Beauty and The Beast

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New Vic Production

Adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins
from the original novels by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

Beauty and The Beast

A spectacular retelling of the original, much-loved fairytale

This Christmas, discover the original Beauty and The Beast, and fall in love with a true classic!

Our exceptional creative team are back together once again to create a show full of festive joy. Expect enchanting storytelling, music, humour and plenty of magical moments as we bring this well-known tale to life in our spectacular trademark style.

When Bella’s family unwittingly doom her to imprisonment in a castle with a beast, Bella believes she is there to clean; her sisters believe she’s about to be eaten. When she meets The Beast, what will happen…?

A beloved fable that has been inspiring young and old for generations, join us at the New Vic this year and let us charm all ages of your family with a story where first impressions are not all they seem, and love and kindness have the power to change the world.

Running Time: Approx 2 hours and 5 minutes (including an interval of 20 minutes)

Accessible performances for schools’ performances:
Audio Described: Thursday 6 January, 2.15pm
Captioned: Thursday 13 January, 2.15pm

Accessible performances for family performances:
Audio Described: Saturday 15 January, 7.30pm – Click here to listen to our Audio Description introduction
Captioned: Saturday 22 January, 7.30pm
Relaxed Performance: Monday 10 January, 6.00pm

School tickets £13.50 each plus one free teacher ticket per ten tickets purchased

Socially-distanced performances available on:

Fri 17 December 6.30pm; Tue 21 December 7.30pm; Fri 31 December 10.30am; Tue 6 January 2.15pm; Mon 10 January 6.00pm; Thu 13 January 2.15pm; Sat 15 January 7.30pm; Sat 22 January 7.30pm