THE GRAND HIGH WITCH
CHARACTER OVERVIEW:
The Grand High Witch is the leader of all the witches in the world. She is a terrifying, merciless leader who has “magic in her fingers and devilry dancing in her blood”. Her grand plan is to rid the world of children, frizzling them like fritters. The Grand High Witch wears a clever disguise as a glamorous young woman to disguise the pure horror underneath.
ABOUT PROPERTY:
“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.” This chilling children’s story has been a global sensation since its publication in 1983, becoming a top five title in multiple key markets including China, US and Europe. It was featured in BBC Culture’s Top 100 Children’s Books of All Time and the story has been adapted into two hit feature films. Previous licensing partnerships include M&S, Ready Brek and McDonalds. With a new musical recently premiered at the National Theatre in London, The Witches is going from strength to strength.
LIKES:
Frizzling children to a fritter
Potions
Disguises
DISLIKES:
Every child in the world
The smell of clean children
Witches disobeying her
FAVOURITE PHRASES:
“You may rrree-moof your gloves!”
“A vitch who dares to say I’m wrrrong vill not be vith us very long!”
“I demand maximum rrree-sults!”
