OH YES, it is that time of year again!

Actors at the Theatre Royal in Winchester have dusted off their Santa hats and applied their stage make-up for this year’s panto – Sleeping Beauty.

In its centenary year, the Jewry Street theatre is offering four lucky Daily Echo readers the chance to each win a family ticket to see this year’s magical Christmas panto of the sleeping princess awaiting her Prince Charming.

From now until Christmas we are trying to get people across Hampshire into the festive mood with our Win Christmas competition.

Throughout December we are giving away a stocking full of goodies – from shop vouchers and panto tickets to tasty treats and tipples.

Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved fairy-tales of all time. Theatre Royal Winchester’s production includes hilarious comedy, live music, a marvellous cast and even time-travel!

Written by James Barry and with music by Simon Slater, it features a host of favourite characters including Sleeping Beauty, the Prince, the Evil Godmother, Nurse Nelly and even a fire-breathing dragon.

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The cast includes the star of Think No Evil of Us David Benson as Nurse Nelly, as well as Catherine Hayworth (Princess Aurora) and Alexander Morelli (Prince Charming).

Sleeping Beauty is sponsored by Belgarum Estate Agents, Habels and the Hampshire Chronicle and runs from Tuesday, December 9, 2014 to Sunday, January 4, 2015.

  • FOR your chance to win simply answer the following question, then enter by one of the ways, below: Q: What is the name of the nurse in the Theatre Royal’s production of Sleeping Beauty?

BY PHONE: 0901 151 0411 Calls cost 51p from a BT landline, calls from mobiles and other networks may cost more.

BY TEXT: Text the keyword SLEEPING followed by a space, then your answer, name, postcode and first line of your home address and send to 80360.

Text messages cost 50p plus your mobile operator’s standard text charge.

BY POST: Send answers on a postcard together with your name, address, daytime telephone number and email address to: Win Christmas Sleeping Beauty Competition, Southern Daily Echo, PO Box 543, Southampton, SO16 9ZQ.

Entries must be received by midnight Wednesday, December 10. Postal entries strictly limited to one per household. Family tickets for prize winners are valid for performances on Saturday, December 27 at 7pm, Tuesday, December 30 at 7pm, Friday, January 2 at 11.30am and Saturday, January 3 at 7pm and are subject to availability. Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable.

Normal Echo rules apply, for a complete set of rules visit dailyecho.co.uk and click on “Promotions & Competitions”.

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