From Friday through to Sunday a 73-strong cast and crew have been transporting Kerikeri audiences to a fairytale land of magic spells, a battle of good versus evil, hobgoblins, an Australian named Bruce and a beautiful but apparently doomed princess — as well as the obligatory slapstick and cross-dressing. The pantomime version of Sleeping Beauty was performed at the Turner Centre by the Stage Door Theatre Company and written by Kerikeri resident David Crewe.
![Miriam Collins as Queen Henrietta and Liam Collins as the cross-dressing Nanny with a baby Princess Aurora. Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/EI3AOQW2Y226BI4WRNZYSAUKAQ.jpg?auth=ed590389bde248149c0aef8a67c7d03b0e2666041319136ac9616eef1a54b30c&width=16&height=23&quality=70&smart=true)
![The Cook (Roger Ludbrook) provided much of the humour. Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WNP6OS6G4GO7PZHI46WSYJFH4E.jpg?auth=94b885409a071a0a63140b554ea3f8705589d04fbd29eacef6ceb8739028ef14&width=16&height=20&quality=70&smart=true)
![Princess Aurora (played by Bella Mason) falls under the spell of the evil Malvoleena (Vivian Thonger). Photo / Peter de Graaf](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/KZSYOGRZ7WRE3F52ZMNVXC2UEQ.jpg?auth=443f9e65168f5f3c8b143e824581239f02b8fc48a07c3349b3b2e6b9a1aba95c&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
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