Jack and The Beanstalk Sunderland

Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, we’re bringing a GIANT helping of festive fun to Christmas 2024, with the magical Jack and the Beanstalk from Friday 13 December 2024 – Sunday 5 January 2025!

From the Yorkshire Dales to the city of Sunderland, Matthew Wolfenden is set to bring his boyish charm to this year’s pantomime spectacular, Jack and the Beanstalk, as loveable hero Jack.

Best known for his role long-running role as David Metcalfe in ITV’s Emmerdale, Matthew also won the seventh series of Dancing on Ice, as well as guest presenting on This Morning, Loose Women, Lorraine, Loose Men, and starring in The Real Full Monty. Most recently, he played Buddy in Elf The Musical (Dominion Theatre), with further stage credits including Aladdin (The Old Vic), Saturday Night Fever (National tour), Romeo and Juliet (Piccadilly Theatre) and more!

Matthew will join Wearside panto favourites, North East Queen of Comedy, the fabulous Miss Rory (Boulevard) as Dame Rorina Trott and the hilarious Tom Whalley as Silly Simon.

When a heinous henchman kidnaps a cow and a princess from the downtrodden town of Boggy Bottom, young Jack finds himself on an adventure that he thought only existed in story books!

Expect a wholesome hero, a punch-packing princess, a feisty fairy, a silly sibling, a witty widow, a slippery servant, a kind-hearted king... and a cow with some beef. Oh... and a very large magical plant, of course!

Join us for a fee-fi-fo-fabulous reimagined romp through a classic tale you thought you knew… with amazing 3D effects!