Full tour and casting announced for Matthew Bourne's SLEEPING BEAUTY 10th Anniversary production

New Adventures have announced the full tour dates and casting for the 10th anniversary production of Matthew Bourne's gothic romance, Sleeping Beauty.

The 2022/23 tour will visit 16 venues across all regions of England and the UK, making it the most wide-ranging, large-scale tour of any dance company in the UK.

The tour opens at Theatre Royal Plymouth on 12 November before visiting The Lowry, Salford, ahead of a seven-week Christmas season at Sadler’s Wells, London from 29 November 2022-15 January 2023. This year marks New Adventures’ 20th consecutive Christmas Season at Sadler’s Wells. 

The 2023 tour then continues to: Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Cardiff, Birmingham, Woking, Bradford, Bristol, Liverpool, Southampton, Canterbury, Norwich, Edinburgh, and Newcastle.

The stellar cast includes several original cast members as well as a young generation of performers new to this beloved production. 

Ashley Shaw returns to the iconic role of Princess Aurora, along with Katrina Lyndon making her debut in the role. Aurora’s devoted Leo will be played by Andrew Monaghan, with Stephen Murray and Rory Macleod both making their debuts in the role.

The Dark Fairy Carabosse and her son Caradoc feature debuts from Paris Fitzpatrick, Jackson Fisch and Ben Brown, whilst the vampiric Good Fairy Count Lilac will also be played by Paris Fitzpatrick along with Dominic North and Christopher Thomas, all making their debuts in this role.

Completing the cast are several original cast members: Sophia Hurdley, Daisy May Kemp and Danny Reubens, along with those making their debuts in Sleeping Beauty: Benjamin Barlow Bazeley, Stephanie Billers, Isaac Peter Bowry, Kayla Collymore, Jade Copas, Cameron Flynn, Shoko Ito, Kurumi Kamayachi, James Lovell, Enrique Ngbokota and Bryony Wood. 

This year, two New Adventures Emerging Artist Apprentices, Hannah Kremer, currently in her third year at Rambert, and Perreira Franque currently in his last year at Performers College, will both make their professional debuts in Sleeping Beauty.

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