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Hansel and Gretel review

“Discordant Brothers Grimm adaptation”
ReviewsDec 9, 2024by Ian ShineShakespeare’s Globe, London
Yasemin Özdemir and Ned Costello in Hansel and Gretel at Shakespeare's Globe, London. Photo: Ellie Kurttz
Yasemin Özdemir and Ned Costello in Hansel and Gretel at Shakespeare's Globe, London. Photo: Ellie Kurttz
Reworking of the Brothers Grimm by poet laureate Simon Armitage, directed by Nick Bagnall, doesn’t seem to know whether it’s a kids’ show, a Christmas show, both or neither

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