A performer in a floral dress presses both hands up as a burst of powder or dust explodes around their face in golden light.

Lichfield Garrick Theatre2024

Jack and the Beanstalk

The Production

Lichfield Garrick Theatre’s 2024/25 Christmas pantomime, produced in association with Evolution Productions and written by Paul Hendy, brought Jack and the Beanstalk to the Garrick stage with a local, family-friendly mix of comedy, audience participation and large-scale festive effects.

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Director: Daniel Buckroyd
Musical Director: Tom Arnold
Choreographer: Kayleigh Dettmer
Lighting Design: Barry Smith
Set Design: Helga Wood, Michelle Marden
Costume Design: Michael J Batchelor
Sound Design: Kyle Allen
Commissioned by: Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Photography: Steve Gregson

A brightly lit panto stage with the title on the backdrop plays to a full auditorium beneath multicoloured beams.

A performer in a green fairy costume reaches outward against a clean blue wash, wand lifted in one hand.

Dancers cluster around a central performer in a blue tunic during a lively village number on the painted street set.

A performer in a red coat gestures dramatically in saturated red light, framed as a bold close-up.

The full stage and audience are seen under purple and yellow beams as the company lines up across the set.

A red-coated performer strides downstage under red and blue lights while the cast reacts behind him.

The ensemble gathers tightly around a central couple, smiling and leaning into a celebratory group moment.

A group poses in a sweeping diagonal with arms thrown wide under cool blue and magenta stage light.

A bald performer in a green waistcoat sings forward while the ensemble crouches beside him with animated faces.

A young performer in a blue tunic holds out a small gold pail with a doubtful expression.

A performer in a plush cow costume and a young performer in blue stride forward together, both singing or calling out.

A performer in blue hugs the cow-costumed performer in the centre of the stage, with dancers moving behind them.

A green-lit close-up shows a performer in leafy costume smiling with a wand held near their chest.

A wide stage scene shows performers beneath a glowing oval screen with a face projected above a snowy landscape.

A red-coated performer holds a large silver boombox against a pink and blue village backdrop.

Chefs in spotted trousers frame the cow-costumed performer and other cast members in a symmetrical kitchen dance pose.

A performer in a yellow polka-dot dress stands arm in arm with a bald performer in a green waistcoat against blue light.

A costumed performer reclines theatrically on a slanted see-saw, legs crossed and face turned to the audience.

A smiling performer with orange curls and a tiny top hat peers through a circular blue prop.

The cow-costumed performer sits close beside a young performer in blue, both looking worried in a snowy farm setting.

A red-coated performer and the cow-costumed performer lean over a dark surface in a tight pool of red light.

A performer in white lounges in a black bathtub prop, lit by cool blue and purple stage light.

A close portrait of the young performer in blue shows an anxious upward glance against a deep blue background.

A lone performer in blue stands centre stage in a wide pool of light, surrounded by a darkened village set.

Dancers in leafy costumes surround the green fairy figure beneath bright white beams and purple haze.

The cast spreads across the stage under crossing white beams, with leafy scenery framing the top of the set.

The company stands in a wide tableau beneath oversized leaves, divided by red and blue light.

The empty stage glows green around the arched Jack and the Beanstalk title sign and decorative proscenium.

A red-coated performer holds centre in a hot pink scene while dancers crouch and point around him.

A red-coated performer is caught mid-leap beside a tall machine-like set piece and bright carnival-style lights.

Audience members in the auditorium reach upward as artificial snow or confetti falls through purple light.

The cow-costumed performer gestures toward the audience in front of a warm wooden kitchen backdrop.

A large blue ghost puppet towers over seated performers on a prison-like set washed in green and blue.

From the auditorium, a giant ghost puppet dominates the stage as the audience watches under green laser-like light.

Low-angle warm light catches the cow-costumed performer and others in a smoky workshop or kitchen set.

The cow-costumed performer bursts forward with arms out as cast members and a bulky orange puppet loom behind.

A young performer in blue stands small beneath an oversized giant puppet reaching down over a toy-like set.

The young performer in blue smiles near the huge puppet head and hand, creating a playful sense of scale.

A red-lit low-angle scene shows the giant puppet crouched among performers, its oversized foot and hand filling the foreground.

A red-coated performer leans forward in a low-angle confrontation while the cast stands across the village set behind him.

In a tight close-up, the young performer in blue laughs with both hands cupped around their ears.

A wide blue scene shows dancers suspended in haze and shafts of light, with low fog rolling across the stage.

Performers kneel in a row through blue fog, each raising one hand beneath bright overhead beams.

A golden-costumed central performer is surrounded by smiling ensemble members in a tight celebratory cluster.

The finale fills the stage with a golden group tableau under magenta, blue and yellow beams, seen across the auditorium.

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