Theatre in English

Last Thursday 31st January, students from Escola Ronçana went to La Fàbrica to see a theatre play in English. The 1^st, 2^nd and 3r graders saw Hansel and Gretel and the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th graders saw Treasure Island.

Hansel and Gretel is a well-known German fairy tale recorded by the Brothers Grimm. The tale has been adapted to various media such as an opera or a theatre play.

Hansel and Gretel are the children of a poor woodcutter. When a famine settles over the land, the woodcutter's wife (stepmother to Hansel and Gretel) decides to take the children into the woods and leave them there. After days of wandering, they discover a large cottage built of gingerbread, cakes, and candy, with window panes of clear sugar. The children begin to eat the roof, when the door opens and a woman invites them to go inside, with the promise of soft beds, delicious food, and a hot bath. However, this kindly woman is indeed a bad witch who wants to cook and eat them. One day, the witch prepares the oven to cook Hansel. She asks Gretel to check when the fire is hot enough. Gretel pretends she does not understand what she means.The witch gets angry and demonstrates, and Gretel pushes her into the oven. Gretel frees Hansel from the cage and the pair discover a vase full of treasure and precious stones. putting the jewels into their clothing, the children set off for home. Their father is happy to see them safe. With the witch's treasure, they all live happily ever after. 

Here is a piece of the theatre play performed by a theatre company called Theatre4schools. 

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Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author RobertLouis Stevenson and it is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels.

The story begins at ‘The Admiral Benbow’ inn. Jim Hawkins, an enthusiastic boy, wants to travel around the world and live new adventures. One day a mysterious stranger called Billy Bones dies in the inn. He’s got a treasure map and Jim gets it. Jim takes the map to Squire Trelawnet and Doctor Livesey who realize that it shows where Captain Flint, a pirate, buried his treasure. They decide to go and find the treasure on a ship called the ‘Hispaniola’. However, the ship’s cook, Long John Siler, and the rest of the crew want to kill them and keep the treasure map. Once they arrive on Skeleton Island, Jim, Dr Livesey and Squire try to escape from them. They are aided by Ben Gunn, a pirate marooned on the island. Jim and the others ultimately prevail over the pirates and return home with the treasure. Silver notably escapes with some of the money.

Here is a piece of the theatre play performed by a theatre company called Theatre4schools. 

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