The production will run at the theatre from the 21st November until the 31st December.
The team at Hackney Empire has announced casting for its 2026 pantomime of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Jack and the Beanstalk’s cast will be led by Clive Rowe, who returns to direct and star as ‘Dame Trot’. He will be joined by Kat B (The Wiz, Hackney Empire; A Christmas Carol, Hackney Empire; The Lick, MTV Base) as Simple Simon Trot, Louise Cielecki (Canvas, The Old Rep; Pygmalion, Italy Tour) as Fairy Firethorn; Christopher Staines (The Score, Theatre Royal Haymarket; Ghost Ships, Icon Theatre) as Stephen Fleshcreep; Marina Lawrence-Mahrra (Frankie Goes To Bollywood, UK Tour; Come Fall in Love, Manchester Opera House) as Jack Trot; Summer Priest (Moulin Rouge! The Musical, UK & World Tour; Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, West End) as Jill; and Andre Antonio (Romeo and Juliet, Hackney Empire / Belgrade Theatre / Bristol Old Vic; Sherlock Holmes, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Harp and Timothy Trot.
The company is completed by ensemble members Ellie Greenway (Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, UK And Ireland Tour); Alanna Panditaratne (Anything Goes, Kilworth House); Charlize Indigo, making their professional debut; Charlie Scales (Chess, NYMT / Leicester Curve); Toby Seddon (Fiddler on the Roof, UK Tour; Evita, Leicester Curve); Lara Wollington (Grease, European Tour; Gypsy, Savoy Theatre); and Sam Jamison (Aladdin, Swansea Grand; Candide, Welsh National Opera).
Join happy-go-lucky Jack on an epic adventure after he sells his family’s beloved cow for a handful of magic beans, setting off a chain of events that leads high into the clouds. As Jack climbs up the beanstalk, he discovers an enchanted land, a powerful giant and a host of surprises, but can he outsmart the giant and save the day?
Written by Will Brenton, the creative team for Jack and The Beanstalk includes: Steven Edis (Original Music & Songs), Cleo Pettitt (Set & Costume Design), Wendy Gadian (Musical Director, Arranger, Orchestrator & Supervisor), Mike Ward (Choreographer), Tim Mitchell (Lighting Designer), Richard Bell (Sound Designer), Jake Lawrence (associate lighting designer), (costume supervisor) Sades Robinson-Craft, (assistant director) Clare Packham, (casting associate) Rosamunde Hutt, (producer) Emily Obasohan and (production manager) Tom Kingdon for Production Solutions Group.
To book tickets visit: https://www.hackneyempire.co.uk/events/jack-and-the-beanstalk