Cast and creatives announced for SLEEPING BEAUTY at Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch

Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch have revealed the full cast and creatives for their upcoming production of Sleeping Beauty, playing from 24 November-31 December 2022.

This year’s dame, Super Nanny, will be played by returning audience-favourite, Dominic Gee-Burch (The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ the Musical, Queen’s Theatre) who played the infamous Björn Nastee in last year’s pantomime Aladdin.

Also returning this year, direct from the UK tour as the alternate lead of the hit West End musical School of Rock, is Alex Tomkins playing King ‘Enry, and Laura Sillett (Dreamboats and Petticoats, UK tour) as Fairy Falalalalalalalala.

There are some new faces joining as part of the supremely talented actor-musician cast too. Ben Barrow (Footloose, UK tour) plays Proppa, Anna Fordham (Sunshine on Leith, Pitlochry Festival Theatre) plays Princess Raury, Jerome Lincoln (Whistle Down the Wind, The Watermill) plays Romford Prince, Marta Miranda (Guildford School of Acting graduate) plays Prim, and Hannah Woodward (The Wizard of Oz, Hartlepool Borough Hall) plays Vampira.

Sleeping Beauty is written by Andrew Pollard, with direction by Caroline Leslie, original music and lyrics by Tom Self, set and costume design by Dora Schweitzer, lighting by Stephen Pemble, and choreography by Lee Crowley.

Caroline Leslie, part of the Theatre’s Creative Leadership Team and Director of Sleeping Beauty said: “As regular aficionados of QTH Pantos will know, Andrew Pollard (writer of Aladdin and Robin Hood to name a few) writes hilarious dialogue and loves to put his characters into ever more challenging and ridiculous situations. The crucial thing was to find a team of actor-musicians with the comic ability to make Andrew’s text zing and the playing skills to realise Composer Tom Self’s brilliant and lively original songs that give the show it’s totally unique character. We’re pleased as punch with our excellent cast!”

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