Two children are abandoned by their parents in the forest because there is not enough food left for the whole family. The well-known fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm, which picks up topics such as fear, hope, poverty and abundance, cannibalism or death, is one of the most exciting but also the most disturbing bedtime stories told to children for several hundred years.

In the unique reinterpretation of the Estonian directors Ene-Liis Semper and Tiit Ojasoo and the musicians Peter Tägtgren (Pain), Jakob Juhkam and Till Lindemann (Rammstein) the fairy tale definitely remains one: disturbing.

Huge phantom faces, distorted bodies or latex monsters appear on gigantic projection surfaces as complex realities between perversion and poetry, humor and emotion. It is a fairy tale for adults, on the one hand the economic need as a major theme of our time as a starting point, and on the other lures and enchants the audience, only to scare him to death - just like the witch in her sugar house.

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Peter was interviewed by the website HeadBanger.ru about his upcoming Russian tour with his band PAIN. In that interview he was also asked about the music for the theatre play:

I also wanted to ask about Lindemann. I know that the ticket sales for the theatre play Hänsel & Gretel in Hamburg have started already. And it seems that we will be able to hear some music from both of you in this play. Is that the new music?
-Yeah! Brand new.

Specifically written for the theatre?
-Only written for the theatre, yep.

Wow, really?
-Till was at my place on Sunday and we were doing some songs. So it’s very for real.

Writing some songs? Wait, do you mean that they were not connected with the theatre thing?
-Well I can’t say too much! For the theatre we gave them 5 songs that they can use. They were written for the theatre. It sounds like Lindemann for sure.

Have you ever done something for the theatre before?
-No. Never.

Is that anyhow different?
-It’s complex, you know. Because directors are thinking different than musicians. They think with their eyes, while we think with our ears. So it’s tricky. But in the long run it works.

And how did it come about?
-Till’s daughter, Nelle, is involved in this project. She is like one of the chiefs for it. So he wants to support her. And he said to me like, “Hey! You’re supporting your son, now you have to help me with my daughter”. So we wrote some stuff together.

Is it the same as before: you write the music and Till writes the lyrics?
-Yeah.

And now you are doing something else as well?
-Yeah. I think we are trying to complete them out… Today! But it’s not gonna be called Lindemann though.

Really?
-Yeah. It will go with the theater thing. But this is a year ahead right now. It’s not gonna happen till next year – after Rammstein release an album. But the theatre has a premiere, I think, about April 15, 2018. So 5 songs will be there.

Well, these are, definitely, interesting news!
-It’s kind of complex to talk about. But you know – something is happening, for sure. Plus they are making the Rammstein album right now, you know. Getting into the fine-tuning of the last parts before they enter the studio and stuff. So it’s exciting!

And then it means Till will be free pretty soon as well.
-Yeah, but I mean of course they gonna tour and stuff like that as well. But when they are done and he feels ready then we do another Lindemann album.

source RammWiki