Pricked!: A Sleepingly Beautiful Pantomime at the HAT

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Sydney & Area

Nov 19 – Nov 23

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Written and Directed by Wesley J. Colford
Choreography by Kiersten Penny
Music Directed by Jocelyn Hynes
The musical of your dreams! Or is it a nightmare? See the tale of Sleeping Beauty as you’ve never seen it before as a flurry of insomniac faeries fight to keep a narcoleptic princess from falling into the clutches of a sassy sorceress with resting witch face.
From the creator of Jack and the Beanstalk and Blow Me! comes a brand new twisted-fairy tale pantomime for the entire family! Join us for this Fractured Fairy Tale sure to tickle the funny bone for people of every generation.
Featuring an all-star cast of local performers singing and dancing to an array of your favourite songs from across the decades! You’ll be surprised by who laughs more: the kids… or you!

The performance will be roughly 2 hours and 30 minutes with an intermission halfway through. Recommended for 10+ (but suitable for all ages).
 7pm (+2pm Sunday) | $49.34 + tax & fees (adult) / $35.30 + tax & fees (23 & under)
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40 Bentinck Street, Sydney, Nova Scotia

1-902-565-3637

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