When Jack swaps Daisy the Cow for some magic beans, they grow into an enormous magic beanstalk. Can Jack climb the beanstalk, save the lovely Princess Melody from the giant and escape with all his arms and legs?
Come along and follow Jack up the beanstalk to find out! Join us for Jack and the Beanstalk a show filled with, songs, laughter, excitement and more than a little bit of festive magic.
Written by: Jonathan Harvey; Songs by: Stiles & Drewe
George and Anthony have wanted to write an original pantomime since seeing one as students, 20 years ago. It’s a double dream-come-true for them to be working with Jonathan Harvey, who has written this brand new version of Jack and the Beanstalk.
George explains...
"This is definitely not ‘posh panto’, It celebrates all that is best about the medium, and hopes to send the audience home singing some of the ten new songs which we like to describe as ‘really very silly’!.
It’s a chance to let our hair down, so we’ve plundered wildly – we range from the Disney-esque ‘A Bog Standard Opener’, through a Madness-inspired trio ‘Raise The Moola!’ to the Act 1 closer, ‘Climb It’, which sees Fairy Liquid leading an inspirational gospel number as Jack shins up the giant runner-bean.
As we said, it’s really VERY silly…
did we mention the club anthem in Act 2?!"
Jack and the Beanstalk ran at the London's Barbican Theatre as London’s Family Panto from
1 Dec 2007 to 12 Jan 2008.
REVIEWS
"A high quality Christmas Cracker." The Telegraph
"This first pantomime of the season sets the benchmark high.' Charles Spencer - The Telegraph
"Stiles and Drewe who, more than any other British team now writing, know how to turn out a tune with instant appeal for the kids that also has emotional resonance." The Stage
"A couple of the duets could come straight out of the score to Wicked." The Stage
"Anthony Drewe's lyrics for George Stiles' bouncy songs sound like Shakespeare and Ken Dodd rolled into one." The Guardian
"Jaunty songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe." Times Online
"...The musical genius that is Stiles and Drewe..." www.reviewsgate.com
"A gratuitous competitive sing song that allows a giggly bum-bum-bum-bum finale." The British Theatre Guide
LICENSING
Jack and the Beanstalk is not available for licensing.. yet!
For more information please contact
Macnaughton Lord 2000 Ltd
19 Margravine Gardens,
London,
W6 8RL