Retford: Join Jack and friends for a healthy dose of pantomime fun

The Majestic Theatre in Retford heads into the world of pantomime in the new year with Jack and the Beanstalk.
Members of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk which opens in Retford in the new yearMembers of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk which opens in Retford in the new year
Members of the cast of Jack and the Beanstalk which opens in Retford in the new year

Come and join Jack on his quest to save his family from the fearsome Fleshcreep and the gruesome giant and find true love with the beautiful Princess.

After his star turn last year, BBC Radio star Howard Leader returns to Retford once again as King Crumble.

He is joined in the cast by Adam Fox as Silly Simon and West End star Chris Howard as Fleshcreep, Lydia George as Princess Poppy and Paul Tate as the Dame Tilly Trott.

This colourful production has all the ingredients to delight audiences of all ages, including well known songs, side-splitting humour, lots of audience participation and not Daisy the Cow,

Jack and the Beanstalk is on from today (Friday)until next Tuesday (6th January).

Tickets are £9.50, £11 and £14.

For tickets and show times, call the box office on 01777 706866 or visit www.majesticretford.com

Jack and the Beanstalk is the first part of a busy programme of events for the Majestic going into 2015.

At the end of the month, there is a top tribute to British rock legends ELO with The ELO Experience (30th January), followed by Re Take That (6th February) and The Counterfeit 60s Show (27th February).

And there is also soul legends The Drifters (20th March), outrageous comedy from Roy Chubby Brown (21st March) and former X-Factor winner Joe McElderry (12th June) all to come going into the summer.