As you may know, there have been two British-Panto-style productions in Tbilisi (Cinderella – 2009 and Knight Fever – 2010). This year December 2, 3 and 4 Sleeping Beauty by Richard Lovelock was held in Marjanishvili Theatre. This is Community Theater in an international sense and it serves as a creative outlet for international amateur cast and crew. Surpluses from each year go to children charity.

Tbilisi International Players (TIP) 2011 production sponsors were: TBSC Consulting, Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel, Natakhtari Brewery, KPMG, McDonald’s, Microsoft Georgia, AmCham, Gosselin Moving, Ronny’s Pizza, Georgian American University (GAU), Dutch Design Garden.

This year, the audience was 1 200 people equally split between children and parents from Georgian and international families representing foreign companies, diplomatic missions, IFI’s, donors, projects, government representatives and the like.

The proceeds from the ticket sales will be transferred to International Women’s Association. IWA’s board in its turn will determine which charity to direct the funds to. Most likely, the money will be used to help homeless children or the elderly.