Sleeping Beauty

Princess Aurora is cursed by her aunt Carabosse and falls into a century-long sleep. This Birmingham Hippodrome pantomime follows the Prince’s attempt to break the spell, with magic, music, comedy and special effects. Rylan, Matt Slack, Zoe Birkett, Ben Culleton and Keziah Ibe are billed in the current cast.

Princess Aurora receives a cursed birthday gift from her aunt Carabosse; a prick from a bewitched spinning wheel sends her into a century of sleep. This pantomime follows the Prince’s attempt to break the spell, with magic, music, comedy and special effects. The cast billed for Birmingham is Rylan as the Diva of Dreams, Matt Slack as Lester the Jester, Zoe Birkett as Carabosse, Ben Culleton as Prince Peter and Keziah Ibe as Princess Aurora. The page also bills Andrew Ryan as the Queen. Sets and costumes are stated to come direct from The London Palladium.

Age guidance is 5+. Under-3s cannot be admitted; attendance for 3- and 4-year-olds is at parents’ discretion. The production may be loud, some scenes may frighten young children, and it includes occasional adult jokes.

Accessible performances: BSL interpreted by Rachel Tipping and Clare Edwards on Sun 10 Jan at 1pm and 5:15pm; captioned on Sun 17 Jan at 1pm and 5:15pm; audio described by Julia Grundy and Jonathan Nash on Wed 13 Jan at 2pm and Sat 16 Jan at 2:30pm; relaxed performance Thu 28 Jan at noon. Booking accessible performances requires the venue’s access registration; access advisors can be reached on 0121 689 1060.

Friends receive £5 off bands A–B or £6 off C–E, except Sat 19 Dec; limited availability. The family offer gives two under-16s half price with each full-paying adult: bands C–D on Sat 2 and Sun 3 Jan, then bands B–D from Wed 6 Jan (bands C–D only for the Sat 2:30pm performance). Maximum party size is nine; it cannot be combined with a group booking and excludes schools’ and relaxed performances. From Wed 6 Jan, under-16s, people aged 65+, full-time students and claimants receive £3 off band B and £4 off bands C–E, except Sat 2:30pm, schools’ and relaxed performances. From that date, two 65+ concessions also qualify for a third 65+ ticket free in bands B–E, with the same exclusions.

For Tue–Thu and Fri 8 and 29 Jan at 2pm from 6 Jan, groups in bands A–E save £4 each for 8+, £5 each plus one free ticket for 16+, £6 each plus two free tickets for 24+, and £7 each plus three free tickets for 50+. From 8 Jan, Fri and Sat 7:15pm and Sun 5:15pm performances in bands A–E offer £3 off each for 8+, £4 off each for 16+, and £5 off each plus one free ticket for 24+.

For under-18 education groups on Fri 15 and Fri 22 Jan at 1pm (bands A–F), groups of 10+ pay £21 per ticket including one lolly per child and receive one free teacher/supervising ticket (two for SEN groups). From 6 Jan, the same £21 offer applies to Tue–Thu and Fri 8 and 29 Jan at 2pm in bands D–F; free tickets exclude the lolly. Student, Passport to Leisure and Birmingham postcode standby tickets are released from 10am on the day, subject to availability, at the best available lowest price, up to two per booker; the postcode offer is for B6, B9, B10, B11 and B21. Ticket prices and offers may change, are subject to availability and may be withdrawn; restrictions, caps and expiry dates apply. Offers are non-retrospective, cannot be combined, and valid ID must be shown where applicable.