Sam Rabone will be back for his ninth year in Lichfield Garrick’s 2024 panto, playing Dame Trott in Jack and the Beanstalk.
Fellow panto favourite Ben Thornton will also return to play Billy in the show staged by the Garrick along with Paul Hendy and Evolution Productions.
Thornton said, “I’m delighted to be back in Lichfield for my fifth pantomime season at the Garrick. It really is a beautiful city to stay in for Christmas. Jack and the Beanstalk is going to be our most spectacular panto yet. It’s a great traditional story but we’re adding in our usual sprinkling of jokes, surprises and of course Sam and I will be bringing bucket-loads of slosh.”
Joining the cast for the first time is Gill Jordan in the role of Fairy Sugarsnap. Completing the line-up are Joe Feeney as Luke Backinanger, Becky Sanneh as Jack Trott and Clarice Julianda as Dave the Cow.
Jack and the Beanstalk will run from Friday 22 November until Sunday 12 January 2025.