Hansel and Gretel (Shakespeare's Globe)
Hansel and Gretel (Shakespeare's Globe)
Closed 1h 0m London: Southwark
65% 96 reviews
65%
(96 Ratings)
Positive
56%
Mixed
11%
Negative
33%
Members say
Great acting, Disappointing, Absorbing, Confusing, Slow

About the Show

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's new adaptation of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale.

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Critic Reviews (7)

London Theatre
December 9th, 2024

"a short and sweet Christmas treat"
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Time Out London
December 6th, 2024

"Simon Armitage’s outdoor take on Hansel and Gretel is a bittersweet treat"
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The Arts Desk
December 7th, 2024

"Songs and sweeties, but insufficient sourness and sadism for fans of fairytales"
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The Stage (UK)
December 9th, 2024

"Pick’n’mix production fails to hit the sweet spot"
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All That Dazzles (UK)
December 6th, 2024

"struggles to satisfactorily meld the horror of warfare and the fairytale classic together"
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The Guardian (UK)
December 8th, 2024

"Simon Armitage’s sugar-rush adaptation is stuffed with sweet treats"
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Everything Theatre (UK)
December 13th, 2024

"It’s a shameless plot twist appropriate for a show that doesn’t"
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