Sleeping Beauty, Lighthouse Poole
CBEEBIES star Chris Jarvis is back at Lighthouse Poole this December for the annual panto spectacular Sleeping Beauty.
Created by the same team that brought the house down with Aladdin in 2023, Sleeping Beauty is also written and directed by Jarvis. Audiences can expect tons of laughter and spectacular special effects as he returns as Dame Nanny Nutkins and puts the magic into this classic fairytale.
He is joined by former EastEnders star Todd Carty, who will play King Tucker, with Sarah-Louise Young as bad fairy Carabosse and Josh Haberfield, who started his acting career with New Forest Players, as Harry.
West End players Isabella Kibble and Melaina Pecorini feature as Princess Rose and Fairy Sunbeam, with Tom Mann as the dashing Prince Ken.
Jarvis said: “It’s a real thrill to be coming back to Poole with a classic fairytale that’s filled with fun and magic the whole family will love.”
Sleeping Beauty follows the traditional story about the beautiful Princess Rose who, at her christening, is cursed by Carabosse the bad fairy to prick her finger on a spinning wheel before her 18th birthday and drop down dead. That horrible spell is changed by fairy godmother Sunbeam so that she will instead fall asleep for 100 years unless kissed by a handsome prince.
Rose is sent to live on Brownsea Island only returning to the castle on the eve of her 18th birthday when the curse will expire, but Carabosse has a terrible plan to spoil the day.
As the story unfolds the audience will meet the bumbling King, the zany Nanny Nutkins, and court jester Happy Harry – who’s actually the most sensible of them all.
“The Poole audience is so warm and generous, and every year the challenge is to top the year before, so we’ll make sure we’ve got all the traditional feel-good panto fun with loads of jokes and plenty of local references,” added Jarvis.
Sleeping Beauty is at Lighthouse Poole from Thursday 12th December to Sunday 5th January. Tickets are from £15. To book visit lighthousepoole.co.uk or call the box office on 01202 280000.
