Hansel and Gretel

An old, old story whose characters come to life in the hands of fairytale forest sprites — a puppet show for children over 3. Dramatization and direction: Iro Petkov and Simona Nanova. Set design: Silva Bachvarova. Music: Metodi Ivanov. Starring Simona Nanova and Rosen Rusev. The story of Hansel and Gretel exactly as the Brothers Grimm told it — the pebbles, the breadcrumbs, the marvelous sugar house, and how Gretel pushes the Witch into the oven. Awarded at the Borborak children's festival (Smolyan), First Prize at the European Puppet Festival Hamburg '99, and noted at the Mini Theatre Festival Ljubljana 2005. Performed in Bulgarian, German and French.