A Benjamin Pollock's Toyshop Original
Specifications
This utterly bewitching illustrated toy theatre recreates the scary story of Hansel & Gretel, tempted into the Wicked Witch’s beautiful gingerbread house. Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ uniquely expressive painterly style evokes the story’s darker undercurrents, yet is peppered with delicious sweets and candies.
Experience the magic of the story with this toy theatre set. It includes a proscenium, stage, six backcloths, two side wings, 14 characters/props, and a Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop curtain. Immerse yourself in the eerie and enthralling tale through the artist’s enchanting script. Use scissors or a craft knife to make up the theatre.
Elevate your collection with the luxurious third edition of Hansel & Gretel Toy Theatre. The deluxe set includes a beautiful paper folder for storing model pieces. Accompanied by a 12-page A6 booklet with a script, instructions, and a miniature poster, this set allows for a captivating performance of ‘Hansel & Gretel at Jury Lane.’
Printed in London, just steps away from the authentic Victorian Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop in Hoxton, this lithographic release embodies the artistic vision of the original work by celebrated artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins. Listen to Clive on our podcast Holding Up the Queue
Advice on age and difficulty level: The Hansel & Gretel Toy Theatre is sophisticated in its design but simple in construction. Whilst scissors or a craft knife and additional materials such as a cutting mat and steel rule will give you a very polished finish, the theatre is also suitable for beginners and younger children with supervision.
- Illustrator
- Clive Hicks-Jenkins
- Assembled HxWxD cm
- H26xW19xD9.5cm
- Flat packed HxWxD cm
- A4 folder containing 6 sheets and A5 booklet
- Materials
- A4 Colour Prints on 300gsm card
- Country of Origin
- UK
- Age Suitability
- 12 years +
About Clive Hicks-Jenkins
Welsh artist Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ love of toy theatres has proved a lifelong inspiration for his successful creative career, which has also encompassed choreography, puppetry and theatre design.
Described by Simon Callow as ‘one of the most individual and complete artists of our time’, Clive has designed a toy theatre for Pollocks, thereby ticking off one of his life ambitions. His Pollock’s design forms part of his Hansel & Gretel opus which includes an illustrated darker version of the story for St Judes as well as a theatre production with words by Simon Armitage.
