An exquisite production of Sleeping Beauty is about to tour Australia as the Royal Czech Ballet returns to our shores from September to November.
The timeless ballet follows the story of Princess Aurora, who has a spell cast on her by the bad fairy Carabosse that will mean she will die if pricked by a needle from the age of 16.
The King tries to protect his daughter by banning all needles in the Kingdom, however Princess Aurora accidentally pricks her finger on her 16th birthday. 100 years later, a handsome prince stumbles upon the Sleeping Beauty, where she is awoken from her sleep and witchcraft is defeated.
The troupe feature elite dancers from Italy, Ukraine and Moldova. It will also feature international soloists Cristina Terentiev and Nikolay Nazarkevich.
The production will make its way to Wollongong, Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Albury, Canberra, Orange, Sydney, Dubbo, Frankston, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Hobart, Bundaberg, Townville, and Port Macquarie among others.
The show runs for around two hours and five minutes (including interval). It is not suitable children aged two and under.
TOUR DATES 2023
- Wednesday 6th September, 2023 - CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE NSW - Bookings: (02) 4929 1977
- Friday 8th and Saturday 9th September, 2023 - THEATRE ROYAL, HOBART TAS - Bookings: (03) 6146 3300
- Sunday 10th September, 2023 - PRINCESS THEATRE, LAUNCESTON TAS - Bookings: (03) 6331 0052
- Tuesday 12th and Wednesday September, 2023 - CIVIC THEATRE, WAGGA WAGGA NSW - Bookings: (02) 6926 9688
- Thursday 14th September, 2023 - ALBURY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE NSW - Bookings: (02) 6043 5610
- Sunday 17th and Monday 18th September, 2023 - CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE ACT - Bookings: (02) 6275 2700
- Thursday 21st September, 2023 - CIVIC THEATRE, ORANGE NSW - Bookings: (02) 6393 8111
- Saturday 23rd September, 2023 - STATE THEATRE, SYDNEY NSW - Bookings: Ticketmaster 1300 139 588
- Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th September, 2023 - ILLAWARRA PERFORMING ART CENTRE, WOLLONGONG NSW - Bookings: (02) 4224 5999
- Thursday 28th September, 2023 - REGIONAL THEATRE & CONVENTION CENTRE, DUBBO NSW - Bookings: (02) 6801 4378
- Saturday 30th September, 2023 - FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE VIC- Bookings: (03) 9784 1060
- Sunday 1st October, 2023 - HAMER HALL, ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE VIC- Bookings: 1300 182 183
- Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th October, 2023 - REDLANDS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE QLD - Bookings: (07) 3829 8131
- Friday 6th October, 2023 - THE EVENTS CENTRE, CALOUNDRA QLD - Bookings: (07) 5491 4240
- Sunday 8th October, 2023 - THE STAR, GOLD COAST QLD - Bookings: (07) 5592 8303
- Tuesday 10th October, 2023 - EMPIRE THEATRE, TOOWOOMBA QLD - Bookings: 1300 655 299
- Thursday 12th October, 2023 - PILBEAM THEATRE, ROCKHAMPTON QLD - Bookings: (07) 4927 4111
- Saturday 14th October, 2023 - BROLGA THEATRE, MARYBOROUGH QLD - Bookings: (07) 4122 6060
- Sunday 15th October, 2023 - MONCRIEFF THEATRE, BUNDABERG QLD - Bookings: (07) 4130 4100
- Thursday 19th October, 2023 - MACKAY ENTERTAINMENT & CONVENTION CENTRE QLD - Bookings: (07) 4961 9777
- Saturday 21st October, 2023 - CAIRNS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE QLD - Bookings: (07) 4050 7750 TicketLink
- Tuesday 24th October, 2023 - CIVIC THEATRE, TOWNSVILLE QLD - Bookings: (07) 4727 9797 TicketShop
- Saturday 28th October, 2023 - GLASSHOUSE, PORT MACQUARIE NSW - Bookings: (02) 6581 8888
- Sunday 29th October, 2023 - CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE NSW - Bookings: (02) 4929 1977
- Wednesday 1st November, 2023 - BATHURST MEMORIAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE NSW - Bookings: (02) 6333 6161
For ticket details and more information, visit: www.royalczechballet.com.au.
Desiree Savage
I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury.
I write about arts and entertainment, plus other bits and pieces in between at the Illawarra Mercury.
