Jack and the Beanstalk at Blackpool Grand Theatre: dates, cast and how to book
Jack and the Beanstalk is the Blackpool Grand's panto this Christmas, 4 December to 3 January, with Lisa George and Steve Royle. Dates, prices from £18, relaxed and signed performances, and we're going.
When and where
Family-friendlyThe Grand has invited us along this season, so we'll be reviewing this one as a family. Date to be confirmed; we'll update this post.
Jack and the Beanstalk is the Blackpool Grand Theatre's pantomime for Christmas 2026. It runs from Friday 4 December 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027, with tickets from £18.
Who's in it
Coronation Street's Lisa George makes her Blackpool panto debut as the Spirit of the Beans. Steve Royle, the Grand's regular, Britain's Got Talent finalist and the UK Pantomime Awards' Best Comic in 2025, is Silly Simon; he's been doing the Grand's panto since Peter Pan in 2003. Ben Harlow returns as Dame Trott after Aladdin in 2023, and Les Misérables' Shaun Dalton is the villain Fleshcreep.
Performances worth knowing about
- Relaxed 'chilled' performance: Sunday 27 December, 5pm, all tickets £28. You can make noise, leave and come back.
- Audio-described and signed performances: Sunday 13 December at 7pm and Sunday 27 December at 1pm.
- Most days have a 2pm and a 7pm, with some 5pm shows.
Book tickets
Tickets from £18 at blackpoolgrand.co.uk. Groups of six or more get 5% off between 4 and 17 December and 1 to 3 January.
Getting there
The Grand is on Church Street in the middle of Blackpool, FY1 1HT, a few minutes from the Tower. From Wigan it's about an hour up the M6 and M55.
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