Beanstalk
Date
5th July - 19th July, 2025
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Location
Ellie Eaton Pavilion, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Perth
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Team
Writer/Performer: Sam Longley
Director: Philip Mitchell
Designer: Bryan Woltjen
Composer: Lee Buddle
Lighting Designer: Kristie Smith
Costume Designer: Nora Stelter
Puppet Maker: Jackson Harrison
Set Electrics: Steve Berrick
Stage Manager/Production Manager: Holland Brooks
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Role
Production/Stage Manager
You'll never look at fruit and veggies the same way again!
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Everyone knows Jack’s story, but what about the giant’s? Do we really know what happened that day when Jack unexpectedly barged into the giant’s kitchen? Was it the grim fee-fi-fo-fum bone-crunching tale we’ve all grown up with, or is there a different story waiting to be told?
Beanstalk is the hilarious retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk told from the giant’s point of view. Step into Brian’s cloud-making kitchen where he cooks up carrots, fluffy clouds and a few stories from his not-so-easy life as a giant.
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Funny, unapologetically playful and utterly charming, Beanstalk will have you laughing at the antics of a loaf of bread (Jack), reeling in horror at the squishing of a tomato (a villager), and marvelling at the clever trickery that brings the magic of cloud creation to life.
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Notable Reviews
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“Very funny, very charming, this was obviously and audibly adored by the youngsters in the audience, but has plenty for grown-ups to love.” SeeSaw Magazine
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Beanstalk may only be 50 minutes long, but it is packed with more food puns and clever gaffs than you could poke the proverbial stick at. The writing is so tight and clever that, just as with all the high-budget Hollywood kids flicks, there are hidden gems that keep the parents and adults giggling just as much as the ‘Groundlers’.” ArtsHub
Recipient of the Best New Work Award at the 2022 Performing Arts WA Awards.


