These are the first pictures of the cast in action on stage in the South Coast's biggest pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk at Mayflower Theatre. 

The 2024/2025 pantomime sees Britain’s Got Talent winners and street dance sensations Ashley Banjo and Diversity return to lead the cast as Jack and the Trot Family alongside award-winning actor and stand-up comedian Kev Orkian as the comical Silly Simon.

Jack and the Beanstalk is staged by Crossroads Pantomimes, the world’s biggest pantomime producer and the creative team behind recent Mayflower Theatre Christmas successes.

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For three weeks only, Jack and the Beanstalk will bring all the laughter, spectacle, special effects and glittering festive magic audiences have come to expect.

(Image: Stuart Martin / Mayflower Theatre) Tickets for the show, which runs until Sunday January 5, are on sale now at mayflower.org.uk

Press night is Tuesday (December 17). See our review online the following morning.

(Image: Stuart Martin / Mayflower Theatre)