Hansel & Gretel
Upfront Arts Venue - Puppet Theatre - Cafe - Gallery - Music - Accommodation, Cumbria, CA11 9TG
Wednesday 5th August 2026 - Monday 31st August 2026
A marionette puppet show with scenery, special effects & musical score.
Left behind in the forest, can two innocent children survive? Hansel is quite smart, but it takes his sister Gretel to save the day and bring about a happy ending.
The show takes you on a magical journey into the woods, where the children are led by a magic bird to a house made of sweets. The witch leads them inside where she catches Hansel in a cage, ready to eat him. Gretel has a plan and tricks the witch and pushes her into her own oven.
Everything ends happily ever after.
FOLLOWING THE SHOW:
Meet the puppeteers and puppets, ask questions, see how things work & take photographs.
Left behind in the forest, can two innocent children survive? Hansel is quite smart, but it takes his sister Gretel to save the day and bring about a happy ending.
The show takes you on a magical journey into the woods, where the children are led by a magic bird to a house made of sweets. The witch leads them inside where she catches Hansel in a cage, ready to eat him. Gretel has a plan and tricks the witch and pushes her into her own oven.
Everything ends happily ever after.
FOLLOWING THE SHOW:
Meet the puppeteers and puppets, ask questions, see how things work & take photographs.