Jack and the Beanstalk, Birmingham Hippodrome
Birmingham Hippodrome claims to stage the UK's biggest pantomime - a proud boast that highlights its productions' West End-level of investment. And this year's venture, Jack and the Beanstalk, is certainly glitzy and star-laden, while the sets and costumes are fabulous, there's a 3D sequence and a live band, so the claim seems a fair one.read more