SLEEPING BEAUTY TO RESIDE AT REVAMPED CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE THIS WINTER

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE NOW FOR CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE’S PANTOMIME SLEEPING BEAUTY – THE FIRST PRODUCTION TO PLAY IN THEIR NEWLY TRANSFORMED AUDITORIUM THIS WINTER

 THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 25 – SUNDAY 4 JANUARY 26

TICKETS ON SALE HERE

Rachel Tackley, Interim Creative Director and Co-CEO, and the whole team at Cambridge Arts Theatre is thrilled to announce that tickets are on sale now for this year’s Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty, the first production in their newly transformed auditorium after closing its doors for redevelopment works in January 2025. Sleeping Beauty will play from Thursday 27 November until Sunday 4 January, with a press performance on Tuesday 2 December.

Sleeping Beauty at the Cambridge Arts Theatre

 In an enchanted kingdom Princess Rose is cursed on the day of her christening by the wicked Carabosse. The Princess is destined to prick her finger on a spinning wheel before her eighteenth birthday, falling into a deep slumber for 100 years unless awakened by true love’s kiss.

 For her own protection Rose is sent to live deep within the Botanic Gardens, only returning to Trumpington Castle on the eve of her eighteenth birthday. However, Carabosse has other ideas… Who will take the perilous journey to save the kingdom from the evil fairy’s spell, once and for all?

Cambridge Arts Theatre is currently undergoing a transformational redevelopment project, made possible by a generous £16 million gift from Lord David and Dame Susie Sainsbury via the Gatsby Charitable Foundation. The redevelopment project, designed by architect Ian Chalk, includes a total refurbishment of the current 666 seat auditorium,  new seating and a redesigned balcony to improve sight lines and audience comfort, improved acoustic performance and a new technical infrastructure.

Sleeping Beauty is directed by Michael Gattrell, who returns after the award-winning production of Cinderella in 2024, which welcomed over 32,000 people achieving a record-breaking pantomime run. Harry Howle and Steven Roberts won the Best Sisters Award at the 2025 UK Pantomime Awards for their performances as the Wicked Stepsisters in Cinderella.

Further creative team and casting will be announced in due course.

Rachel Tackley said, “Sleeping Beauty marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Cambridge Arts Theatre. Not only are we bringing this magical story to life with all the sparkle, humour and heart our audiences love, but we’re doing it in our beautifully transformed auditorium for the very first time. 

We can’t wait to welcome everyone back through our doors this Christmas to experience a brand-new pantomime in our wonderful new space.

"As sleeping beauty reawakens, so do we!”