Awaking Beauty

Awaking Beauty
Written byAlan Ayckbourn
Denis King
CharactersCarabosse
The Prince
Princess Aurora
The Pigcutter
Date premiered16 December 2008
Place premieredStephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
Original languageEnglish
SubjectAdult parody of fairy tale
GenreMusical/comedy
Official site
Ayckbourn chronology
Life and Beth
(2008)		 My Wonderful Day
(2009)

Awaking Beauty is a 2008 musical with words by Alan Ayckbourn and music by Denis King. It was shown as the Stephen Joseph Theatre's Christmas production,[1][2] but, unlike earlier productions, was expressly billed as not suitable for young children. The musical is a parody sequel to Sleeping Beauty, where the wicked witch Carabosse also falls in love with the prince, and uses her own dark magic and dirty tricks to try to make him her own.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Awaking Beauty". Samuel French. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Awaking Beauty sjt theatre reviews Alan Ayckbourn". Ba-education.com. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ Lynne Walker (31 December 2008). "Awaking Beauty, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; Great Expectations, Library Theatre, Manchester | Reviews | Culture". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website". Awakingbeauty.alanayckbourn.net. Retrieved 5 June 2016.


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