Hansel & Gretel

Mix four members of a starving family and a spilled jug of milk, children lost in a magic forest, desperate parents, and a voracious witch with a strangely oversized oven. Blend these ingredients with the original Grimms fairy tale, folk music traditions of Germany and America, and a dollop of Tim Burton style black comedy. Bake well and we get a tasty new twist on a classic tale. Music lovers will be treated to Bob Banghart's new arrangement of this musical classic and families will feast on the story of two children holding themselves and their family together.

This quirky and hilarious new play transforms an anonymous personal ad into a zany and brilliant riff on the fragility of existence and the resilience of life- large and small- on Earth. Told with wit, intelligence and compassion, Peter Sinn Nachtreib is a writer to watch.