Palace Theatre Manchester
Experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous with English National Ballet in this stunning version of one of the world’s favourite stories.
As a baby, Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked Carabosse: on her 16th birthday, she will prick her finger and die. Her godmother the Lilac Fairy alters the spell so Aurora will not die, but sleep for 100 years. Only a true love’s kiss can break the spell and awaken her.
From Aurora’s christening in the grand hall of the palace, to her jubilant wedding celebrations, the bewitching fairy tale is brought to life before your eyes.
Brimming with beautiful choreography and sumptuous sets and costumes (by legendary designers Nicholas Georgiadis and Peter Farmer), you’ll be whisked away to an enchanted land of fairy tale characters and good versus evil.
This lavish spectacle is heightened by one of Tchaikovsky’s greatest ballet scores, played live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.
"As near perfect a Sleeping Beauty as one could ask for"- Sunday Express
“A grand, spacious fairytale. The best Beauty in Britain, with a warmth and confidence that make the tale’s magic sing out”- The Independent
“A handsome affair”- The Telegraph
”A thoroughbred creation… pure delight”- Financial Times
Palace Theatre Manchester
The Palace Theatre of Varieties opened on Whit Monday 1891 and cost its owners the then colossal sum of £40,500. In the late 1970’s the Palace Theatre underwent a major refurbishment and re-opened in 1981 with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar and has since then retained its position as the premier provincial touring venue.
Palace Theatre Manchester
