Click here!

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk

The stars of Edinburgh pantomime - Allan Stewart, Andy Gray and Grant Stott - are back together again as they lead the cast of this year’s spectacular King’s Theatre pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk! Read more …

Allan Stewart plays the role of Dame May McTrot, Andy Gray returns to the King’s Theatre pantomime as King Crumble and Grant Stott will be at his meanest ever as the baddie Fleshcreep - the giant’s henchman!

This year’s King’s Theatre production features the biggest giant and tallest beanstalk in pantoland! The computer controlled giant is so big that he can pick up a human and carry them to cloud land where he lives…and from a few tiny beans the beanstalk grows up through the auditorium and climbs to 35 feet!

Bursting at the seams with brand new comedy and an abundance of laughs, stunning sets and outrageous costumes, Jack and the Beanstalk carries the King’s Theatre hallmark of quality and outstanding entertainment for all ages and with ticket prices to suit every pocket, you won’t have to sell the family cow to enjoy pantomime at its best!


The critical consensus

Fun for some – but no longer true panto for all.

***(*)(*)Mary Brennan, The Herald, 13/12/2010

The whole sorry mess is over-reliant on gizmos, flash-bangs and egos for its applause.

Thom Dibdin, The Stage, 13/12/2010

[The script] robs the story of emotional engagement, making the persuasiveness of the performances seem doubly impressive.

***(*)(*)Mark Fisher, The Guardian, 14/12/2010

Together with charming performances from the supporting cast, it culminates in a witty show that oozes Christmas cheer: the perfect antidote to the bitter winter.

****(*)Yasmin Sulaiman, The List, 15/12/2010

Minor niggles such as these aside, this is a simply tremendous show, the best by a country mile of the ten or so offerings I have seen in Scotland this year and one which will give top quality Christmas cheer to the tens of thousands of people who will come to see it.

Robert Dawson Scott, STV, 16/12/2010

It's something of a relief to turn to a straightforward feelgood pantomime.

****(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 17/12/2010

It is good to see the old team reunited and the panto is colourful, funny and entertaining enough.

****(*)Keith Paterson, WhatsOnStage.com, 23/12/2010


Features about Jack and the Beanstalk

Theatre baddie Grant Stott on the Edinburgh v Glasgow panto wars

STV, 02/12/2010

Audiences clamouring up the beanstalk to see the King's Theatre's panto

STV, 03/12/2010

Where and when?

King's Theatre, Edinburgh from Saturday December 4, 2010, until Sunday January 23, 2011. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/kings

Comments: 0 (Add)

To post a comment, you need to sign in or register. Forgotten password? Click here.

Find a show


Search the site


Find us on …

Find us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterFind us on YouTube