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Hansel and Gretel review " Simon Armitage's sugar-rush adaptation is stuffed with sweet treats

by Kate Wyver

Globe theatre, LondonAt just under an hour this bright and silly production misses the grisly bite of the Brothers Grimm's original fairytale but there is much for kids to enjoy Sugar-induced mayhem is unleashed on the Globe stage with Simon Armitage's hyper adaptation of the Grimm brothers' classic folktale. This jolly family show is full of giddy highs but despite the background of war, it misses the grisly bite of…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:18am on December 8, 2024