Jack and the Beanstalk - Palace Theatre, Redditch - 2021
06 December 2021 - 02 January 2022
FE FI FO FUM!! Redditch is in for some festive fun!
From the team that brought you Cinderella, comes Jack and the Beanstalk, a thrilling tale of adventure... magic beans... a mysterious land way up in the clouds... a hidden treasure... and of course a terrifying Giant!
Poor young Jack has his head in the clouds! His poor mother is at her wits end, Dame Trott can't aford to pay the rent on her dairy but when she asks Jack to sell his beloved cow Daisy at the fair he comes back with just a handful of beans.
But there's magic in the air and a giant to defeat, a princess to marry and those few beans set him off on a huge adventure which will take him to new heights.
Packed full of all the things you've come to expect from a Palace panto, stunning sets, dazzling costumes, great music and dance routines, plenty of daft comedy and audience participation.
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Cast
From Boyband 'A1', Mark Read .... Jack
From CBeebies 'Waffle the Wonder Dog', Andrea Valls .... Princess Jess
He's Back! Redditch Favourite, Simon Howe .... Dame Trott
Britain's Got Talent & Guinness World Record Holder, Jay Rawlings .... Simon Trott
Nic Gilder .... Fleshcreep
Janine Pardo .... Spirit of the Beans
Paul Giddings .... King Crumble
Fin Collinson .... Ensemble
Olivia Dickenson-Forbes .... Ensemble
Kci Lee .... Ensemble
Megan Oxley .... Ensemble
Creative Team
Peter Dayson .... Director
Pippa Holliday .... Choreographer
Sam Dando .... Musical Director
Bridlington Spa – Jack and the Beanstalk
14th Dec 2018-6th Jan 2019
With nothing but a handful of beans and the support of his poor but kind mother Dame Trott, his dopey brother Simon and the ever-faithful Daisy the Cow, our hero Jack must find the courage to slay the evil giant in order to win the hand of the beautiful Princess Amelia and free his village of tyranny forever. Little does he know that there’s a magical Fairy on hand to guide him on his quest up the beanstalk to fame, fortune and true love! With bucket-loads of laughter and huge helpings of traditional pantomime audience participation combined with dazzling scenery, spectacular costumes and an interstellar star cast, Jack and the Beanstalk is the pantomime adventure not be missed this Christmas!
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Cast
Star Trek the Next Generation's Marina Sirtis .... the Empathic Fairy
From Disney's 'Art Attack' Lloyd Warbey .... Simon Trott
A Touch of Frost's John Lyons .... King Crumble
Andre Vincent .... Dame Trott
Aaron Steadman .... Jack Trott
Alexander Lee .... Fleshcreep
Lucy Edge .... Princess Amelia
Harvey Hoile .... Ensemble
Nick Moulson .... Ensemble
With Collette Tyler School of Dance
Creative Team
Ian Billings .... Director
Helen Jeckells .... Choreographer
Tim Shaw .... Musical Director
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