Nottingham Playhouse to Present Kenneth Alan Taylor's Farewell Pantomime JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, Begin. 29 Nov.

The undisputed giant of English pantomime, Kenneth Alan Taylor will don his frock of questionable taste for one last time as he stars in this year's Nottingham Playhouse panto. It was in 1983 when the dame of all dames first squeezed into an over-tight corset, slapped on the rouge and exploded on to the stage for his very first appearance, with Jack and The Beanstalk. Thirty years later he has decided to hang up his unfeasibly large bra but not before one final outing as Dame Daisy in the eagerly awaited Nottingham Christmas show with which it all began.

Jack and The Beanstalk will feature a cornucopia of cattlestrophic costumes, melodious moo-sic, madness and glitter aplenty in this magical winter treat for all the family. Jack may well have his head in the clouds, but he could do with a bit more fee-fifo- fun in his life. But when he udderly foolishly sells Buttercup the family cow for a handful of boring beans, oh yes he is in trouble! But he's about to climb new heights in this giant of a magical adventure!

Joining Kenneth on stage are Playhouse favourites John Elkington, Rebecca Little and Daniel Hoffmann-Gill.

Kenneth Alan Taylor says: '30 years ago I could never have imagined that I would still be presenting and appearing in panto at The Playhouse three decades on. I know I have said it a few times before, but this is definitely my last appearance as Dame. I feel so fortunate to have been doing something I absolutely love for thirty years, and for that I must thank the Nottingham audiences who have given me such support and pleasure over all these years. As always I cannot wait to be up on The Playhouse stage doing the thing I love best.....pantomime.'

Not only is this Kenneth's thirtieth and final Nottingham Playhouse pantomime as a performer, it also marks the culmination of a series of special events to mark the theatre's fiftieth anniversary in its current home and to celebrate this landmark, there will be a birthday Gala Performance with champagne, canapés, guests and surprises on Wednesday 11 December, 50 years to the day the building opened with Coriolanus.

Jack and The Beanstalk tops a memorable autumn season for the theatre which also includes a radical new staging of George Orwell's 1984, a co-production with "the country's most exciting touring company" (Daily Telegraph) Headlong, Charlie Peace: His Amazing Life and Astounding Legend a new play by celebrated local writer Michael Eaton and, following his acclaimed performance as Arturo Ui last year, Ian Bartholomew takes to the Nottingham Playhouse stage as Richard III, the first major production since the identification of the real King's remains in Leicester.

Jack and the Beanstalk will run 29 Nov 2013 to 18 Jan 2014.

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