Jack has bean found for this year’s Nottingham Playhouse super-sized pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.
Finton Flynn will play the role of the hapless Jack, who exchanges the family cow for a handful of mysterious beans. Finton most recently toured nationally for a year as the Alternate Jamie in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Previous roles include Kinky Boots the Musical in Concert, Footloose and South Pacific. He is also known for playing Russ Gray in Coronation Street.
Finton will join the previously announced John Elkington as Dame Daisy Trott, Tom Hopcroft as Fleshcreep, Jewelle Hutchinson as Jill, Bradley Judge as Silly Billy, Caroline Parker as Fairy Godmother and Alice Redmond as Pat the Cow.
Finton said:
“I’m so delighted to be joining the team at Nottingham Playhouse for this year’s panto, Jack and the Beanstalk. I love panto season and can’t wait to see all those happy, festive families in the audience.”
Adam Penford, Artistic Director at Nottingham Playhouse and writer and director of Jack and the Beanstalk, said:
“Finton is a terrific performer. We’re delighted that he will be joining us for his first ever panto. The Playhouse panto is legendary, and he’ll be working alongside the very best. What a great addition to our brilliant seasonal team.”
Expect top tunes, dazzling costumes, and plenty of audience participation in this super-sized extravaganza that will leave everyone feeling sky-high.
Fourteen local youngsters will appear as the Youth Chorus, playing many farmyard characters, from scarecrows to chickens, and even assisting Fleshcreep with his mischievous plans. They are Lola-Mae Brown, Alexander Bunka, Louis Gillespie, Nathan Hayward, Mia Jacks, Nevaeh Jouhal, William Kent, Matilda Lamb, Amiya Maxwell, Anna Nguyen, Gracie Nkala, Isabella Oguagwu, Malikea Smith and Lois Westwick.
Jack and the Beanstalk runs from 29 November 2024 to 18 January 2025, and tickets are already on sale.
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 the magic harp the giant stole from his father? And can he bag the golden egg-laying goose that will change his family’s fortunes forever?
Jack and the Beanstalk is sponsored by Nottingham City Transport.
Listings:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Writer and Director – Adam Penford
Designer – Cleo Pettitt
Musical Director – John Morton
Choreographer – Rosanna Bates
Lighting Designer – Tim Mitchell
Sound Designer – Paul Groothuis
Casting Directors – Natalie Gallacher CDG
and Richard Johnston for Pippa Ailion Casting
Nottingham Playhouse
Wellington Circus
Nottingham NG1 5AF
Fri 29 Nov 2024 to Sat 18 Jan 2025
Press performance: Mon 2 Dec 2024, 7pm
BSL Performances: Thur 12 Dec, 7pm, Sat 14 Dec, 2pm, Wed 18 Dec, 2pm
Captioned performances: Sat 7 Dec, 2pm, Sat 14 Dec, 7pm
Audio Described and Touch Tour performances: Wed 11 Dec, 2pm, Sat 14 Dec, 2pm
Reduced capacity: Fri 27 Dec, 7pm
Relaxed performances: Tue 14 Jan 2025, 11am, Wed 15 Jan 2025, 11am
Dementia friendly performances: Thur 16 Jan 2025, 1pm
Posted on 25 November 2024
