WILTSHIRE Creative has today (September 18) announced the full cast of this year’s pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk.

Directed by Gareth Machin and written by Plested, Brown and Wilsher, the panto is coming to Salisbury Playhouse from November 29 to January 11.

Embark on an awesome adventure as Jack sets out on a daring mission to rescue Dolly the Cow. Can our happy-go-lucky hero triumph over the music-hating giant?

Can he and the Fairy Fabulous King of Rock and Roll restore the joy of singing to Salisburyshire? And will Jack ever win Jill’s heart?

This classic tale will be sprinkled in with Salisbury magic by the writers and designers of last year’s award-winning pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.

George Olney (Chicago UK Tour, Mamma Mia on West End) will star as happy-go-lucky milkman Jack. George returns to Salisbury Playhouse after his roles in Cinderella (2022) and A Chorus of Disapproval (2024).

Isabella Mason (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang UK Tour, SHOUT!) will play sassy singer and Jack’s love interest Jill.

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Eloise Runnette (Sister Act UK Tour, Legally Blonde) will play Dolly the Cow.

Thomas Sutcliffe (Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, Wicked, Dirty Dancing on West End and UK Tour) will play Jill’s Dad and Salisburyshire’s famous if reclusive opera star, Pavarotti Perkins.

Emma Norman (The Pirate Queen on West End) will play Fleshcreep, the fun-hating villain and right-hand woman to the giant.

After their performance in Wiltshire Creative’s 2024/25 pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, Nic James will return as Fairy Fabulous, The Fairy King of Rock and Roll.

The two onstage swings, Bella Donald and Brandon Thompson also make a welcome return.

Gareth Machin, artistic director of Wiltshire Creative and director of Jack and the Beanstalk, said: “What a fantastic cast we’ve brought together. I can’t wait to welcome back so many familiar faces and to say hello to some wonderful actors joining us for the first time”.

Set and costume designer, Katie Lias, is also returning to Salisbury Playhouse for Jack and the Beanstalk.

This comes after she won ‘Best Costume Design’ at the 2025 UK Pantomime Awards for Sleeping Beauty. Sleeping Beauty was also nominated for Best Set Design, designed by Katie Lias, and Best Pantomime (500-900 seats).

2025 was the third consecutive year that Wiltshire Creative’s pantomime has been recognised nationally at the UK Pantomime Awards, with 2023’s Dick Whittington and 2022’s Cinderella also receiving nominations.

Returning to Salisbury will be lighting designer Nic Farman, joined by Wiltshire Creative’s very own sound designer Michael Scott, choreographer Julia Cave, and musical director Daniel Looseley, with casting completed by casting director Natalie Gallagher CDG.

Full cast:

George Olney (Jack), Nic James (Fairy Fabulous), Isabella Mason (Jill), Emma Norman (Fleshcreep), Eloise Runnette (Dolly the Cow), Dan Smith (Dame Caroline Trotter), Thomas Sutcliffe (Pavarotti Perkins), Bella Donald (Onstage Swing), Brandon Thompson (Onstage Swing).

Writers: Plested, Brown and Wilsher; director: Gareth Machin; designer: Katie Lias; lighting designer: Nic Farman; sound designer: Michael Scott; choreographer: Julia Cave, musical director: Daniel Looseley, casting director: Natalie Gallacher CDG.