“ANSĪTIS UN GRIETIŅA” is a puppet theatre production at Liepājas Latviešu biedrības nams in Liepāja on 22 November 2026. Based on the Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, this “truly sweetly dark fairy tale” is intended for children aged 5 to 15 and their accompanying adults; the performance lasts 50 minutes. Ansītis and Grietiņa are taken into the forest, where they encounter fear, a witch and the challenges of growing up. In an ironic contemporary setting, the production explores relationships between children and parents, the pressures of poverty, popular culture and commerce, excessive sugar consumption, dependence on devices and substances, overparenting and unequal perceptions of gender roles. The performance is in Latvian.