After an extra year of beauty sleep, the Derby Arena pantomime is back with a bang!

Enjoy a brand-new spin on a much-loved yarn this Christmas with a spectacular and spellbinding adventure.

Deep in Derbion Castle, Nurse Nancy is making plans for the christening of the baby Princess Rose. When the wickedly glamorous Carabosse, played by EastEnder’s icon Rita Simons and a thorn in the royal family’s side, discovers she’s not invited she sets out to put a spindle in the works!

It’s down to the dashing Prince Vince to hack his way through the thorny thicket, wake his true love and help her save the kingdom.

With daring duels, doting dragons, lavish sets and costumes, and bucket loads of laughs, the team behind smash hits – Jack and the Beanstalk and Peter Pan are back to lift the spell over Derby with this magical new pantomime.