Jack and the Beanstalk

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Pirasmos Productions presents the play for children "Jack and the Beanstalk"

"Jack and the Beanstalk" is a British fairy tale. The earliest known appearance in print is Benjamin Tabart's moralised version of 1807. "Felix Summerly" (Henry Cole) popularised it in The Home Treasury (1842), and Joseph Jacobs rewrote it in English Fairy Tales (1890). Jacobs' version is most commonly reprinted today and it is believed to be closer to the oral versions than Tabart's because it lacks the moralising.

Plot:
Jack is a young lad living with his widowed mother and a milk cow who is their only source of income. When the cow stops giving milk, Jack's mother has him take her to market for sale. On the way, he meets an old man who offers "magic beans" in exchange for the cow, and Jack makes the trade. When he arrives home without any money, his mother becomes furious, throws the beans to the ground, and sends Jack to bed without supper.

A gigantic beanstalk grows overnight, which Jack climbs to a land high in the sky. There he comes to a house (or in some cases, a castle) that is the home of a giant...

Saturday at 15:00 and Sunday at 11:00.

(in Greek)

When

From: Saturday, March 29th, 2014
Until: Sunday, March 30th, 2014
Time: See Description

Where

55, 1st Apriliou Street
Paralimni, Famagusta 5281, Cyprus
Email:
Phone: 23811080

Cost

€8

Contact

Phone: 70001910

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