![]() ![]() There's even the problem the show may have faced with the audience being introduced to Aurora as a baby, but this is navigated expertly with the introduction of a laugh-out-loud puppet (who, if cute, is also a little Trainspotting), who runs rings around many an exhausted attendant in the early going. ![]() READ MORE Good Morning Britain risk Susanna Reid fury with another glaring error Where the Tchaikovsky ballet sidelines Carabosse, and has an unconvincing love between Aurora and her Prince, Bourne's Sleeping Beauty introduces Carabossse's faithful son Caradoc to sidestep the issue, while Aurora (played beautifully by rhe show-stealing Ashley Shaw) falls for her Leo, the royal gamekeeper (played by Andrew Monaghan, who oozes charm and warmth at every turn) just as her fate is sealed with the prick of a finger and a century-long sleep. The award-winning adaptation offers up everything from thunderstorms and fangs to urban explorers and shrieking babies, deftly traversing 100 years of history - from the halcyon days of the late Edwardian era through to the modern day - with fascinating symbolism, revelatory rebirth and lashings of heart.īourne's effort is a flawless one, hence its five stars, solving challenges of the original ballet with savvy smarts and an inate understanding of modern audiences. Sir Matthew's version of Tchaikovsky's ballet masterwork is celebrating its tenth year since its premiere at Sadler's Wells, when it became the fastest selling production in the company's history. ![]() Thankfully, Matthew Bourne's take on Tchaikovsky’s classic storybook ballet has rolled in Birmingham at the city's Hippodrome, and it provides all the vampires, fairies and curses one could possibly need. If there was one thing Sleeping Beauty needed: it's more goths. ![]()
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