ADG Perspective

July-August 2020

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from the earth, and was then covered in white- washed bricks, all handmade by the plasterers. It was entered by way of a concealed staircase that led down from a broom cupboard. This large white space is the room where Gretel discovers the awful cannibalistic truth about the witch, and the real reason that the bounteous supply of food is neverending, when the world outside is wrought with famine. The proportion of the room was inspired by Italian fascist architecture, the room was stripped bare with all white for the walls. enny Oman had a not only huge, but also rather magnifi cent Nordic ash table made for this room, as much of the action revolved on and around it, I only hope it found a good home after the show, as it was a glorious piece of furniture. I was also uite taken by the body parts that were made by the incredible prop makers and are poured onto the table from a barrel by olda, so that she might turn them into food for the children to unsuspectingly gorge themselves on. Gretel & Hansel places an empowering feminist spin on the Grimm fairy tale, and simmering underneath is the idea of a mother who is eually creative and destructive. The witch really loves and respects Gretel as much as she wants to destroy her. The main lesson the witch tries to teach Gretel is that she alone has the power to shape her future, not any authority fi gure. The reality that Gretel has grown up in is one where she thinks young women are disposable and she should expect the least of everything. ut when she arrives at the witch's house, she learns that's upside down. olda is the most powerful creature by far. ADG 1 INT HOLDA'S - KILLING ROOM: HANSEL'S CAGE 1 INT HOLDA'S - KILLING ROOM: HANSEL'S CAGE FIRE PIT 2'-0" FARE BARS TO STRETCH ALONG THE WHOLE LENGTH - FRONT MIDDLE AND BACK OF FIRE PIT E F Jeremy Reed, Production Designer Christine McDonagh, Art Director Irina Kuksova, Assistant Art Director Brendan Rankin, Mary Pike Set Designers Jonathan McGonnell, Illustrator Anais Mulgrew, Graphic Artist Jenny Oman, Set Decorator D

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