Title 'Hansel & Gretel' in a forest setting with two silhouettes.

Hansel and Gretel (Banks)

by Greg Banks

Lost in a shadowy forest where hunger whispers and danger hides behind every tree, siblings Hansel and Gretel must rely on their wits, courage, and each other to find their way home. When they happen upon a mysterious cottage, the children discover that cleverness and loyalty to each other may be their only escape from the evil witch. Woven with imagination and a touch of magic, this playful yet dark retelling brings the classic Grimm story to life reminding us that even in the darkest woods, light can be found in those you love. 

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Quick Details

  • Type: Play with Music
  • Estimated Run Time: 60 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 3 actors play 5 roles

Full Details

Roles:

  • Gretel
  • Hansel/Dad
  • Mother/Witch

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package
  • Orchestrations by Thomas Johnson

Greg Banks

Greg Banks' work as an actor, writer and director has taken him all over the world from Singapore to Seattle via  the Arctic Circle. Greg's plays include Tir Na N'og (Travelling Light/West End, Broadway, Touring Winner of Samuel Beckett Award/TMA nominee for best play for young people 1998), Why The Whales Came (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ Theatre Alibi/West End) Dorian Grey (American Drama Group/International touring) Too  Many Cooks (Travelling Light) Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone (Minneapolis Children's Theatre) Me and My Shadow (Theatre Alibi) Snow Queen (Norden farm) Arabian Nights, Hansel\n and Gretel, Keep on Moving, (Fair Game Theatre.) He has directed for many companies including The Bristol Old Vic (Endgame), The Unicorn Children's Theatre London (The Wizard of Oz), Minneapolis Children's Theatre (Romeo and Juliet. Winner of the 2009 Ivey award for Direction and voted best play of 2009 by Twin Cities.com, Antigone, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood) Vedogon Theatre, Moscow (Comedy Of Errors) American Drama Group (The Great Gatsby.) The Birmingham Stage Company (Kensukes Kingdom; nominated for a 2006 T.M.A. award, Treasure Island, Why The Whales Came),Polka Children's Theatre, (Just So by Jamila Gavin) New Perspectives, Travelling Light (Stones, Tir Na N'og, Too Many Cooks), M6 Theatre Company (Forever, Peacemaker, Trouble)1157 Performance Company, Seattle Children's Theatre and The New York State Theatre (Tempest, King of Shadows by Adrian Mitchell).

Learn more about Greg at www.gregbankstheatredirector.co.uk

 

Originally commissioned and produced by Fair Game Theatre, UK