Jack and the Beanstalk
at the Woodville , Gravesend
Antony Costa from Blue will star as the panto villain in this year ’ s pantomime at the Woodville , alongside Jaz Ellington from BBC1 ' s The Voice , Olivier Award winning musical theatre star Leanne Jones , and panto regulars Payne & Pearce , in Jack And The Beanstalk in Gravesend .
Antony Costa is best known for being one forth of the multi platinum selling boy band , Blue , who ’ s hits include “ All Rise ”, “ One Love ”, “ Fly By ”, and “ Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word ”, which they recorded with Elton John . Blue reformed for the ITV series The Big Reunion , and recently celebrated their 15th anniversary with a countrywide tour . The band still regularly perform all over the world . On stage , Antony has starred as Mickey in the West End musical Blood Brothers , both in London and on national tour , as well as the national tour of Boogie Nights . This year , Antony is touring the UK in the brand new musical , Save The Last Dance .
The Voice finalist Jaz Ellington will make his panto debut as King Crumble , and Olivier Award winning West End actress Leanne Jones , who lives in Gravesend and is best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray , will play the panto fairy , in Jack And The Beanstalk . The much loved panto duo Payne and Pearce , will be back for their third season at the Woodville , playing Dame Trott , and Silly Billy Trott .
Rory Phelan joins the Woodville Panto cast , to play Jack Trott , direct from his leading role in the West End musical , Mamma Mia !
Jack and the Beanstalk runs at the Woodville Gravesend from 10th December – 2nd January . For all the latest panto news follow Gravesend Panto on Facebook and Twitter , and to book visit www . gravesendpanto . com . 113