A record breaking 150 entries have been received for the Giant’s Golden Object Competition at the Torch Theatre

Compare that to last year’s total of 84 young people designing a dress for Belle for the Beauty and the Beast pantomime.

Five schools in the county have sent their entries in and many individuals with the winner being announced in the next few weeks.

With just under two months before the festive pantomime at the Torch in Milford Haven, young people under 18 years old were asked to design a large golden object for the Giant's castle for the evergreen pantomime of Jack and Beanstalk.

Youth and Community Senior Manager Tim Howe, who didn’t want to give too much away before the winner announcement, said:

“We were amazed by all the brilliant entries that young people across our county came up with. The designs have been terrific – what imaginations you all have!”

The winning design, keeping everyone on their toes, will be a difficult one to build as designer Kevin Jenkins explains.

“I really liked the fact that it was both gold and silver, as well as being covered in a range of different jewels, such as rubies, emeralds and sapphires. The winner thought it would be both the perfect item for the Giant to have kept locked away from everyone but also something that was a little bit fun and silly (just like our pantomime!).”

All Golden Objects designs will be displayed in the Torch Theatre’s Joanna Field Gallery throughout December.

Jack and the Beanstalk will feature on the Torch Theatre stage from December 13 to 29. For details and tickets, visit torchtheatre.co.uk or call 01646 695267.