Beauty and the Beast
Our annual Christmas show takes a classic fairy tale and turns it on its head. Full of songs, silliness and festive fun.
1 - 30 December 2023
From £10
The Round
Approx. 2h (including interval)
About
What's in a name?
It's something you've got no control over really, unless you choose it yourself - and Beauty definitely DIDN'T choose hers!
I mean, imagine being called Beauty. Pressure or what? Judging on appearance is so rude! Especially when everyone in the Kingdom says that her elder sisters are both, well, beautiful.
Beauty's never been into all that. She likes her scruffy playing out clothes, she likes climbing trees, eating sausages, going to market with her Dad, loves Christmas and adores adventures.
Which is handy...
Because when her Dad gets lost one night and strays into the grounds of an unusual castle, he is captured by something. Something big. And scary. And beastly.
And Beauty isn't going to wait around for a rescue party. Oh no. She's off to the castle to find out what this something is... and sort it out!
This Christmas, the team behind Cinderella are back and up to their old tricks again. Expect songs, silliness, thrills, spills and more festive cheer than you can shake a sausage on a stick at!
Praise for previous Christmas shows:
★★★★★
“Sparkling”
Northern Soul
★★★★★
“Inspired”
The Reviews Hub
Audience reactions to previous Christmas shows:
“Brimming with energy, fun and originality. Who thinks pantos are just for children?”
“A brilliant bundle of sparkly silliness”
“Bright, energetic, over the top, sparkly Christmas fun”
“We LOVED it. Innovative, riotously funny and engaging”
“Best Christmas show in town. Full of sparkle, positivity and interaction”
“You have just re-awakened my love for the theatre”
“Made me roar with laughter”
“Oh my you did it again Stephen Joseph, the show was amazing”
Performance times: 11am/1pm/3pm/6pm/7pm
Socially distanced performance: Monday 4 December, 7pm
Bringing the family? Get 10% off groups of 4+ using offer code GROUP - excludes £10 tickets.
Accessible performances:
Dementia-friendly & captioned: Thursday 28 December, 1pm
Captioned: Thursday 28 December, 6pm
BSL interpreted & audio-described: Friday 29 December, 1pm (BSL trailer here)
Relaxed: Friday 15 December, 11am - please book via the Box Office on 01723 370541 or [email protected].
Age guidance: 6+ (younger children welcome, kids under 18months go free but still need a ticket)
Schools
We have special performances just for schools, follow this link for more information.
Credits
By Madame LePrince de Beaumont
Adapted by Nick Lane
Director: Paul Robinson
Set & Costume Design: Helen Coyston
Associate Designer: Eve Oakley
Lighting Design: Mark 'Tigger' Johnson
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Dates
Friday
1st December
7:00pm
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Saturday
2nd December
7:00pm
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Monday
4th December
7:00pm
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Tuesday
5th December
7:00pm
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Friday
8th December
7:00pm
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Saturday
9th December
1:00pm
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Saturday
9th December
6:00pm
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Friday
15th December
7:00pm
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Saturday
16th December
1:00pm
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Saturday
16th December
6:00pm
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Wednesday
20th December
7:00pm
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Thursday
21st December
7:00pm
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Friday
22nd December
7:00pm
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Saturday
23rd December
1:00pm
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Saturday
23rd December
6:00pm
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Sunday
24th December
11:00am
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Sunday
24th December
3:00pm
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Tuesday
26th December
6:00pm
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Wednesday
27th December
1:00pm
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Thursday
28th December
1:00pm
From £10
Thursday
28th December
6:00pm
From £10
Friday
29th December
1:00pm
From £10
Friday
29th December
6:00pm
From £10
Saturday
30th December
1:00pm
From £10
Saturday
30th December
6:00pm
From £10
Sponsor
Beauty and the Beast is sponsored by Boyes.
FAQ's
Re-sales & exchanges: We must have the ticket at the Box Office in order to perform a re-sale or exchange. We regret we cannot refund money but four or more days prior to the performance we will exchange it for an alternative performance, within three days of the performance we will attempt to re-sell the ticket on your behalf. Both services are subject to a charge of £1.50 per ticket. Latecomers: Anyone arriving once the performance has begun will not be admitted until a suitable break which, on occasion, may be the interval. Content: Where possible we do indicate if strong language and/or adult content is used. Customers are advised to contact the Box Office with any concerns before booking tickets. Please note: the re-sale of tickets is prohibited.
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