Photo Flash: First Look at Rehearsal Shots of Hackney Empire's JACK AND THE BEANSTALK

Brand new rehearsal images have been released for Hackney Empire's 2015 Christmas pantomime Jack and the Beanstalkstarring the Empire's own Olivier nominated dame Clive Rowe as Dame Daisy Trott, Olivier Award-nominee Debbie Kurup asJack and Hackney Empire favourite Kat B as Snowman. Matthew Kelly joins the cast as the voice of Giant Blunderbore. Check out a first look at rehearsals below!

After 15 years of perpetual winter the kingdom of Hackneydale is really feeling the pinch of austerity cuts. McKenna's production follows two stories, that of young and earnest Jack and of the HUGE scary giant. Whilst Jack is tempted by a mysterious stranger into swapping the family's trusty old cow for a handful of magic beans, the Giant's inventions for making gold are destroying the Earth... Can Jack and his crazy mates save the day?

The full cast includes: Jocelyn Jee Esien, Tony Timberlake, Julia Sutton, Darren Hart, Lori Barker, Leon Sweeney, Emanuel Alba, Frances Dee, Jonathan Prestney, Katie Shearman, Dale White and Georgia Oldman with Sharon D Clarkeas the Voice of Davina.

Jack and the Beanstalk will be written and directed by the theatre's Creative Director Susie McKenna with music by Steven Edis. Following the success of last year's Mother Goose, which was seen by over 50,000 people, this year's pantomime of gigantic proportions will run from 21 November 2015 to 3 January 2016.

In true Hackney style the production will feature a break dancing cow, bonkers baddies and the scariest giant ever, outlandish costumes and glittering sets by Lotte Collett, buckets of silliness, tons of audience participation and full-on show stopping songs performed by a kickin' live band.

Tickets are now on sale.

Photo Credit: ROBERT WORKMAN

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