling with merriment that they
should be
bottled and given away as surprises to startled boys and girls on snowy
Christmas mornings. The storybook picture set, the catchy songs and the
dance
and extempore flourishes… will engross eager minds that love the magic
of stories
in living theatres.”
(stagecorner.com)
Photographs:
Matt Rowe
CAST
(Up to 12)
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HANSEL |
M |
| GRETEL |
F |
| OLD
GRETEL |
F |
| FATHER |
M |
| STEPMOTHER
|
F |
| SPIRIT
OF MOTHER |
F |
| WITCH |
F |
| MAGPIE |
M |
| ROBIN |
F |
| OWL |
M |
| HAWK |
F |
| NUTHATCH |
M |
The show can
be performed by a cast of up to 12, but the original production was
staged with
a cast of 6 actors (3M, 3F), who doubled as follows:
F1:
GRETEL/OLD GRETEL
F2: STEPMOTHER/WITCH/HAWK
F3:
ROBIN/SPIRIT OF MOTHER
M1: HANSEL/NUTHATCH
M2: FATHER/OWL
M3: MAGPIE
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SETTINGS
-
 MUSIC
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Fourteen
Numbers. The first production was cast with six actor/musicians, with
no
separate band or MD. But the music has also been scored for two
keyboards, so
the show can be performed by non-instrumentalists – i.e. as a more
conventional
musical.
HANSEL AND
GRETEL was first performed at Theatre Royal Margate on 8th
December 2011.
 “This
intelligent Christmas show is… a magical unravelling of a traditional
fairytale
beautifully told by a band of modern-day minstrels and troubadours…
truly
unique sparkle… the show drips professionalism and originality… the
stuff of
dreams.”
(ISLE OF THANET GAZETTE)
HANSEL AND GRETEL is
published by JOSEF WEINBERGER PLAYS (020 7580 2827), who handle all
contracts and to whom all enquiries should be made.
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