The Australian Ballet

The Sleeping Beauty

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Spells are made to be broken

The most lavish ballet of the year, The Sleeping Beauty returns to bewitch and entrance audiences once more.

Against Tchaikovsky’s luminous score, gilded costumes, extraordinary artistry, and dreamlike sets promise to transport you to a fairytale kingdom in a ballet for the ages.

This is ballet at its most spectacular. Don’t miss your chance to experience The Sleeping Beauty, an unforgettable masterpiece of romance and magic.

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  • Adelaide / Tarndanya

    22 – 29 July 2025

  • Brisbane / Meanjin

    16 – 23 August 2025

  • Sydney / Warrang

    21 November – 17 December 2025

  • Duration

    2 hours and 50 minutes / 2 Intervals

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Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet and Artists of The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

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Principal Artist Benedicte Bemet and Artists of The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

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Valerie Tereshchenko and Artists of The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

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Ty King-Wall and Principal Artist Robyn Hendricks, The Sleeping Beauty (McAllister) 2018
Photo Kate Longley

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Artists of The Australian Ballet, The Sleeping Beauty (McAllister) 2018
Photo Daniel Boud

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  • “"A visual feast.”” - The Guardian
  • “"The Sleeping Beauty is a magical night of ballet, filled with delightful moments"” - Arts Hub

Ten years since its spectacular premiere, David McAllister’s opulent production, The Sleeping Beauty, returns to whisk you away into a magical realm of fairies and spells, good versus evil and a royal romance.

Accompanied by Tchaikovsky’s enchanting score, The Sleeping Beauty is a dreamlike vision, evoking ballet’s golden era with traditional choreography and extravagant designs. The gilded set stands alongside over 300 bespoke costumes, wigs and fairy wings, designed by the award-winning Gabriela Tylesova. Be transported to the splendour of fairyland’s royal court with David McAllister’s classical masterpiece, The Sleeping Beauty.

Content Advisory

The Sleeping Beauty contains theatrical pyrotechnics (flash pots), theatrical fog and haze effects and is suitable for ages 6+

David Hallberg's insight

"Tchaikovsky and Petipa created some of the most significant works in classical ballet. We are thrilled to give audiences ballets of this magnitude that celebrate its tradition and grandeur. A ballet like The Sleeping Beauty deserves a production as lavish and colourful as David McAllister’s."

Production credits

Choreography Marius Petipa
Production and additional choreograph
y David McAllister
Dramaturge
Lucas Jervies
Music
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set and costume design
Gabriela Tylesova
Lighting design
Jon Buswell

The Sleeping Beauty was made possible through the generosity of The Australian Ballet’s philanthropic community. We thank all of the donors who gifted us with a ballet that will delight our audiences for generations

Music

Adelaide
With Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Brisbane
With Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Sydney
With Opera Australia Orchestra

We thank our production partners

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