Phil Cleaves meets writer Matt Beames, whose fresh approaches to the stories of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella have recently been published and are available for school or youth performances
Sleeping Beauty lies in state
Sleeping Beauty lies in state - Matthew Cawrey

Matt Beames is a writer based in the Southampton area. He is always interested in new commissions, and delights in delivering workshops with schools and youth theatres. He is the Associate Writer of 404 Productions, and is also a founding member of the theatre company Beautiful Shadows. Beames’ gender-reversed version of Sleeping Beauty and his two-act play, Cinderella, which features original songs from David Lewington & Aidan Cooper (music) and Kayleigh Benham (lyrics) are both now available from Aurora Metro Books. They are ideal for an innovative school or youth theatre production, and for those wishing to entertain young audiences with a fresh approach to these much-loved fairytales.

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