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Jack and the Beanstalk (Robbins)

Full-Length Play, Pantomime  /  2w, 2m, 6any gender (adult)

Jack and the Beanstalk
by Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required.

Jack and the Beanstalk (Robbins)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m, 6any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Fables/Folktales
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

Norman Robbins' fun-packed pantomimes tell the traditional stories in a clear fast-moving style and can be staged simply or elaborately, as required. The choice of music is left to the director.

History

First professional production – Queens Hall Theatre, Barnstaple opened on 21st December 1991

First amateur productions 1993

As of 2016 over 150 productions

Cast Attributes

JACK (F or M)

DAME (M or F)

SIMPLE SIMON (M or F)

KING (M)

PRINCESS (F)

RANCID (M or F)

FAIRY (F)

BLUNDERBORE (M)

DAISY THE COW (2 people M or F)

Dame preferaly played by man - but not female impersonator

Jack preferably played by a woman (principal boy character)

Chorus of any number, age or gender

  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Elaborate / High Volume Costumes, Fantasy Costumes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, Play w/ Music
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"If you missed it, you missed a treat" - Bridgend Gazette 27.01.95

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Scripts

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Authors

Norman Robbins

Norman Robbins, one of Amateur Theatre's most popular authors, wrote his first stage show almost 60 years ago whilst working for the Yorkshire Evening Post. An avid theatregoer from the age of three (his grandparents ran the pub near the local theatre so free tickets were al ...

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