Jack and the Beanstalk
Synopsis
Written by Ben Crocker
Jack Trot and his mother, Dame Trot live in a village called Merrydale. Jack is in love with King Bertram’s daughter, the lovely Princess Demelza. The village is being terrorised by the Giant who lives Up-In-The Clouds. He demands increased taxes and the hand of the Princess in marriage. In order to pay the Giant, Dame Trot and Jack are forced to sell their cow Daisy. However, Jack is tricked by Slimeball, the Giant’s henchman, who pays him in beans instead of cash; and who abducts the Princess and takes her to the Giant. Jack throws the beans away in disgust, but magically they grow into a huge beanstalk allowing him to climb up into the clouds to rescue the Princess. Will it end happily ever after?
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Principal Cast
Jack: Jake Libbis
Edena the Eco Fairy: Helen Tudge
Dame Trot: Chris Juckes
Slimeball: Andrew Govey
Princess Demelza: Ffion Bishop
King Bertram: Richard Tudge
Trumpet: Gordon Park
Simple Simon: Phil Bedworth
Giant: Peter Giles
Daisy the Cow: Fiona Scott & Madison Scott
Jack Understudy: Natalie Wiles
Sarge: Sarah McDonald
Cockroach Smith: Amba Bedworth
Cockroach Jones: Penny Giles
Cockroach Chetwyn-Douglas-Scott: Karli Kinsella
Ghosts: Yasmeen Gabali, James Low & Abigail King
The Little Fairy: Karli Kinsella
Beanstalk Ballet: Fiona Scott & Madison Scott
Production Team
Director: Gwen Browning
Musical Director: Madeleine Innes
Choreographer: Fiona Scott
Stage Manager: Shelley McGinn
Backstage Crew: Claire Parry, Lois Brackenridge, Christine Smith, Madison Manning, Lorraine Jones & Tom Melanko
Set Design: Gwen Browning, Dave Browning & Vince Haines
Set Construction: Dave Browning, Vince Haines, Richard Tudge, & Mike Clark
Scenic Artists: Ursula Kotara, Tina Harper, Polly Waugh & Jo Bedworth
Giant’s Head & Beanstalk: Dave Browning & Polly Waugh
Lighting Design: Ashlee Torrens
Lighting Operator: Dave Browning
Sound Design: Paul King
Sound Operator: Paul King
Special Effects: Vince Haines
Music Collator & Additional Lyrics: Patrick McGinn
Wardrobe: Joan Braskic, Julia Gobbert
Special Make-Up: Benjamin Ross
Properties: Lorraine Jones
The Chorus
Alfie Crompton, James Low, Morag Crompton, Crystal Blaze, Yasmeen Gabali, Abigail King, Sarah McDonald, Amba Bedworth, Peter Giles, Penny Giles, Karli Kinsella, Natalie Wiles & Madison Scott
Finley Award Nomination
Adjudicators Certificate for Best Pantomime of 2020/2021
Acknowlegements
Thankyou to Fremantle Football Club for the kind donation of the Dockers footy socks, to Marloo Theatre for the hire of the magic Beanstalk and Geoff Rumsey for the loan of Daisy.
About the Author
Ben Crocker comes from a theatrical family and is the son of actor and pantomime writer John Crocker. He studied drama at Exeter University and has worked in the theatre since 1989. He has developed a collection of pantomime scripts which enjoy hundreds of amateur and professional productions each year.
He sent us the script for Jack and the Beanstalk with his blessing to “do whatever you like with it”. So we changed bits, added bits and played around with the script.
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