AN ADULT pantomime which started life thanks to a pint and a parmo is making its way to Darlington Hippodrome this spring.
Sleeping with Beauty is a twist on the classic fairy tale, with added smut.
This show is strictly for over 16s, so leave the kids at home for this one.
Starring Hollyoaks and Waterloo Road actor, Ben-Ryan Davies, comic Liam Mellor, North East actress Eilish Stout-Cairns, pantomime dame favourites Jimmy Burton-Iles and Robert Squire, and Liverpool’s Vikki Earle, this show is sure to be a laugh a minute.
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Liam Mellor is taking the role of Jangles, the equivalent of Buttons in Cinderella.
His character is a cheeky chappy, with bags of energy. He also wrote the show, as well as being the producer and director. He came up with the idea over two years ago, before the pandemic began.
Liam said: “I’m from Redcar and like all good ideas in Redcar, it started with a pint and a parmo.
“I just…