Details

Jack, a dim boy, sells the family's cow, their last remaining possession, for some 'magic beans', his mother is furious and throws them out of the window. Next morning there is a magic beanstalk, which Jack climbs to the land of the giant. There he rescues the love interest, and the goose that lays the golden eggs and runs away as the giant returns booming 'fee, fie, foe, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!' and occasionally 'Be he alive or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread' depending on how bloodthirsty the panto is! As the giant follows Jack down the beanstalk Jack grabs an axe and chops it down thus killing the him.

Cast/Performers

Kenneth Alan Taylor, Jeffrey Longmore (Dame Daisy Durden), John Elkington (Slurp), Francesca Ellis (Jack), Claire Lever (Chicken / Half Cow), Rebecca Little (Annie), Claire Maurer, Lee Thorburn (Danny), Mark Whiteley (Giant / Half Cow)

Creatives/Company

Producer: Nottingham Playhouse
Author: Kenneth Alan Taylor
Director(s): Kenneth Alan Taylor, John Morton (music)
Design: Mark Walters
Lighting: Jason Taylor
Choreographer: Adele Parry