Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack and the Beanstalk runs at Landau Forte College Theatre from Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 February 2027, with all evening shows starting at 7pm and a Saturday matinee at 2pm. It's a pantomime by Nigel Holmes, and it's a big one—the whole thing runs about two hours and 35 minutes, including the interval.

It's the story you know: Dame Trott runs her dairy with Daisy, the talking cow, until Giant Blunderbore and Fleshcreep bleed the town dry. Then Jack's bag of beans grows into a mighty beanstalk leading straight to the Giant's castle. The comedy is carried by the duo of Vandertop and Waterbottom, who spend their time spreading 'social media gossip', while Daisy complains loudly about being sold and Fielding the Fieldmouse keeps interrupting. Holmes describes it as a towering spectacle of riotous comedy and audience fun, and the cast list suggests it's as much about the characters as the plot.

Tickets are £18 to £10 for standard seats, and £15 for disabled, over 60s, students, under 16s and unemployed. The Sunday matinee on 21 February is £10. With the show running through to Sunday, you've got a few different slots to choose from across the five days.