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The Princess and the Poptart (2025)

Directed by Erin Mason

Written by Morna Scott-Dunne and Jenn Bryant

Picture the scene. A Princess. A Peasant. One very bad idea. And a fairy who just might be in training and didn't think to mention it.

What was supposed to be a fun little swap for the day has gone spectacularly, catastrophically, BRILLIANTLY wrong, and now nobody knows who is who, where anything is, or frankly what is even happening anymore. Can fairy magic fix what fairy magic broke? THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION!

This year's show has everything. And we do mean everything.

There are pop tarts. They dance. We don't know why and we didn't ask.

There is an ostrich on the loose. If you are sitting in the front rows... we suggest you tuck your belongings in.

There is a mattress that eats things. Whole things. Important things. Things we very much needed back. It has no remorse. It feels nothing.

And then there is THE dress. You may have seen it. You may think you are prepared for it. You are not prepared for it. (see it below - yes it is a set of curtains)

Now! We are absolutely thrilled to welcome back our very special guest of honour, the legend, the icon, Milton's favourite Counsellor... COLIN BEST! (aaaawwww, whatever you feel is appropriate!) Colin is an absolute tremendous sport and after everything we put him through last time, the fact that he has returned tells you everything you need to know about the man. We salute him. We also cannot promise this year will be any easier for him. Sorry Colin.

Will the Princess and the Peasant ever find their way back to their own lives? Will the ostrich ever be caught? Will the mattress ever give back what it has taken?

Come along and find out. Just maybe... don't bring anything you're too attached to.