This is a faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story in which Boy and his Grandmother defeat the Grand High Witch and her followers, who are holding a Conference in an English seaside hotel. During the struggle, Boy gets turned into a mouse.
The Witches are nothing like the ones who wear pointed hats and fly on broomsticks – they look very much like ordinary women, which helps their deception. The play offers many opportunities for illusions and inventive puppetry. Humour is provided by the vulgar Jenkins family, whose son, Bruno, also becomes a mouse.
“… cracking adaptation …”
- The Guardian
“The Witches is a total delight.”
- Evening Standard
“… this
vermonious entertainment has a good hiss-and-boo rating and can be warmly
recommended to dutiful parents as well as to their children.”
- Sunday Telegraph
“… while the kids will be thrilled by the dazzling illusions
and the complex puppetry, their parents will be no less engaged by the sly
humour that lurks within this ostensibly frivolous confection.”
- What’s On
“Innovative, ingenious and full of warmth and humour, this
was family entertainment at its best.”
- Bath Evening Chronicle
“This is going to be an enduring classic.”
- Bristol Evening Post
“David Wood’s adaptation is unmissable for kids and adults
alike.”
- Glasgow Evening Times
“This stylish adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches is so
utterly beguiling, it carries you along on a glorious journey of fiendish
fantasy. The Witches is top drawer family entertainment – chilling but
thrilling!”
- Bournemouth Evening Echo
