Plested, Brown & Wilsher bring Sleeping Beauty panto to Salisbury Playhouse

DAZZLING dancers, laugh-out-loud hilarity and sparkling songs are set to delight families as Sleeping Beauty opens at Salisbury Playhouse.

The colourful panto has been masterminded by top writing trio Plested, Brown & Wilsher who are returning to Salisbury for a third year following the success of last year’s Dick Whittington, which was nominated for Best Pantomime at the 2024 UK Pantomime Association Awards.

This year the reimagined story promises to deliver a hefty dose of pure festive joy with a live band performing alongside the talented cast.

Ryan McBryde returns to the Playhouse to direct Claudia Kariuki as Fairy Frappucino, Lottie Mae O’Kill as Princess Stella, Neal Craig as King Arthur Rightus, Scotty Armstrong as Dame Nanny Fanny Adams, Natasha O’Brien as Fairy Badflix, and Joseph Peacock as Mike the Magnificent.

Opening this week, audiences are invited to embark on an unforgettable adventure as Princess Stella falls under the wicked curse of evil Fairy Badflix, doomed to sleep for a hundred years.

But can her loyal friends and family break the spell? Will the forces of good triumph over evil? And is there a charming prince in Salisburyshire ready to save the day?

Panto writers Clare Plested, Adam Brown and Amanda Wilsher are a comedy writing team with over 20 years' experience writing, directing and performing comedy theatre. Theatre credits include Dick Whittington, Cinderella (Salisbury Playhouse), and Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Aladdin and Sleeping Beauty (Corn Exchange Newbury). Supported by The Arts Council, the company had six acclaimed runs at the Edinburgh Festival, 10 nationwide tours and toured internationally.

Sleeping Beauty is at Salisbury Playhouse until Sunday 12th January. Tickets are from £18. For more information and bookings visit www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk