Final casting is today announced for Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick!, a sublimely silly and staggeringly rude fabulous festive treat bursting with big laughs, sensational songs, glorious designs and all the panto trimmings!
Joining the previously announced Matthew Baldwin – loved and a little feared by audiences for his unforgettable dame roles – as Queen Gertrude are:
Nikki Biddington – Faking Bad: A Parody Methsical (Turbine Theatre); ‘Bobby Cratchit’ in Ghosted: Another F***ing Christmas Carol (The Other Palace).
Natalia Brown – Ain’t Too Proud (West End); Hairspray (UK Tour); Florence Ballard, Motown: The Musical (UK Tour).
Matthew Gent – Cabaret (Playhouse); Sweeney Todd (Adelphi); The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s) and Les Misèrables (Queen’s).
Myles Hart – Doctor Gotswana in ‘The Book of Mormon’ (Prince of Wales). Nominated LGBTQIA+
Champion in the Black British Theatre Awards 2023.
Chris Lane – Sh!tfaced Shakespeare (Leicester Square Theatre, several No 1 UK Tours, and a tour of Australia; Ghosted (The Other Palace).
Tom Mann – Above The Stag audience favourite for shows including Fanny & Stella and Grindr The Opera; Lucky Stiff (Union Theatre).
Jordan Stamatiadis – Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends: A Celebration (West End); Maria Friedman and Friends Legacy (Menier Chocolate Factory)
Fin Walton – Making his professional debut.
Journey back in time to the tiny kingdom of Slutvia and a 21st birthday ball, where the haughty but horny widowed Queen Gertrude is on the prowl for a husband, and her son Prince Beauty searches for the boy of his dreams. When he stumbles on a prick in the palace garden, he wakes up in a modern world where palaces are run by the National Trust and the man of your dreams is somewhere on Grindr…
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick! is from the creative team behind the now-closed Above The Stag Theatre’s legendary Christmas shows, which placed gay characters front and centre in much-loved fairytales, adventures and legends. Widely acknowledged as a highlight of the festive theatre season and the most successful alternative pantomime series in the country, the team’s irreverent and inventive shows played packed-out runs for over a decade, the most recent playing 70 performances, building a large and loyal audience and winning critical acclaim, as well as praise from stars including Ian McKellen and Graham Norton.
Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick! is at Charing Cross Theatre 23 November 2023 to 13 January, 2024.
