Jack and the Beanstalk

The Arts Theatre's family pantomime sends Jack up a magic beanstalk to outwit the giant, with Matt Crosby as Dame Trott and Ian McKellen voicing the Giant. Ian McKellen's voice is pre-recorded and he does not appear on stage.

The Trott family are struggling to make ends meet, so Jack sells the family cow for a handful of magic beans and wakes to find an enormous beanstalk outside the window. Matt Crosby returns as Dame Trott, Steven Roberts plays Jack Trott, Jessica Martin is Fleshcreep, Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos plays Princess Jilly, Emma Williams is Fairy Sunshine, Stuart Simons is Merlin the Wizard and Xander Powell is Daisy the Cow, with Ian McKellen providing the voice of the Giant. Ian McKellen's voice is pre-recorded and he is not appearing on stage. Chris Jarvis writes, and Kevan Allen directs and choreographs. The run includes relaxed performances on 5 and 27 December at 11am, a BSL-interpreted performance on 5 December at 11am, a captioned performance on 12 December at 2pm, and an audio-described performance on 13 December at 3pm with a touch tour.