Brighton Pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk is hosted again this year in the DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel on the seafront.

David Hill directs and takes on the role of Dame Trott, who is the first Dame this season I have seen spend a lot of time interacting straight away with the audience a solo scene and building up a strong rapport. This approach paid off throughout the evening’s performance as the audience responded whose heartedly each the Dame came onto stage.

Eloise Bell takes to the stage in the role of Princess Jill. Bell has an incredible voice and stage presence. Alongside Allan Jay in the role of Silly Billy and Alfie Murray as Jack Trott, Dame Trott’s son.

Jack’s big mistake was selling the glamorous family Daisy the Cow (Alfie Ordinary) and he is left with a handful of beans and a temporarily angry Mother. However, once the Beanstalk grows and their fortune looks like changing for the better.

The costume selection and attention to detail in this Pantomime are superb. From the glamorous Daisy the Cow with “cow like” ears to the numerous costume changes undertaken by Dame Trott. There wasn’t a single costume that looked out of place.

I especially liked the new character addition in this version called Mother Nature played by Sharon Starr. She oversaw the evening’s Pantomime and added a twist I hadn’t seen before.

Holding a Pantomime in a large meeting room has its challenges. I found that the majority of the performance was too loud and it wasn’t always clear what the actors were saying or singing which threw me a bit. It wouldn’t take much to adjust though.

There’s plenty of audience interaction and some familiar family favourite scenes to join in with.

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Four and a half Stars.

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Cast

Dame Camilla Trott-David Hill

Daisy the Cow-Alfie Ordinary

Silly Billy-Allan Jay

Mother Nature-Sharon Starr

Fleshcreep-Susan Salmon

Jack Trott-Alfie Murray

Princess Jill-Eloise Beck

Agent Bond / Giant Blunderbore / Understudy Jack Trott-Asher Starr

Female Ensemble / Understudy Princess Jill

Millie Justice

Female Ensemble / Understudy Fleshcreep

Solomia Tkachivska

Female Ensemble / Understudy Mother Nature

Rosa Farrington

Female Ensemble

Evie Butterfield.