Sleeping Beauty | Pantomime
Sun, 08 Dec
|Lawson Field Theatre
Evolution Theatre Company perform this musical comedy take on the old, traditional fairy-tale.
Time & Location
08 Dec 2024, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Lawson Field Theatre, 7 Fitzherbert Street, Whataupoko, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
Sleeping Beauty: The Pantomime, by Ben Crocker is based on the original tale of a princess that is cursed by a wicked fairy to die. A good fairy is able to change the curse to sleep for 100 years to be woken eventually by the kiss of a true prince.
A Pantomime is a musical comedy take on an old, traditional fairy-tale. Made up of slapstick comedy, witty puns, word play, chase scenes, messy scenes, song and dance, and plenty of audience participation. The audience is prompted from their seats by the cast. Plenty of silly jokes and fun for the young children, but also lots of adult humour that will sail over the heads of the little ones. Keeping with Panto tradition, there is a Dame (played by a male).
The ETC team are performing 5 shows -- two evening shows and two matinees -- across 4 days. Don't…