Once Upon a Mattress and Crazy for You – presented by Exitleft Productions | 29 October – 1 November 2026

An Exitleft musical comedy double bill.

You will be thoroughly entertained with these classic shows!

Once upon a time in a land far away, a kingdom had a rather unusual problem: Queen Aggravain decreed that no couples could marry until her son found a bride. To stop that happening she set impossibly difficult tests for all the Princesses who apply. Enter Princess Winnifred — an unconventional swamp princess who is more than happy to turn the kingdom upside down. Raucous, romantic, full of colourful characters and packed with sidesplitting shenanigans, Once Upon a Mattress puts a hilarious twist on the ‘Princess and the Pea’ fairy tale.

Then, Broadway razzle dazzle hits town as young city slicker Bobby Child is sent to Deadrock, Nevada to foreclose on the local theatre. After promptly falling in love with the theatre owner’s daughter, he uses cunning, razzmatazz and a case of mistaken identity to save the theatre and win her heart. Crazy For You’s memorable Gershwin tunes include “I Got Rhythm”, “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”, “Nice Work if You Can Get It” and “Someone to Watch Over Me”.

Big theatre. Young stars. Presented by ExitLeft’s fabulous Senior performers, these 60 minute Youth Editionadaptations deliver two tasty morsels of classic broadway entertainment for the price of one!

Performances:
Thursday 29 October, 7pm
Friday 30 October, 7pm
Saturday 31 October, 2pm
Sunday 1 November, 2pm

Tickets:
Adult $49
Concession $45
Student $35

Runtime:
2 hours 20 minutes including interval.

Age Recommendation:
The show is suitable for ages 4+. 

Exitleft babes in arms policy: 
All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket. Even though our amplified sound is at comfortable levels for young people and adults, for health and safety reasons we advise that this performance is not suitable for children under 2 years. 

For further info on the show head to exitleftshows.com

Show credits:
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS: Youth Edition 
Music by MARY RODGERS Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER
Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER and MARSHALL BARER 
Adaptation by TOM BRIGGS and TIMOTHY ALLEN McDONALD 
Original Orchestration by Hershy Kay, Arthur Beck and Carroll Huxley. Musical Preparation by John Higgins. Adaptation and Support Materials developed by iTheatrics under the supervision of Timothy Allen McDonald.

CRAZY FOR YOU®: Youth Edition
Music and Lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by Ken Ludwig
Co-Conception by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent
Inspired by Material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Horchow and Elizabeth Williams. Original Broadway Choreography by Susan Stroman.
The worldwide copyrights in the music of George and Ira Gershwin® for this presentation are licensed by the Gershwin Family. 
GERSHWIN is a registered trademark and service mark of Gershwin Enterprises. CRAZY FOR YOU is a registered trademark and service mark of CRAZY FOR YOU Enterprises. 

Once Upon a Mattress and Crazy For You are produced by arrangement with ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL on behalf of R& H Theatricals and Tams-Witmark LLC, two CONCORD THEATRICALS Companies.