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Sleeping Beauty review " York's pun-packed crowd-pleaser has a double helping of fairy dust

by Catherine Love

York Theatre RoyalPaul Hendy's panto includes some silly surprises, well-handled audience interaction and a twinkling dame Anyone remember the bit in Sleeping Beauty with the velociraptor named Kevin? Me neither. But an incongruous dinosaur sidekick is just one of the wonderfully silly additions to this take on the fairytale, along with a daft classroom routine, some capering ghouls and a regiment of toy soldiers com…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 9:24am on December 9, 2025