It's just a month to go until Southampton's star-studded panto takes centre stage. 

The biggest pantomime on the South Coast, Jack and the Beanstalk at Mayflower Theatre, will open on Saturday December 14. 

Britain’s Got Talent winners and street dance sensations Ashley Banjo and Diversity are returning to lead this year’s cast as Jack and the Trot Family alongside award-winning actor and stand-up comedian Kev Orkian as the comical Silly Simon, alongside West End performers Matt Rixon as the hilarious Dame Trot, Anne Smith as the evil Mrs Blunderbore, Jacqueline Hughes as the magical Spirit of the Beans and Lauren Hampton as the loveable Princess Jill.

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Jack and the Beanstalk is staged by Crossroads Pantomimes, the world’s biggest pantomime producer, led by Michael Harrison and the creative team behind recent Mayflower Theatre Christmas successes, including last year’s production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which also starred both Ashley Banjo and Diversity and Kev Orkian.

For three weeks only, Jack and the Beanstalk will bring all the laughter, spectacle, special effects and glittering festive magic audiences have come to expect.

Tickets from mayflower.org.uk