Nottingham Playhouse announce casting of Jack for pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack has ‘bean’ found for this year’s Nottingham Playhouse super-sized pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk.
Finton Flynn will play the role of the hapless Jack, who exchanges the family cow for a handful of mysterious beans.
Audiences will join Jack as he bravely climbs the beanstalk to discover a land above the clouds, where a ferocious giant lurks in his castle. Will Jack outwit the giant and leave with the magic harp the giant stole from his father? And can he bag the golden egg-laying goose that will change his family’s fortunes forever?
Expect top tunes, dazzling costumes, and plenty of audience participation in the super-sized extravaganza that will leave everyone feeling sky-high.
Finton said: “I'm so delighted to be joining the team at Nottingham Playhouse for this year's panto, Jack and the Beanstalk. I love panto season and can't wait to see all those happy, festive families in the audience.”
He most recently toured nationally for a year as the alternate Jamie in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, and his previous roles include Kinky Boots the Musical in Concert, Footloose, South Pacific, and as Russ Gray in Coronation Street.
Finton joins the previously announced John Elkington as Dame Daisy Trott, Tom Hopcroft as Fleshcreep, Jewelle Hutchinson as Jill, Bradley Judge as Silly Billy, Caroline Parker as Fairy Godmother and Alice Redmond as Pat the Cow.
Adam Penford, artistic director at Nottingham Playhouse and writer and director of Jack and the Beanstalk, added: “Finton is a terrific performer. We're delighted that he will be joining us for his first ever panto. The Playhouse panto is legendary, and he'll be working alongside the very best. What a great addition to our brilliant seasonal team.”
Fourteen Nottinghamshire youngsters will also appear in the show as the Youth Chorus, playing many farmyard characters, from scarecrows to chickens, and assisting Fleshcreep with his mischievous plans.
They are Lola-Mae Brown, Alexander Bunka, Louis Gillespie, Nathan Hayward, Mia Jacks, Nevaeh Jouhal, William Kent, Matilda Lamb, Amiya Maxwell, Anna Nguyen, Gracie Nkala, Isabella Oguagwu, Malikea Smith and Lois Westwick.
Jack and the Beanstalk, sponsored by Nottingham City Transport, runs from November 29, 2024, to January 18, 2025, and tickets are already on sale.