Jack and the Beanstalk

Panto :: show/work:S5921, production/tour:T0223364063

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16 Dec 04 to 9 Jan 05

Jack and the Beanstalk Panto :: listing:L996892832, production:T0223364063, show:S5921, venue: V765

The Anvil Basingstoke Hampshire

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.

Performers Anne Charleston (Fairy), Anna Williamson (Jack), Tony Scannell (Fleshcreep), Graham Seed (King), Alistair Divall (Simple Simon), Stephen David (Dame Trott), Sarah Louise Day (Princess. Producer Peter Frosdick. Producer Martin Dodd (for UK Productions in association with The Anvil). Author Chris Javis. Director Chris Hocking. Choreographer Chris Hocking. Director Martyn Cooper (music). Choreographer Sarah Day (assistant). Lighting John Port. Company Les Puppetiques En Noir.