This holiday season, The Royal Canadian Theatre Company is presenting a panto twist on a classic tale of love, bravery and second chances.
Beauty and the Beast: A Traditional British Pantomime runs Dec. 16 to 26 at the Surrey Arts Centre, and Dec. 30 to 31 at the ACTS Art Centre in Maple Ridge.
Starring Langley actors Alan Cedargreen as Belle, James King as The Demon King, and with writing and direction by Langley’s own Queen of Panto, Ellie King, this family Christmas show features original music, corny jokes, special effects and spectacular costumes.
Set in the town of Licketysplitz, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of the local merchant, Herr Brush, who has two lovely daughters.
All looks rosy until a shipment of goods fails to arrive and he’s left destitute with nowhere to turn.
His youngest daughter, the beautiful Isabella, saves the day but at such a price. To rescue her family from poverty, she becomes the only companion to the hideous beast in his old and lonely castle with no hope of escape.
Tickets for the Surrey show are available at https://tickets.surrey.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent1758.html
Tickets for the Maple Ridge show are available at http://www.theactmapleridge.org/buy-tickets/other-presentations/ellie-kings-beauty-and-the-beast/
For more information, visit http://www.rctheatreco.com/.