Perrault's timeless fairy tale, about a young girl cursed to sleep for one hundred years, was turned into a legendary ballet by choreographer, Marius Petipa, in 1890. Bourne takes this as his starting point, setting the Christening of Aurora, the story's heroine, in the year of the ballets first performance; the height of the Fin-de-Siecle period when fairies, vampires and decadent opulence fed the gothic imagination. As Aurora grows into a young woman, we move forwards in time to the more rigid, uptight Edwardian era; a mythical golden age of long summer afternoons, croquet on the lawn and new dance crazes. Years later, awakening from her century long slumber, Aurora finds herself in the modern day; a world more mysterious and wonderful than any Fairy story! Matthew Bourne's haunting new scenario is a gothic tale for all ages; the traditional tale of good vs. evil and rebirth is turned upside-down, creating a supernatural love story, across the decades, that even the passage of time itself cannot hinder. World Premiere. Running time: 2hrs 20mins (including one 20 min interval)| 17 Nov 15 to 21 Nov 15 | Theatre Royal Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 May 13 to 25 May 13 | Sheffield Theatres Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 May 13 to 11 May 13 | Bristol Hippodrome Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Apr 13 to 4 May 13 | Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Apr 13 to 27 Apr 13 | New Wimbledon Theatre Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Apr 13 to 20 Apr 13 | Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Apr 13 to 13 Apr 13 | Curve Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Apr 13 to 6 Apr 13 | Theatre Royal Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Mar 13 to 9 Mar 13 | Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Feb 13 to 23 Feb 13 | New Victoria Theatre Woking, Surrey Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Feb 13 to 16 Feb 13 | King's Theatre Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Feb 13 to 9 Feb 13 | Birmingham Hippodrome Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Jan 13 to 2 Feb 13 | Milton Keynes Theatre Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Dec 12 to 26 Jan 13 | Sadler's Wells Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Nov 12 to 1 Dec 12 | Festival Theatre Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Nov 12 to 24 Nov 12 | Theatre Royal Norwich, Norfolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Nov 12 to 17 Nov 12 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Nov 12 to 10 Nov 12 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
