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The Sleeping Beauty (Robbins)

Full-Length Play, Pantomime  /  3w, 2m, 6any gender (adult)

Norman Robbins

The Sleeping Beauty
by Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as …

The Sleeping Beauty (Robbins)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m, 6any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

A version of the time-honoured fairytale of the beautiful young princess who, cursed by the wicked fairy Carabosse, sleeps for a hundred years until awoken with a kiss by a handsome young prince.  In most versions of The Sleeping Beauty the prince doesn't appear until halfway through Act ll but by means of a subtle dream sequence and Tickles', the court jester's time machine, the prince is introduced much earlier giving a better balance to casting and action.

History

First productions 1988

To date nearly 400 productions worldwide

Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups

AZURIEL (F)

FUSSPOT (M)

TICKLES (M or F)

KING (M)

QUEEN (F)

DAME (M or F)

CARABOOSE (F or M)

SHOUT & BAWL (M or F)

PRINCESS (F)

PRINCE (F or M)

Dame preferably played by a man - but not female impersonator

Prince preferably played by a woman (Principal boy character)

Chorus of courtiers, villagers, royalty, hunstmen etc can by af any number, age, or gender

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Setting

    Multiple settings but can be as simple or extravagant as finances allow

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Elaborate / High Volume Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins, one of Amateur Theatre's most popular authors, wrote his first stage show almost 60 years ago whilst working for the Yorkshire Evening Post. An avid theatregoer from the age of three (his grandparents ran the pub near the local theatre so free tickets were al ...

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