Sleeping Beauty at the Yvonne Arnaud
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford · 5 December to 10 January 2027
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Guildford's main theatre stages Sleeping Beauty as its 2026 family pantomime, with Lucy Benjamin and Peter Gordon in the cast. Expect slapstick, songs, colourful costumes and plenty of audience joining in.
Highlights
- Starring Lucy Benjamin and Peter Gordon
- Traditional family panto with song, dance and slosh
- Pre-show Christmas dinner available before selected performances
- Relaxed, signed, captioned and dementia-friendly performances
Good to know
- BSL performances on 10 December at 10.30am and 16 December at 7pm
- Relaxed performances on 12 December at 10.30am and 13 December at 5pm
- Boxes can only be booked through the box office
- Pantomime tickets are not part of the theatre's multi-buy scheme
Getting there
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UX
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