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Tchaikovsky's glorious music and MacMillan's classical choreography reawaken the magic of the world's favourite fairy tale in an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies.
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Princess Aurora lived in an enchanted castle where fairies bestowed her with gifts of beauty, temperament, purity, joy, wit and generosity.
The wicked Fairy Carabosse put a curse on Aurora; to prick her finger and die on her 16th birthday.
The beautiful and kind Lilac Fairy cast a spell to counter the curse so that instead of dying Aurora fell asleep for a hundred years. Only the touch of true love's kiss could awaken her and
undo the evil spell…
TUESDAY 25 - SUNDAY 30 NOVEMBER
Times: Tue - Sat: 7.30pm, Thu: 2pm,
Sat: 2.30pm, Sun: 3pm
Tickets: £8 - £35
Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet
Liverpool Empire
Lime Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 1JE
Tel: 0844 847 2525
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