Pateley Bridge audiences can look forward to the launch of the panto with the promise of “humour and heart”.

Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society will be taking to the stage with their customary verve this coming February as they are set to perform Jack and the Beanstalk.

Produced and directed by Peter Buller, one of the Society’s most skilled actors and directors, the show is expected to be brimming with humour, heart, and classic pantomime sparkle.

Audiences can expect a stunning set, a laugh-out-loud script, catchy songs to sing along to, beautiful costumes and, of course, a towering beanstalk.

Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society will be taking to the stage at Pateley Playhouse next month with Jack and the Beanstalk. (Picture contributed)

placeholder image — Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society will be taking to the stage at Pateley Playhouse next month with Jack and the Beanstalk. (Picture contributed)

Peter Buller said: “I’m so excited to bring these wonderful characters to life on the Pateley stage in this classic English fairytale.

"The story of Jack and the Beanstalk has ancient origins and is such a well-known and beloved story.

"I’m certain this fantastic adaptation will delight audience members from start to finish.”

Boasting a talented cast of youth and experience, the performances will be held in the Pateley Bridge Playhouse at 7.30pm from Friday, February 13 to Sunday, February 15 and, again, from Wednesday, February 18 to Sunday, February 22.

There will be matinee performances on the Saturday and Sunday of both weekends, starting at 2.30pm.

Pateley Bridge Dramatic Society (PBDS) was established in 1937 after successful amateur drama classes evolved from an earlier operatic society.

Members went on to convert a former Primitive Methodist Chapel into the Pateley Playhouse in the late 1960s.

Tickets are on sale now from: https://pateleyplayhouse.co.uk/future-production/