Jack and the Beanstalk

Synopsis

Jack, a dim boy, sells the family's cow, their last remaining possession, for some 'magic beans', his mother is furious and throws them out of the window. Next morning there is a magic beanstalk, which Jack climbs to the land of the giant. There he rescues the love interest, and the goose that lays the golden eggs and runs away as the giant returns booming 'fee, fie, foe, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!' and occasionally 'Be he alive or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread' depending on how bloodthirsty the panto is! As the giant follows Jack down the beanstalk Jack grabs an axe and chops it down thus killing the him.

Latest User Review

195.93.21.102) - 13 December 2005:

Clive Rowe just looked bored and over it - have seen him every year now and I think Hackney needs to look for a better Dame. PS Someone tell him to stop upstaging and to get off and give Tameka Empson and Terel Nugent a chance. Too much of Mr Rowe with his rehashed gags from previous years....

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