STOURBRIDGE performers will be taking to the stage in a charity production of Sleeping Beauty which starts its run tonight (Thursday December 7).

Eleanor Hipkiss and Ella Fisher, both from Pedmore, are among the stars of Theatre 282’s pantomime which is running at Blakedown Parish Rooms until Saturday December 9.

Evening performances start at 7.30pm and tickets for the Saturday matinee show have sold out.

The fun-filled show, which will raise funds for Kidderminster's KEMP Hospice, promises laughter for all the family as Prince Valiant battles the wicked fairy Zelda Blackadder to try and save the beautiful Princess Aurora.

Tickets cost £7 (£6 concessions) and they can be booked online at www.theatre282.com.