Information for Beauty and the Beast at Crescent Theatre, Birmingham (Kids show). A handsome prince transforms into The Beast one stormy night after turning away a wicked Enchantress. Beauty, is captured by the Beast, can she melt his icy heart, break the evil spell and save the life of the handsome prince before the last rose fades and dies? A magical re-telling of the tale of Beauty and the Beast, first performed in this version by the Royal Shakespeare Company.