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Jack and The Beanstalk
He's Behind You presents

JACK AND THE BEANSTALK: WHAT A WHOPPER!

Written by Jon Bradfield & Martin Hooper with songs by Jon Bradfield
Directed by Andrew Beckett

"Hilarious. You can tell it's for adults because it's actually funny" - Zoe Williams, The Guardian

Laugh your stockings off to this profoundly silly and staggeringly naughty new adults-only pantomime, from the team behind Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick (★★★★★ "the best adult pantomime in London" - Theatre Weekly).

Jack Trott is very poor, very gay and very horny, living with his mum on a dilapidated dairy farm ten miles from the nearest Grindr user. When he sells their beloved cow for a handful of magic beans, his mum throws them in the compost - and they wake up to the biggest, thickest stalk they've ever seen. Is there a giant at the top? And if so... is he all in proportion?

This magical musical adventure is everything a panto should be - just NOT for all the family!

Following his unforgettable performance as Queen Gertrude, the outrageous Matthew Baldwin ("wonderful as ever" - Time Out) returns to play Dame Trott.

Reviews:
★★★★★
"A hilarious and raucous night out. The script is comedy genius. With a colourful, fun set, camp costumes, outrageously crude and larger-than-life characters and musical theatre references for days, you won’t find another show like it."
Curtain Call
★★★★
"The Grande Dame of adult panto returns. Impeccably produced, flawlessly performed, and riotously funny. Head and shoulders above anything of its kind."
Reviews Hub 
★★★★
"A bucolic burlesque of filth, fun and fairy folk." 
The Stage
★★★★
"A hilariously saucy, queer-celebratory take on the classic pantomime spirit we all know and love." 
West End Best Friend 
★★★★
"A British panto on queer steroids. Stellar performances. Leaves you with your sides aching"
Operation Live Theatre
★★★★★
"The funniest show I have ever seen"
What's Good To Do 
★★★★
"Adult pantomime at its finest: bold, brilliant, rude, and utterly hilarious. A night of pure joy that is as wild as it is memorable"
North West End
★★★★
"A whopping amount of fun"
Theatre & Tonic




Written by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper
Songs by Jon Bradfield
Directed by Andrew Beckett
Featuring Matthew Baldwin as the Dame
Produced by Oli Sones for He’s Behind You Ltd
Executive Producer Investors in Theatre


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