The Witches
"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear."
This is a story about real witches. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ordinary... The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her...
Meet the characters
Boy
Resilient, resourceful and brave, when the Boy discovers the Grand High Witch’s terrible plan, he’ll do whatever it takes to stop her - even if it means a brush with the Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker…
Grandmamma
Grandmamma is more than a brave and formidable woman - she’s a retired witch-hunter, and uses everything she’s learnt to keep her grandson alert to the dangers the Witches pose.
The Grand High Witch
The Grand High Witch is the leader of all the witches in the world. Her grand plan is to rid the world of children entirely, a scheme which involves every single one of her followers coming together. She wears a clever disguise as a glamourous young woman to hide the pure horror underneath.
Bruno Jenkins
Bruno is a little boy with an enormous appetite, who happens to be staying at the Hotel Magnificent when The Witches arrive. Unfortunately, that appetite leads him into a rather sticky situation.
Mr Stringer
The manager of the Hotel Magnificent, Mr Stringer likes everything to be in its place - but he gets more than he bargained for when The Witches come to stay…
Read the book
Puffin Edition
by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
Classic Edition
by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake
Everything you know about witches is wrong...
Forget the silly pointy hats and broomsticks: they’re the most dangerous creatures on earth. And now they’ve come up with their most evil plan yet. The only thing standing in their way is Luke and his Gran. But he’s ten and she’s got a dodgy heart. Time is short, danger is everywhere, and they’ve got just one chance to stop the witches from squalloping every stinking little child in England.
The Witches is a rip-roaring musical version of Roald Dahl’s timeless tale, filled with wit, daring and heart.
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