Information for Beauty and the Beast at The Carriageworks, Leeds (Panto). Prince Handsome upsets a witch and is turned into The Beast, a spell only to be undone by true love. Belle is trapped in the Beast's castle after her father makes a deal to escape and eventually falls for "the inner man" and releases the Beast from his spell. When a magical sorceress transforms the handsome Count into a frightening Beast, only true love will break the spell. In a tale as old as panto-time, join bookworm Belle and a whole host of colourful characters on a journey to discover that true beauty is more than just skin-deep. With plenty of audience participation and huge helpings of laughter, spectacular scenery, captivating costumes and enchanting special effects, Beauty & the Beast is the traditional family pantomime that will leave you spellbound!

Approximate runtime 2 hours 20 minutes (including any interval).