Jack and the Beanstalk follows the critically acclaimed, sold-out production of Sleeping Beauty at The Hope Street Theatre in 2021.
This year’s production will have a distinctive Liverpool sound with many of the production’s songs coming from bands/artists from the Liverpool/Merseyside region.
Producer Christopher Jones of Just Entertainment says “We wanted to follow on from last year with a production that promises to be bigger and better! I feel we have brought together a talented and ambitious creative team that will bring something magical to Hope Street Theatre’s intimate space. We are delighted to have a cast of amazing local talent on-board bringing the pantomime to life – ensuring this is a pantomime for all the family.”
Jack and the Beanstalk will be headlined by Liverpool Live’s Lesley Butler who will be playing the magical Mother Nature and Alice Carlile who is best known for her work with Britain’s Got Talent’s golden buzzer finalists, The Merseygirls as Jill.
Recent LIPA graduate and Liverpudlian Joe Owens will play the titular Jack Trott, while Director John Garfield-Roberts will also be taking on the larger-than-life role of Dame Trott. Phil Perez – the UK’s face of the family board game Pop-Up Pirate, will be getting in everyone’s face as the evil Fleshcreep.
Magician and ventriloquist Dean Raymond will be entertaining the crowd as the lovable Silly Simon. The principal cast is rounded off perfectly with radio legend Billy Butler lending his voice to the Giant Blunderbore. Local performers Sarah Collinge (Liverpool Theatre School) and Freya Barnes (The Hammond) return to the company as adult ensemble alongside a gigantic junior ensemble from Hope Street based Performers Theatre School.