“Once upon a time, there lived a princess who pricked her finger on a spinning wheel, a needle and fell into a deep sleep, only to be awoken by the kiss of a prince.” A classic fairytale, told as a bedtime story; a fable to inspire, entertain and captivate. However, with a modern interpretation, Sleeping Beauty acts as a warning; a cautionary tale told by parents to vulnerable young people as they venture into adulthood. Pricked was devised with young people, in conjunction with Tipperary Rape Crisis Centre responding to a new wave of Tik Tok videos.  The videos warned young people of a new form of spiking - via injection. Pricked is a coming of age story which follows a group of friends the night of their debs. As we jump between the night of and the morning after, the truth is slowly revealed. The sell out production returns as part of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2023.