Times are tough for the family in the wood They’d eat like kings if only they could But hunger gnaws – famine stalks the land Something quite wicked has the upper hand!Poor mother and father must do "what is best"…And Hansel and Gretel will be put to the test!Armed with their very last slice of bread Will they eat to survive Or ……..leave ..a……………………..trail……………………………..home……………………………………….instead? The school edition of Carl Grose and Kneehigh Theatre Company’s acclaimed version of Hansel & Gretel, which includes notes for teachers and those studying the play for GCSE English, as written by Anthony Banks.