Over the years, Kirkcudbright Parish Players have introduced their audiences to a wide range of lesser-known pantomimes: Treasure Island; The King’s New Clothes; The Magic Tinder Box; Simple Simon.
This year, however, they return to a well-known traditional tale – ‘Sleeping Beauty’ – in a family panto by Warren McWilliams. Here are all the old favourites: a beautiful princess, a handsome prince, not one but three good fairies and a bad fairy to boo.
But there are twists! The Bad Fairy doesn’t just put the princess to sleep: she and her less-than-savoury henchmen kidnap the prince so that he cannot kiss her awake!
Will our heroes, the Court Jester, Nurse Nelly and the prince’s bodyguard (who seems to have escaped from Eastenders!) rescue him in time? Of course, they will – it’s a pantomime after all – but not before they have lots of mad adventures and tell some excruciating jokes!
Come along to Kirkcudbright Parish Church Hall, to cheer on the goodies, boo the baddies and singalong with the chorus.
Performances on Thursday 12th, Friday 13th and Saturday 14th this week at 7.30pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm.
Tickets are on sale at Thomson’s Newsagent, Kirkcudbright.
