Sleeping Beauty is the first pantomime by Author & Theatre Reviewer, Antony N Britt, with plans for more to come.
One of Antony N Britt’s aims is to remove stereotypes. Therefore, expect strong female characters who rescue helpless Princes. Also, no ugly sisters, just beautiful ones with dark personalities. And Dames these days should be more attractive drag instead of hairy men in dresses. Written for 21st century audiences and already performed successfully, Sleeping Beauty also contains many traditional pantomime elements audiences have enjoyed for years. Plus, with a script containing 65-70 minutes of dialogue, this leaves ample time for similar in songs for the ultimate musical theatre experience.
The Story
Welcome to the kingdom of Edsheeran, a land of magic, song and … chicken drumsticks! Well, not everything is straightforward, as King Stefan discovers when the evil witch, Maleficent places a curse on the young Princess Aurora.
Therefore, faced with the possibility of falling into a never-ending deep sleep, the princess is taken away to live in secret under the new name, Rose, by three, ahem, trustworthy witches.
Twelve years pass and it’s time for Rose to return home for her wedding to Prince Phillip, with all the grace and decorum of a princess. Okay … again, some things simply don’t go to plan. You see, Rose would rather dress like a boy, stealing from orchards while planning to mine diamonds in the Ariana Grande Mountains. Perhaps her friends, Nova and Nebula, can talk some sense into her. Then again …
Meanwhile, Maleficent has waited patiently and sends her servant to enlist help in making sure the curse is fulfilled.
Does Prince Phillip even want to marry the girl? And will he save the day? Only if Rose can rescue him first. And everyone else. Can Flora keep her two fellow witches under control? Will Fauna find a man? And does Merryweather ever stop eating? And just who is that bird thing which keeps flying around?
All will be revealed …
Script Hire Fees, based on theatre capacity:
Up to 150 seats £40 per performance
151 to 300 seats £50 per performance
301 to 500 seats £60 per performance
Over 500 seats Please ask for quote.
Video Licence and Editable Script included in above prices.
To hire Sleeping Beauty, you can use the contact function at the top of this page or direct at antonynbritt@gmail.com
Photos from the Aldridge Musical Comedy Society 2018 production of Sleeping Beauty.
Antony N Britt - Author 
HI Antony,
How are you? I hope you are well. This sounds very interesting! Are they allowing you to do plays for audiences where you live? This pandemic is crazy, isn’t it? If more people took it seriously, maybe it would disappear sooner. Anyway, I just wanted to say Hi, and see how you are doing. Take carew!,
Cindy
Hi … Yes, all well. We’ve not been able to rehearse or perform but can meet restricted from May and fully from June, bar any setbacks. My company are doing my version of Cinderella in October, so all being well, we’ll be on stage for the first time in 2 years. Hope all is well with you.