It will be Lee's 13th panto this year and his first for a company other than QDOS/Crossroads... but only because his rehearsal schedule for Barnum, which opens in Windsor on 30 January, meant he was unavailable for Crossroads' offered gig. Instead he will join Little Wolf as Prince Vince in Sleeping Beauty at the Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells. It's just down the road from home for Lee, which after Hull and Darlington in 2023 and 2024 (both lovely places, but a loooong way up the road), will be lovely for him. And he gets to work with one of his best buddies, Dan Burton (The King), for the first time since they toured together in Miss Saigon in 2005!Alongside them in the cast are Mina Anwar (Fairy Lights), Stewart McCheyne (Mervin the Magician) and award-winning Dame, James Peake (Nurse Nancy Nightly).
The blurb tells us that...
Deep inside the Castle, Nurse Nancy is making plans for the christening of Princess Rose, when the wickedly glamorous Carabosse, a thorn in the royal family's side, discovers she's not invited and sets out to put a spindle in the works! It's down to the dashing Prince Vince to hack his way through the thorny thicket, wake his true love and help her save the kingdom.
Will true love's kiss break the curse? Will Mervin the Magician ever get a spell right? Will Nurse Nancy look any better after a hundred years of beauty sleep? With daring duels, doting dragons, lavish sets and costumes, and of course bucket loads of laughs, the team behind last year's smash hit, Aladdin, return to cast their spell over Tunbridge Wells once again.
And from the trailer (watch below) and other videos posted on social media, I get the feeling that this company are going to surprise and delight us in equal measure this Christmas time. The run opens on Saturday 13 December and comes to an end with the year on Wednesday 31 December - booking now and booking fast!Will true love's kiss break the curse? Will Mervin the Magician ever get a spell right? Will Nurse Nancy look any better after a hundred years of beauty sleep? With daring duels, doting dragons, lavish sets and costumes, and of course bucket loads of laughs, the team behind last year's smash hit, Aladdin, return to cast their spell over Tunbridge Wells once again.
SLEEPING BEAUTY
Saturday 13 December - Wednesday 31 December 2025BOOK ONLINE
Show times vary - see calendar on above booking link for dates and times.
Published: 11/12/2025