A performer in a towering white wig and zebra sleeves throws their arms wide in a vivid village set.

Charing Cross Theatre2024

Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper!

The Production

He’s Behind You!’s adults-only queer pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk: What a Whopper! played Charing Cross Theatre from November 2024 to January 2025. The production brought the company’s bawdy festive panto style to the Yorkshire village of Upper Bottom in a new take on the classic fairytale.

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Director: Andrew Beckett
Musical Director: Aaron Clingham
Choreographer: Carole Todd
Lighting Design: Matthew Hockley
Set Design: David Shields
Costume Design: Robert Draper, Sandy Lloyd
Sound Design: Andrew Johnson
Commissioned by: He’s Behind You!
Photography: Steve Gregson

Silhouetted performers frame a glowing blue-white portal through haze and backlight.

A smiling performer in a sparkling pink jacket gestures toward the audience against a colourful tree backdrop.

A full proscenium view shows a lone performer centre stage under yellow beams within a cartoon cloud-framed set.

A darkly dressed performer with white face makeup raises a hand in blue spotlight.

One performer offers food on a fork to another, whose mouth opens in comic surprise.

Three brightly dressed performers kick and dance together under saturated overhead beams.

A wide proscenium view shows performers spaced across a cloud-filled stage with bright white beams.

A performer in a yellow gown stands in low fog while another performer faces them from stage right.

Five performers in tartan and workwear pose in a tight musical number under warm stage light.

A performer in a pink sweater reads from an open book, looking up with a quizzical expression.

A lone performer stands with a glowing handheld light in a blue-lit graveyard set.

Dancers in colourful costumes leap and spin across a full-stage village scene.

Two performers face each other closely and hold hands in an intimate exchange.

A performer in orange and yellow stands centred in rolling fog between two costumed figures.

Two performers in bright patterned costumes stand close together, one raising a finger beside the other's face.

Four performers stand spread across a forest set with arms raised in bright green and blue light.

A performer in a striped apron stands behind a kitchen counter, looking to the side.

A lone performer stands in a narrow purple spotlight within a dark green-framed stage opening.

An ensemble creates a chaotic action tableau with crossed props and bright magenta-blue lighting.

A performer in a bright checked suit holds up a small prop while addressing the audience.

A large ensemble fills the village stage around a central dark-robed performer under multicoloured lights.

A performer in a gold gown raises both hands beneath violet and blue light.

Two performers dance or spar across the graveyard set beneath magenta and blue beams.

A shirtless performer in black briefs stands beside a red-haired performer in a patterned dress in a kitchen set.

Green light pours through a set opening, silhouetting foliage and a distant figure.

A performer in a bright checked suit smiles with hands lifted against a cottage backdrop.

An ensemble poses with raised arms and weapons under purple light on a smoky stage.

A performer in orange holds a book beside a flower-crowned performer holding a broom.

Four performers cluster closely, looking anxious beneath cool blue stage lighting.

A red-haired performer in a patterned dress stands centre stage with dancers around them under blue beams.

A performer in a checked suit stands centre stage with arms spread in vivid green light.

Two performers face each other closely, one in tartan holding a long prop, under blue haze.

Performers lunge and fall around a central prop in a brightly lit village scene.

A performer in a blue cap and cape stands demurely before the cottage set.

A red-haired performer in a red dress leads a dance formation on the village set.

Three performers gather around an open book in saturated blue and pink light.

A smiling performer in a fur-trimmed coat holds a green folder against a purple-lit backdrop.

A costumed group reacts around a kneeling performer and a person lying on the floor.

Two performers stand side by side under purple and blue lights, smiling as one clasps their hands together.

A performer in green tartan leans back while lifting a red chair on a green-lit set.

A smiling performer in a decorative bodice stands between two attendants against a pastoral backdrop.

The full cast stands across the proscenium with arms raised for a colourful finale.

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