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Royal Ballet: Hansel and Gretel " review by Judith Mackrell

Linbury Studio, LondonAs Liam Scarlett premieres his first full-length narrative ballet, it's clear he has some very nasty things in the woodshed of his imagination. Not even the brothers Grimm could rival the troubling nightmare into which Scarlett has transformed the story of Hansel and Gretel.The witch in the woods is dead, but in her place is a paedophile, obsessed with children and toys, and a Sandman accomplice…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:52AM on May 9, 2013

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