Hansel and Gretel Reviews

Leo from London, England

FAB VERSION OF OLD TALE

Loved Simon Armitage take on this ….. really good fun with lovely actors, especially Hansel and Gretel. Loved the worm , cockroach, mouse and foxes too … and the Owl!!!! And Swan and swanny was hilarious !!! It was an alternative delight!!

Paula Harris from North East England

FABULOUS

Went to see this today. It was great fun. Poetry and rhyme was so clever. I'd read the reviews which weren't very kind but i honestly do think the 'professional ' reviewers have missed the mark. Yes, the storyline has changed, but so far as the kids are concerned, it makes absolutely no difference to them. They're not listening to it, they're seeing it. Its very visual and there's the bad guys and the good guys. Like all fairy tales thats the gist. I'd compare this to a mystery shopper. I work in retail and you can often pick them out, because they come in looking for something to complain about. You can give them 100% customer service and they'll still not be satisfied because theyre looking for something that isnt there. I thoroughly enjoyed it this Christmas show, everyone laughed at the craziness of it all and the applause from the audience spoke for itself. If you have a brain of your own, go see it for yourself and decide what YOU think.

L from London, England

CLEVER, HEARTWARMING, FUN

Competent and charming show with surprising depth character and contagious energy. Don't trust the other reviews!

Joanna Stone from London, England

FUN!

I was really disappointed to read all the negative reviews after buying tickets. Thoroughly enjoyed the show which had humour, music and a serious message. Enough colour and sound to entertain the kids and thought provoking for adults.

Collie from London, England

FUN FILLED ALTERNATIVE STORY

This is definitely a different take on the Grimm story. Good points lively interactive with audience participation. It’s deliberately grimy and raw and a bit rough around the edges. Could do better points, the narrator was lovely but very poor voice projection so could barely hear the words written by Simon Armitage such a shame as so much lost in the poor sound quality. To some extent that spoilt my viewing . Please use microphone. The voice just tailed off at times and nothing heard . I was in company and we all agreed spoilt the performance by sound quality. Sort that out and you would have a lively if quirky performance where the use of lovely words could be enjoyed. Is this a Globe thing ?

Carrie from London, England

I REALLY LOVED THIS

Unlike some of the other reviewers, I thought this was fabulous. It was an innovative rewriting of the tale and wondrously realised. I think being in the pit enhanced the production. We were gently guided to clear space for the action. We weren't unable to hear, perhaps that was proximity's favour. I found it moving. Joyous, funny and sad at different times. There were magical moments.

Becky from London, England

NOT AS BAD AS EVERYONE IS SAYING BUT..

Definitely not what I was expecting. Like others said, it’s a bit odd, they’re trying to do too much and I was left wondering what they were thinking during the weird rapping scene. The poster is false advertisement as the actual gingerbread house was just a plastic kind of shed. However my son (4) loved it. It had the vibe of Blippi live at times so I can see why. Would have loved for it to be more Christmassy and magical.

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