CAST ANNOUNCED FOR JACK AND THE BEANSTALK AT LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE

The beloved Lyric Hammersmith Theatre pantomime returns this festive season with Jack and the Beanstalk which plays at the venue from Saturday 15 November 2025 – Sunday 4 January 2026. Tickets are on sale now at lyric.co.uk. The production continues the Lyric’s long history of bringing some of the finest and most entertaining pantomimes to West London. Jack and the Beanstalk will once again unite the critically acclaimed partnership of writer Sonia Jalaly and director Nicholai La Barrie, the team behind last year’s smash-hit Aladdin.

Announced today, the full cast includes Jade Hackett as Fairy Godfather, Sam Harrison as Dame Trott, Joey James as Jack, Eastenders and West End star John Partridge as Fleshcreep and Sienna Widd as Jill.

The ensemble includes Gabriela Benedetti, Harriet Caplan-Dean, Robert Donnelly and Rachel Seirian.

The creative team for the production also includes Set and Costume Designer Georgia Lowe, Choreographer Kayla Lomas-Kirton, Lighting Designer Matt Haskins, Composer and Arranger Corin Buckeridge, Sound Designer Nick Manning, Musical Director Adam Gerber, Casting Director Richard Johnston, Associate Musical Director Olivia Zacharia and Assistant Director Gráinne Flynn.

Join our loveable hero Jack as he embarks on a mission of gigantic proportions, way into the clouds, to defeat his newfound nemesis and save the people of Hammersmith.

It’s Jack and Jill’s first day at Fleshcreep Academy, the strictest school in Hammersmith, and there’s trouble brewing. Not only is their mum the chaotic new dinner lady but the headteacher has pupils on a tight leash: just three strikes and it’s off to the giant, whatever that means. This place could do with some magic – but where is Fairy Godfather hiding? Get ready for the climb of the lifetime as Jack reaches new heights to bring joy back to West London!  

The dynamic duo from last year’s smash-hit sellout Aladdin, writer Sonia Jalaly and director Nicholai La Barrie will be showing no mercy as they present to you a show-stopping medley of musical bangers, jaw-dropping magic and whip-smart comedy: all the festive fun you know and love… oh yes they will!

The production is presented with the support of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Thanks to the support of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, all those who

live or work in Hammersmith & Fulham can apply for up to 4 free tickets to the Free First

Night performance of Jack and the Beanstalk on Saturday 15 November 2025 at 6pm. Applications will open in October. Additionally, Year 5 and 6 students who study in state schools in the borough qualify for FREE tickets to select performances of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Also playing this winter season, Raymond Briggs’ Father Christmas returns for a fourteenth year to the Studio playing from Wednesday 19 November – Saturday 27 December 2025, co-produced with the Olivier Award-nominated Pins & Needles Productions. Christmas isn’t Christmas without this Lyric family favourite, filled with live music and puppetry and perfect for under 6-year-olds and their families.

The full creative team includes Director Emma Earle, Designer Zoe Squire, Composer Lucy Rivers, Puppet Designer Max Humphries, Lighting Designer George Ogilvie and Dramaturg Adam Peck.

Christmas Comedy Nights will also light up the night with laughter on Monday 1 & Monday 15 December 2025 at 7.30pmfeaturing a selection of the UK’s best comedy performers in association with Nice N’ Spiky productions. MC for 1 Decemberwill be Gbemi Oladijo and for 15 December Thomas Green. Full lineup to be announced.

A Merry Lyric Christmas is back for a third year of festive fun and fundraising on Monday 8

December 2025 at 7.30pm with singing and music from West London’s best choirs on the Lyric stage.