{"id":1469,"date":"2012-09-06T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-06T22:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:10:29","slug":"hansel-and-gretel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1469","title":{"rendered":"Hansel and Gretel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1471\" title=\"logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>I love to see large crowds of children excited about the theatre, as I saw at<em> Hansel and Gretel<\/em> playing as part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticfringe.ca\">Atlantic Fringe Festival<\/a> and I wish that there were more offerings for children throughout the Fringe here because theatre for young audiences is so important and our children deserve to have quality theatre available to them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">During<a href=\"http:\/\/www.easternfronttheatre.com\"> Eastern Front Theatre\u2019s<\/a><strong>SuperNova Festival<\/strong> there was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/archives\/1174\">a panel discussion <\/a>that I attended all about theatre for young people and how difficult it can be (and yet how essential) to create theatre for young audiences that plays to their sensibilities but that does not underestimate their sensitivity, intuitiveness or their intelligence. Often writing a successful play for children as an adult is more difficult than writing for audiences our own age.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Typically when I am in a room filled with children at the theatre I like to watch their responses to the play carefully as it gives me a better gauge of the effectiveness of the piece. The children at\u00a0<em>Hansel and Gretel<\/em> were beautifully well behaved and listened very well but they were very quiet and subdued throughout, which mirrored my experience of the play as well. It was easy enough to follow along with the story but there was nothing to get particularly excited about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Hansel and Gretel<\/em> is an interesting fairy tale because even in its original version it is Gretel who saves her brother from being eaten by the witch. I wondered then why, in 2012, Carolyn Thomas and Zara Tufts, two female playwrights, would decide to gender this story so archaically. Emily Pettet\u2019s Gretel is characterized as being consistently both hungry and dumb, while Hansel is bright and clever. He is genuinely shocked when she is able to be cunning enough to spring him from his cage. If we are hoping to teach children about gender equality it is far more effective to set it up as the norm rather than the exception. There should be no question that a little girl can save her brother from a witch unless we are presenting a play to Mitt Romney.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think that Thomas and Tufts have some strong potential for creating work for young audiences but I would encourage them to take far more risks with their work and to think of the iconic young characters from the children\u2019s literature cannon: Matilda Wormwood, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Lucy Pevensie, Dorothy Gale, James Henry Trotter, they are all very clever, imaginative, unique and extraordinary children as I believe all children are in their own way. Children gravitate towards these characters because they are interesting, exciting, inspiring, but also, I think, because they see themselves reflected in them and the potential for who they can grow to be. I would encourage Tufts and Thomas to let their imaginations roam farther and rather than trying to pander to what they think children should be sure to like, to do good by the inner child in themselves instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/3-of-5-stars4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1470\" title=\"3 of 5 stars\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/3-of-5-stars4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hansel and Gretel plays at the DanSpace (1531 Grafton Street) at the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thursday September 6th at 5:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Friday September 7th at 5:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Saturday September 8th at 4:20pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sunday September 9th at 12:00pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It is $5.00; to book tickets\u00a0please\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticfringe.ca\/\">this website<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0(902) 999-7469 or visit the Box Office at the Seaport Farmers\u2019 Market at\u00a0Pavilion\u00a020 on Marginal Road. Tickets are also available at the venue A HALF HOUR before the show. 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