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Hansel and Gretel (Robbins)

  • Norman Robbins
  • Full Length Play, Pantomime, Fables/Folktales
  • 3M, 4F, 6M or F
  • ISBN: 9780573164026

Hansel and Gretel presented in pantomime format.

  • Full Length Play
  • Pantomime, Fables/Folktales
  • 120 minutes

  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Opportunity for Spectacle
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Senior Theatre
Hansel and Gretel presented in pantomime format.

Set in the village of Pumpernickel, the forest fairy and Attrocia, the witch, battle for the villagers. 

Attrocia builds the gingerbread house to entice the children, Hansel and Gretel, but events stop short before they are eaten, although the witch gets her just desserts!

Full of fun, comedy routines and laughter, this is family entertainment at its best.

Premiere Production: First production 2005. To date, nearly 70 productions.
  • Casting: 3M, 4F, 6M or F
  • Casting Attributes: Flexible casting
  • Casting Notes: Dame preferably played by a man - not as a female impersonator. Karl preferably played by a woman (Principal boy character). Chorus of villagers, fairies, gingerbread men, servans, gypsies, mice, etc: any age groups or gender.

  • FAIRY (F)
    ATTROCIA (F or M)
    KARL (F or M)
    DAME (M or F)
    SIR RUPERT (M)
    LUCY (F)
    HANSEL & GRETEL (M & F)
    POTZ & PANZ (M or F)
    DICKIE DYMWIT (M or F)
    MELINDRA (F)
    RODERIGO (M)
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    Hansel and Gretel presented in pantomime format.

    Set in the village of Pumpernickel, the forest fairy and Attrocia, the witch, battle for the villagers. 

    Attrocia builds the gingerbread house to entice the children, Hansel and Gretel, but events stop short before they are eaten, although the witch gets her just desserts!

    Full of fun, comedy routines and laughter, this is family entertainment at its best.

    First production 2005. To date, nearly 70 productions.

    $24.95