The legendary Nottingham Playhouse panto reaches new heights with a giant of a show – Jack and the Beanstalk! 

When Jack exchanges the family cow for mysterious beans, he begins an epic adventure when they grow into an enormous beanstalk. Join Jack as he bravely climbs to discover a land above the clouds, where a ferocious giant lurks in his castle. Will Jack outwit the giant and leave with his magic harp? And can he bag the golden egg-laying goose that will change his family’s fortunes forever? 

Packed with comedy chaos courtesy of Nottingham’s favourite dame, John Elkington, join us for a show jam-packed with laughter, live music, and spectacular special effects.  Expect top tunes, dazzling costumes, and plenty of audience participation in this super-sized extravaganza that will leave everyone feeling sky-high. 

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Reviews

“UTTERLY UPLIFTING FESTIVE FARE!”
4 rating
The Guardian
“Nottingham Playhouse has truly outdone itself! This is festive theatre at its finest - a FIVE-STAR experience that perfectly captures the magic of Christmas' ”
5 rating
whatsgoodtodo.com
“JOYOUS! Nottingham Playhouse might just offer the best pantomime in the East Midlands this year! ”
5 rating
Theatre and Tonic
“STUNNINGLY SPECTACULAR! - Everything you could hope for in a pantomime. ”
5 rating
eastmidlandstheatre.com
“John Elkington is PANTOMIME PERFECTION...This is pantomime done right - and it's GLORIOUS!”
elementaltheatre.com

Behind the Scenes

Meet Dame Daisy!

Jill and Dame Daisy Trott

Cast

John Elkington
Dame Daisy Trott John Elkington
Finton Flynn
Jack Finton Flynn
Tom Hopcroft
Fleshcreep Tom Hopcroft
Jewelle Hutchinson
Jill Jewelle Hutchinson
Bradley Judge
Silly Billy Bradley Judge
Caroline Parker
Fairy Godmother Caroline Parker
Alice Redmond
Pat, the Cow Alice Redmond
Julie Hesmondhalgh
Voice of the Talking Harp Julie Hesmondhalgh
Sir Ian McKellen
Voice of Giant Blunderbore Sir Ian McKellen

Creatives

Writer Adam Penford
Designer Cleo Pettitt
Lighting Designer Tim Mitchell
Musical Director John Morton
Choreographer Rosanna Bates
Sound Designer Paul Groothuis
Casting Director Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion & Natalie Gallacher Casting
Costume Supervisor Emilie Carter
Props Supervisor Hannah Zemlak
Company Stage Manager Patricia Davenport
Deputy Stage Manager Charlotte Jones
Assistant Stage Manager Maddy Wade

The Band

Musical Director on Keys John Morton
Bass Neil Jackman
Guitars & Woodwind Ben Martin
Drums & Percussion John Waterson

Access

Access

We provide British Sign Language Interpretation, Captioning, and Audio Description for this production, as well as Dementia Friendly, Reduced Capacity, and Relaxed performances.

Everyone is welcome to attend accessible performances. Find out more about Access at Nottingham Playhouse here.

Schools and Groups

Groups

Groups of 10 or more can save up to 20% on full price tickets.

Discount will be automatically applied on the ‘Checkout’ screen. Book up to 20 tickets online with the groups discount, discounts vary per performance and are subject to availability.

See the list of discounted performances on the Group Discounts Page.

Have a large group looking to attend? Please email tickets@nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk and a member of the team will be able to assist.

Schools

Show tickets for school pupils are £13.50 each (one teacher goes free with every 10 tickets purchased). Find out more about School Visits here and book by calling Box Office on 0115 941 9419.

Schools early booking offer: Pay in full by start of Easter Holidays (Thursday 28 March 2024) and pay £12.50 per tickets or pay by end of School Year (Friday 26 July 2024) and pay £13 per tickets.

Pay in 3

Our Panto Payment Plan

Our Pay in 3 scheme allows you to split the cost of your booking for our 2024/25 panto Jack and the Beanstalk in to three payments. Your first payment is made when you book your tickets and is followed by two monthly payments. Find out more.