Hansel & Gretel
Book: Fred Abrahamse & Marcel Meyer
Music & Lyrics: Marcel Meyer
Direction: Fred Abrahamse
Musical Direction: Marcel Meyer
Set Design: Fred Abrahamse
Costume Design: Marcel Meyer
Lighting Design: JP Wilson
2011 Cast: Steven van Wyk, Jenny Stead, Chanel de Jager, Mark Sykes
2013 Cast: Steven van Wyk, Natasha Dryden, Candice van Litsenborgh, Earl Gregory
2014 Cast: Ryan Arnold, Maryanne van Eyssen, Candice van Litsenborgh, Gordon van der Spuy
Venues & Dates: Canal Walk Theatre [2011], Flipside Baxter Theatre Centre [6 December 2013 – 11 January 2014], Cape Gate [11 December 2014 – 10 January 2015]
About: An original musical adaptation of the beloved Brother’s Grimm Fairy-tale.
What the Press Said:
“Almost perfect in every way. You couldn’t come up with more ideal holiday entertainment for the kiddies if you had the purse of a Saudi Prince at your disposal, and parents will love the show just as much as the little ones will…I cannot remember anything approaching the sheer professional gloss of Hansel and Gretel…Abrahamse deserves real credit for treating his primarily diminutive audience no different to the adult ones he entertains at professional theatres. With the help of his partner in crime Meyer, who contributed the catchy and quite wonderful songs and who also designed the costumes, he has crafted something that is sure to leave an indelible impression on the young ones” THE NEXT 48 HOURS
THE NEXT 48 HOURS list Hansel & Gretel as one of the top 5 theatre productions of 2011.