Awaking Beauty

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Primary sources|date=July 2011}}

{{Infobox play

|name = Awaking Beauty

|image = Awaking_Beauty.jpg

|writer = Alan Ayckbourn
Denis King

|characters = Carabosse
The Prince
Princess Aurora
The Pigcutter

|premiere = 16 December 2008

|place = Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough

|orig_lang = English

|subject = Adult parody of fairy tale

|genre = Musical/comedy

|web = http://awakingbeauty.alanayckbourn.net/

|chronology = Ayckbourn

|last_play = Life and Beth
(2008)

|next_play = My Wonderful Day
(2009)

}}

Awaking Beauty is a 2008 musical with words by Alan Ayckbourn and music by Denis King. It was shown as the Stephen Joseph Theatre's Christmas production,{{cite web|url=http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/1959/awaking-beauty |title=Awaking Beauty |publisher=Samuel French |date= |accessdate=2016-06-05}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ba-education.com/for/entertainment/ayckbourn/awakingbeauty.html |title=Awaking Beauty sjt theatre reviews Alan Ayckbourn |website=Ba-education.com |date=2009-01-17 |accessdate=2016-06-05 |archive-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228220731/http://ba-education.com/for/entertainment/ayckbourn/awakingbeauty.html |url-status=dead }} but, unlike earlier productions, was expressly billed as not suitable for young children. The musical is a parody sequel to Sleeping Beauty, where the wicked witch Carabosse also falls in love with the prince, and uses her own dark magic and dirty tricks to try to make him her own.{{cite news|author=Lynne Walker |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/awaking-beauty-stephen-joseph-theatre-scarborough-great-expectations-library-theatre-manchester-1217791.html |title=Awaking Beauty, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; Great Expectations, Library Theatre, Manchester | Reviews | Culture |newspaper=The Independent |date=2008-12-31 |accessdate=2016-06-05}}{{cite web|url=http://awakingbeauty.alanayckbourn.net/styled-3/page10.html |title=Alan Ayckbourn's Official Website |website=Awakingbeauty.alanayckbourn.net |date= |accessdate=2016-06-05}}