The Sleeping Beauty in pictures

News & Stories 9 Feb 2024

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Our spring 20204 tour of The Sleeping Beauty opened to loud applause from a packed auditorium at Mayflower Theatre, Southampton on 8 February.

Here are some of the first photographs of the opening performances of this monumental production.

Image gallery

  • Tristram Kenton of Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Yu is performing a split jeté (both legs split whilst in a jump, one arm raised and one out to the side) on a stage with a golden, glowing backdrop. Yu has dark hair which is tied back and secured using an elegant tiara. Yu is wearing a light pink tutu which has sequinned details and opaque 1/4 length sleeves, pink tights and pink pointe shoes.
  • Tristram Kenton of Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund and Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora standing amongst the cast of The Sleeping Beauty as golden glitter rains down from the ceiling. The entire cast are kneeling or standing in various poses with one arm raised and the other lowered (lower arm towards the audience). The cast are wearing extravagant period outfits, complete with wigs, tutus and headpieces. A small group of dancers, including the Lilac Fairy, Prince Florimund and Princess Aurora are standing on a raised platform in the centre of the stage. Lachlan is supporting Yu who is standing en pointe. The detailed golden set frames the group of dancers.
  • Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse and Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. These two sisters and sworn enemies are looking one another in the eye and are reaching out to each other. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. Eilis is wearing an equally opulent lilac dress and headpiece. The pair stand out against a gloomy backdrop with hints of gold peeking through a curtain.
  • Tristram Kenton of Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty. A spotlight shines on Lachlan and Lachlan is standing centrally on a stage upon which fog is rolling across. Eilis Small as The Lilac Fairy is standing behind Lachlan with arms raised. Other dancers in a line either side of Lachlan, standing en pointe with arms raised. Lachlan is looking out to the audience, with the right arm across the chest. Lachlan has short dark hair and is wearing a black solider’s jacket which has gold detailing, a white shirt with black neck tie, white fitted trousers and black knee-high boots.
  • Tristram Kenton of Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse with her minions around her in The Sleeping Beauty. The group are all leaning to the right of the image. Daria smiles subtly as her minions, all dressed in black and wearing eye masks surround her. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. Anxious onlookers watch from the rear of the stage as the group dance in front of them.
  • Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. Eilis has dark hair and is wearing an opulent lilac gown made of detailed lace with a floral pattern and a headpiece made of flowers and complete with light purple jewels. Eilis is smiling and is leading with the right arm, left arm trailing behind as Eilis gracefully moves across the warmly-lit stage.
  • Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, standing centrally with arms raised as the Lilac Fairy and other dancers stand on either side of Yu. Yu is en pointe, looking out to the audience, wearing a white tutu, white tights, pink pointe shoes and a silver tiara securing back Yu’s hair. Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy is standing to the right of Yu, also with arms raised and is wearing an opulent lilac gown made of detailed lace and a headpiece made of flowers. There are six dancers standing either side of Yu, arching their arms outwards. They are all wearing knee-length lilac dresses, headdresses, tights and pink pointe shoes and stand out against the dark background.
  • Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse being carried in on a chariot in The Sleeping Beauty. Daria is lit by a spotlight and rises high above the onlooking crowd as Carabosse’s minions carry in a large, black chariot above their heads. Daria is raising the right arm and is looking out at the audience. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. In the background, a golden set lit by candelabras and warm stage lights encapsulates the scene.
  • Tristram Kenton of Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty. Yu is performing a split jeté (both legs split whilst in a jump, one arm raised and one out to the side) on a stage with a golden, glowing backdrop. Yu has dark hair which is tied back and secured using an elegant tiara. Yu is wearing a light pink tutu which has sequinned details and opaque 1/4 length sleeves, pink tights and pink pointe shoes.
  • Tristram Kenton of Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund and Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora standing amongst the cast of The Sleeping Beauty as golden glitter rains down from the ceiling. The entire cast are kneeling or standing in various poses with one arm raised and the other lowered (lower arm towards the audience). The cast are wearing extravagant period outfits, complete with wigs, tutus and headpieces. A small group of dancers, including the Lilac Fairy, Prince Florimund and Princess Aurora are standing on a raised platform in the centre of the stage. Lachlan is supporting Yu who is standing en pointe. The detailed golden set frames the group of dancers.
  • Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse and Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. These two sisters and sworn enemies are looking one another in the eye and are reaching out to each other. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. Eilis is wearing an equally opulent lilac dress and headpiece. The pair stand out against a gloomy backdrop with hints of gold peeking through a curtain.
  • Tristram Kenton of Lachlan Monaghan as Prince Florimund in The Sleeping Beauty. A spotlight shines on Lachlan and Lachlan is standing centrally on a stage upon which fog is rolling across. Eilis Small as The Lilac Fairy is standing behind Lachlan with arms raised. Other dancers in a line either side of Lachlan, standing en pointe with arms raised. Lachlan is looking out to the audience, with the right arm across the chest. Lachlan has short dark hair and is wearing a black solider’s jacket which has gold detailing, a white shirt with black neck tie, white fitted trousers and black knee-high boots.
  • Tristram Kenton of Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse with her minions around her in The Sleeping Beauty. The group are all leaning to the right of the image. Daria smiles subtly as her minions, all dressed in black and wearing eye masks surround her. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. Anxious onlookers watch from the rear of the stage as the group dance in front of them.
  • Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty. Eilis has dark hair and is wearing an opulent lilac gown made of detailed lace with a floral pattern and a headpiece made of flowers and complete with light purple jewels. Eilis is smiling and is leading with the right arm, left arm trailing behind as Eilis gracefully moves across the warmly-lit stage.
  • Yu Kurihara as Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, standing centrally with arms raised as the Lilac Fairy and other dancers stand on either side of Yu. Yu is en pointe, looking out to the audience, wearing a white tutu, white tights, pink pointe shoes and a silver tiara securing back Yu’s hair. Eilis Small as the Lilac Fairy is standing to the right of Yu, also with arms raised and is wearing an opulent lilac gown made of detailed lace and a headpiece made of flowers. There are six dancers standing either side of Yu, arching their arms outwards. They are all wearing knee-length lilac dresses, headdresses, tights and pink pointe shoes and stand out against the dark background.
  • Daria Stanciulescu as Carabosse being carried in on a chariot in The Sleeping Beauty. Daria is lit by a spotlight and rises high above the onlooking crowd as Carabosse’s minions carry in a large, black chariot above their heads. Daria is raising the right arm and is looking out at the audience. Daria is wearing an opulent black gown with large headpiece. In the background, a golden set lit by candelabras and warm stage lights encapsulates the scene.
Two dancers are in the foreground looking at each other with a much larger figure in the background towering over them. The background is a blended blue and green at the top of the image. The image fades to black at the bottom. Surrounding the two dancers in the foreground is a glowing gold light with spots and streams of light surrounding the centre of the image. This gold is reflected onto the towering figure’s face. The two dancers in the foreground are towards the right of the image and are playing the characters of the Prince and Sleeping Beauty. The dancer playing the Prince has brown, short hair, is wearing white, fitted tights, white ballet flats and a cream jacket with gold detailing. He is on the left of the couple, kneeling one knee, looking up at Sleeping Beauty, with arms extended, holding her waist. The dancer playing Sleeping Beauty has dark hair in a bun, is wearing a white tutu with silver detailing, a sequinned top, sparkling tiara and is on pointe on her right leg, with her left leg extended pointing directly upwards. The figure in the background is playing Carabosse, she is positioned to the right of the foreground dancers, and is looking down at them. The dancer playing Carabosse has black hair with a silver headpiece, is wearing a gothic black dress with sequinned detailing and has black eye-makeup and red lipstick. Carabosse has her left arm clutching at her chest, a ring with large, red gemstone is on her middle finger, her right arm is extended towards the upper left and a dramatic black sleeve drapes towards the floor.

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