English Pocket Opera Company present unique ‘promenade’ performances of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel A collaboration with: BA (Hons) Performance Design and Practice course of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design (part of University of the Arts London).

Come and join Hansel and Gretel on their journey into the fairytale forest as they meet a cuckoo, a ‘sandman’ and triumph over Rosey Lickspittle, the grimmest of all witches who wants to eat them after turning them into gingerbread. A ‘promenade’ operatic adventure for all the family the like of which you will never have had before. EPOC’s cast of professional soloists will lead you round Central St. Martin’s spectacular new building at Kings Cross (including the Platform Theatre, Studio Theatre and ‘Street’) through 8 scenes in 8 different locations designed by 8 up-and-coming young designers. Come and join the adventure!

Audience members will be asked to walk from scene to scene.
The performance will last a maximum of 90 mins. It is suitable for wheelchair users.

	Platform Theatre, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London, Handyside Street, King’s Cross, London N1C 4AA. (Please note that the theatre is so new it does not yet appear on Google Maps or Sat Nav)
	Hansel	Hannah Pedley
	Gretel	Pamela Hay
	Witch/Mother	Anna Gregory
	Father	Wyn Pencarreg
	Director	Mark Tinkler
	MD/Pianist	Philip Voldman
	Pianist	Sonia Ben-Santamaria
	Lighting	Fridthjofur Thorsteinsson
	Designers	Mine Arsay, Amani Al-Kidwa, Ruta Irbite, Rosie Cunningham, Gabriella Malewska, Yuji Suzuki, Bryony Edwards, Seyoung Jeong

Now in its 6th year, this project is a unique collaboration between an undergraduate course within an art school (within a university), an opera company, a theatre and several London schools.

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