Jack and the Beanstalk

What a lovely enjoyable evening we had watching Rainhill Musical Theatre Company's production of Jack and the Beanstalk. Written by Ian Betteridge and directed by Maria Heaton this was an first-rate traditional family pantomime with excellent scenery, good sound and lighting and some very good bright colourful costumes. The talented cast worked very hard to bring to the stage all the characters we know and love associated with this well-known story.  The show was opened by Claire Jones as the Giants henchman Fleshcreep, Claire had just the right level of wickedness in her voice and certainly got plenty of boos each time she appeared on stage, her opposite number was Fairyydust played by Bet Davies who had a good friendly relationship with the audience.  Dru Grindley- Fitzgerald made a wonderful flamboyant Dame Trott waring some striking costumes, he was complemented very well by David Stevens as Dame Trott’s son Bobby Trott. Both actors had good comic timing and produced some very good comedy moments which were a big hit with the audience.  Bobby’s sister Jill, the sensible one in the Trott family, was played nicely by Michelle Williams, who also had a good relationship with her audience. At the centre of the story was Jack Trott played excellently by Sam Moores with the lovely Sally Adamson as Jacks love interest Princess Apricot, both acted very well and had outstanding singing voices which were a pleasure to listen to, blending together well, they made an excellent central pantomime couple.  There were other good performances by Keith Marsh as a very comedic King Satupon, with Nicola Lyon as his servant Boy Blue, Ruth Gibb as Patty Cake, and Karen Woods as Bo Peep. We should not forget a very funny performance from Rosie Sephton as Daisy the Cow, her facial expressions were a joy to watch, she had the audience laughing loudly and lastly we have Mike Massey as the voice of the Giant.  The pace of the show along with diction and clarity of words were just right meaning the plot could be followed easily and generally comic timing was spot on. The chorus of adults and children worked hard and appeared to be enjoying themselves immensely joining in with most of the action on stage. Choreography from Sam Moores, Claire Jones and Nicola Lyon was just right for the production and was executed well by the cast.

The band led by Musical Director Wayne Oakes played excellently and supported the cast very well.  There was a very enjoyable choice of music in this pantomime and it was a pleasure to hear live music

The success of any pantomime can be measured by the reaction of the audience and the audience certainly joined in and appeared to be enjoying themselves immensely during this pantomime.
 Congratulations to all involved in bringing this very good family Pantomime to the stage this was a very enjoyable production. Thank you for inviting us we had a great evening.
 

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