Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty (2023)
Matthew Bourne choreographs this version of Tchaikovsky's ballet performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre. Bourne sets the first part of the story in 1890, the year in which Tchaikovsky completed his version of Charles Perrault's classic fairy tale, with Beauty pricking herself on the poisoned rose in 1911 and awakening 100 years later in the contemporary world.
Directors: Ross MacGibbon, Matthew Bourne.
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Ashley Shaw as Aurora |
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Andrew Monaghan as Leo |
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Paris Fitzpatrick as Count Lilac |
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Ben Brown as Carabosse/Caradoc |
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Danny Reubens as King Benedict |
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Stephanie Billers as Queen Eleanor |
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Daisy May Kemp as Miss Maddox |
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Kayla Collymore as Fairies |
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Shoko Ito as Fairies |
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Kurumi Kamayachi as Fairies |
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Stephen Murray as Fairies |
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Enrique Ngbokota as Fairies |
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Isaac Peter Bowry as Royal Household |
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Jade Copas as Royal Household |
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Rory Macleod as Royal Household |
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Benjamin Barlow Bazeley as Aristocrats |
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Cameron Flynn as Aristocrats |
| Directing | Ross MacGibbon | Director |
| Directing | Matthew Bourne | Director |
| Crew | Matthew Bourne | Choreographer |
| Sound | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | Music |
| Art | Lez Brotherston | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lez Brotherston | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Paule Constable | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Paul Groothuis | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Christopher Marney | Associate Choreographer |
| Sound | Brett Morris | Conductor |
| Production | Robert Noble | Executive Producer |