Our last production was "Jack: Back on the Beanstalk" by Kevin Doig
The cutest cow to have trodden the boards was at large in New Eltham for the annual pantomime. Dolly's charming influence helped resolve the various problem issues encountered during Jack's beanstalk quest and ensured no traditional routine went unmilked in Kevin Doig's fresh interpretation of the tale for the New Eltham Methodist Church. The cream was reserved for the chorus antics of various milkmaids, cloud people and jumping beans whose well-rehearsed singing and pun-fests entertained capacity audiences. The Trot family trio in which Bev Turvey played a suitably matronly dame, Tom Helps played our fresh faced hero Jack and Steve Keene his 'nice but dim' brother, took centre stage keeping the production well-paced throughout. Together with sets portraying ethereal cloud scenes and a hockney-style forest with an elaborate costume wardrobe ensured the seasonal fun lived up to the standards of its 39 predecessors."
Our 2010 Pantomime "Jack: Back on the Beanstalk"
The legend goes that three generations ago, a boy called Jack climbed to the top of a magical beanstalk where he found the home of a ferocious giant and his wife. Jack slayed the evil giant and, in the process, gained a golden harp and a hen that lays golden eggs. Now, a hundred years later, it appears that the only person from the village St Ivel who has gained from the events of a century earlier is the nasty landlord Baron Wasteland. The latest generation of the Trot family comprises a new widow called Dame Trot who lives with her sons Jack and Rodney. Jack wants to put right the wrongs of the past and pledges to return the stolen property to the people who live in Cloud
Cuckoo Land. Yes, Jack is Back: on the Beanstalk!
SE9 Magazine said this:
"Bovine Influence in New Eltham Pantomime