IT will be a case of 'Allo Allo' for Sleeping Beauty in this year's pantomime at Middlesbrough Theatre.

Television star Kim Hartman, bound to be remembered forever as the unforgettable Nazi beauty Helga in the long-running comedy, is playing evil fairy Carabosse.

This version the favourite fairy tale retains all the time-honoured elements of the story, with lots of music and song, stunning costumes and colourful sets - and of course loads of audience participation.

Theatre manager David Lindsey said: "She is Middlesbrough's favourite baddie and she's back. She was such a memorable Wicked Queen, in Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, two years ago, we just had to ask her to return."

Sleeping Beauty is at Middlesbrough Theatre from Thursday, December 8, to Sunday, January 8.

Tickets, costing from £7.50, are available from the theatre's box office on (01642 815181.