# Sleeping Beauty at The Sands Centre

> Sleeping Beauty at The Sands Centre, Thu 10 Dec to Thu 31 Dec. Show times, tickets from £25 and relaxed and BSL-signed performances. From the theatre's own page.

Source: https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/carlisle-sands-centre/

Carlisle panto 2026–27

Sleeping Beauty runs at The Sands Centre in Carlisle from **Thursday 10 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026**.

[Book with the theatre](https://betterboxoffice.co.uk/the-sands-centre/whats-on/sleeping-beauty) Relaxed, signed and other access dates

| Dates | Thursday 10 December 2026 to Thursday 31 December 2026 |
| --- | --- |
| Show times | Performances at various times between 10:00 and 18:00 |
| Running time | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Ages | Not published by the theatre yet |
| Tickets | From £25 From £25 including £2.27 commission |
| Starring | Kelli Young, Alice Carlile, Zachkiel Smith, Robbie Dee, Dean Winters, Laura Fulgenzi |
| Adults-only version | The same producer also brings a strictly 18+ adult version of Sleeping Beauty on 2 January at 19:30, sold separately. |
| Theatre | The Sands Centre, Carlisle CA1 1JQ |
| Produced by | Enchanted Entertainment |

## Access performances

| Relaxed | Tuesday 15 December at 14:00, Wednesday 30 December at 14:00 |
| --- | --- |
| BSL | Wednesday 30 December at 18:00 |
| Audio described | None announced yet |
| Captioned | None announced yet |

Signer at the side of the stage; house lights up at relaxed shows. Strobe, haze, bangs and pyrotechnics may be used.

### Planning your visit

| Access booking | [0333 33 55055](tel:03333355055) [access.bookings@gll.org](mailto:access.bookings@gll.org) [The Sands Centre's access page](https://betterboxoffice.co.uk/the-sands-centre/access-membership-scheme) |
| --- | --- |
| At the relaxed show | House lights stay on and people can leave their seats when they need to. |
| Visual story | Not published by the theatre |
| Carer tickets | Essential companion ticket, free or discounted depending on the event, for holders of a Nimbus Access Card or free Better Box Office registration with the +1 or +2 symbol; the companion must be 16 or over. |
| Sensory warnings | **Strobe lighting, haze, loud bangs and pyrotechnics.** |

The phone and email are the Better Box Office access team, which runs the Sands Centre's tickets.

Access performances sell out first, so book early. [Every relaxed panto in the UK](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/relaxed-performances/) · [every signed and captioned one](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/signed-performances/).

## About this panto

Enchanted Entertainment's Sleeping Beauty with 3D projection at Carlisle's Sands Centre, with Liberty X's Kelli Young as Carabosse and radio presenter Robbie Dee as the Dame.

## Other pantos nearby

| Where | Panto | Dates | From | Access | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [**Consett** Empire Consett](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/consett-empire/) | Beauty and the Beast | Fri 27 Nov to Thu 31 Dec | £10 | Relaxed BSL | 44 miles |
| [**Newcastle upon Tyne** Tyne Theatre & Opera House](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/newcastle-tyne-theatre/) | Aladdin | Fri 4 Dec to Sun 3 Jan | £32.20 | Relaxed BSL Audio described | 52 miles |
| [**Bishop Auckland** Bishop Auckland Town Hall](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/bishop-auckland-town-hall/) | Robin Hood | Sat 5 Dec to Sun 6 Dec | £17 |  | 53 miles |
| [**Newcastle upon Tyne** Theatre Royal](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/newcastle-theatre-royal/) | Jack and the Beanstalk | Tue 24 Nov to Sun 17 Jan | £14 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 53 miles |
| [**Durham** Gala Durham](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/durham-gala/) | Rapunzel | Thu 19 Nov to Thu 31 Dec | £10 | Relaxed BSL Audio described Captioned | 55 miles |
| [**Barrow-in-Furness** Barrow Town Hall (Banqueting Hall)](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/pantomimes/barrow-town-hall/) | Sleeping Beauty | Thu 17 Dec to Sat 2 Jan | £10 | Relaxed | 56 miles |

More: [every Sleeping Beauty panto this season](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/shows/sleeping-beauty/).

## How we checked

The dates and access performances are from [the theatre's own page](https://betterboxoffice.co.uk/the-sands-centre/whats-on/sleeping-beauty), published by The Sands Centre (Better box office), checked on Friday 23 October 2026. Theatres sometimes change times or add performances, so check with them before you travel. [How we check](https://bestpantomimes.co.uk/how-we-check/).