London for Christmas

Your Guide to Christmas in London

London for Christmas

Your Guide to Christmas in London

 

Theatre

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

A beautifully epic new version of The Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel, by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, transforms the Globe Theatre this winter.

 

The 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…

 

Filled with music, magic, songs and a sprinkling of hope, the stage premiere of this new production of Simon Armitage’s poem, directed by Nick Bagnall (Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Globe), is the perfect treat for everyone aged 5+.

 

Audio described performance
2 January, 14.30

Caption performance
22 December, 6 January, 11.00

BSL performance
22 December, 15.00

3 January, 14.30

Relaxed performance
4 January, 14.30

6 January, 15.00


Venue Details

Shakespeare’s Globe
21 New Globe Walk
London SE1 9DT


Box Office
020 7401 9919

Nearest tube
Blackfriars

Directions
Map

More info
Website

Dates
8-10, 12-14, 16-17, 19-24, 27-31 December 2023, 2-7 January 2024

Times
11.00, 14.30, 15.00, 17.30

Prices
Galleries (seating) £20.00-£55.00
Standing £5.00-£10.00

Other notes
Age: 5+



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