The Sleeping Beauty
Show synopsis
With a soaring Tchaikovsky score, a stunning fairytale setting and an exceptional cast; the Birmingham Royal Ballet's staging of The Sleeping Beauty is an enchanting performance and a superb introduction into the glorious world of ballet.
The story of The Sleeping Beauty is a true fairytale classic, a story that is familiar to young and old alike. On her christening day, Princess Aurora is cursed by Carabosse, a malevolent fairy; one day, the Princess will prick her finger on a spindle and die.
However, the Lilac Fairy intervenes and weakens the spell so that Aurora will sleep for 100 years instead. Widely considered to be one of the greatest ballets from Imperial Russia, The Sleeping Beauty is utterly unmissable. Book now.