Jack and the Beanstalk

Never let it be said that Croydon doesn't aim high with its panto: this year's Fairfield Halls offering features 'EastEnders'' Mo Harris (actress Laila Morse) as the Fairy; Gemma Sutton, a fugitive from the West End production of 'Legally Blonde', as the Princess; and Europe's tallest man, Neil Fingleton, as the Giant (isn't that a bit like casting a person of limited stature as an Oompa-Loompa? Ah well).