Jack and the Beanstalk the Pantomime

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When Jack sells his favourite cow to a stranger on the way to the market in return for some so called ‘magic beans’ his mum is convinced they’ve been ripped off. Until a massive beanstalk leading to the land of the giants grows in their backyard. Naturally Jack climbs it and finds a land filled with a hungry giant but also piles of gold. But not everyone up there wants to eat him – helped by Mrs Giant and the rat in the kitchen he escapes with some gold and a full belly with a warning never to return. But the gold runs out and soon he is on his way back up the beanstalk to steal the hen that lays the golden eggs. Oh and a very annoyed harp at the same time. But will he escape the giant the second time? A Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime.

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jack and the beanstalk the pantomime

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK THE PANTOMIME

When Jack sells his favourite cow to a stranger on the way to the market in return for some so called ‘magic beans’ his mum is convinced they’ve been ripped off. Until a massive beanstalk leading to the land of the giants grows in their backyard. Naturally Jack climbs it and finds a land filled with a hungry giant but also piles of gold. But not everyone up there wants to eat him – helped by Mrs Giant and the rat in the kitchen he escapes with some gold and a full belly with a warning never to return. But the gold runs out and soon he is on his way back up the beanstalk to steal the hen that lays the golden eggs. Oh and a very annoyed harp at the same time. But will he escape the giant the second time? Jack and the Beanstalk the pantomime.

PRODUCTION HISTORY

Freman College, Buntingford, United Kingdom – 2022

Other plays by British playwright Nicholas Richards:

The Perfect Place for a Mouse – children’s play based on Aesop’s tales
Where there’s a Will, there’s a play – funny contemporary Shakespeare!

Author: Nicholas Richards

Type: One act play

Genre: Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime

Length: 35 minutes without any extra songs

Cast: 19; 8M, 8F, 3N

Ages of the actors: Older children up

Suitable for: All ages

Set: Outside Jack’s hovel, the road, Jack’s bedroom, on the beanstalk, atop the beanstalk, the castle kitchen, outside the castle, some place where people stop, think and talk – although there are many scenes, these can easily be portrayed with clever stage management.

Level of difficulty: 7/10 – in pantomime the characters are over the top and funny, and although the basic fairytale remains the same it how the characters are portrayed that makes it panto. (oh and yelling the words ‘He’s Behind you!’ a lot.

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Copyright © June 2022 Nicholas Richards and Off the Wall Plays

Like this panto? Others you may also enjoy:

He’s Behind you! A comedy, whodunit and a panto rolled into one!
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