The timeless tale of two children whose wicked stepmother drives them from home into the arms of a wicked witch bent on cooking and eating them!! Don’t worry though, good triumphs over evil in the end! contains all the the usual (and some unusual!) characters, Dame, Prince, two buffoons (Broom and Handle) wicked witch for booing and hissing plus many more.
The timeless story by the brother’s Grimm brought to life before your very eyes! Scroll down for a glimpse of the script…
Act One
Scene Four
(Full stage, as scene one. All travellers onstage chattering away excitedly)
Traveller one: Do you think old one eye got it right; after all I wouldn’t pick him as a lookout would you?
Traveller two: Old Harry? Didn’t see that arrow coming did he?
Traveller three: He did find this place for us though.
Traveller one: True, but the Prince? Here? Why on earth would he come here?
(Esme enters stage left)
Esme: What is going on?
Traveller two: We’re waiting for the Prince.
Esme: Prince? Don’t be stupid, any member of the royal family who came here must be as nutty as a royal icing fruitcake, anyway why….
(Music to William Tell overture enter at a gallop stage right the Prince and Romeo)
Esme: Ohh lordy, lordy the Prince himself!
(Prostrates herself on the ground as the royal parties come to a halt)
Esme: Your delicious graciousness! How lovely for you to meet me.
Romeo: What is this thing?
Village three: (Addressing Romeo) This is Esme your Princeship, our camp leader.
Romeo: I’m not the Prince.
(Indicates Prince still on his hobby horse)
Romeo: This is the Prince, my name is Romeo, and I’m the Prince’s equerry.
Esme: Ooohhhh! Romeo hey?
(Cuddles up to Romeo)
Esme: My second name is Juliet, honey.
Romeo: Juliet Honey? You may have been a sweet little thing once but now you are just a sticky mess. Be off with you!
Esme: Ohh!
Prince: Leave her be Romeo, she may be able to help us. Explain to these good people the purpose of our visit.
Romeo: Of course Sire. Listen up! The Prince’s treasure chest has been stolen from the castle and the Prince has decreed that anybody finding the treasure and returning it to its rightful owner will be given half his Princedom and if the finder be of the female persuasion, the Prince’s hand in marriage.
(General uproar from the Travellers)
Esme: Fear not handsome Prince for I am of the female persuasion, and I shall find your treasure and claim half your Princedom and all of your hand in marriage.
Prince: (aside) Oh dear oh dear, what have I done.
Romeo: Time to move on to the next village Sire.
Prince: Yes, yes let’s move on.
(Suddenly spies the hidden wand and goes to it)
Prince: Hello, what’s this?
(Pan and Broom rush on from stage left)
Broom: Who’s touching our wand?
(Sees the Prince but doesn’t understand who he is)
Broom: You! Put that down, it belongs to me, how dare you try and steal it! At him Pan, let’s see him off.
(Pan rushes at the Prince)
Esme: Stop! Stop!! That’s the Prince!
Broom: Oh my golly gosh. Pan, Pan stop!
Pan: Make your mind up.
(Comes away from the Prince and sits by Broom)
Broom: I am so sorry your Lordfullship but that wand belongs to me.
Prince: In that case young man, please accept my apologies. I had no intention of stealing it, I was merely admiring it.
Broom: Well that’s ok then, I forgive you.
Romeo: Forgive you! Nobody insults the Prince like that in my presence!
Esme: Does that mean we can insult him when you’re not there then?
(Draws his sword and advances on Esme who hides behind a Traveller howling)
Prince: Stop stop! It’s alright Romeo, these good folk mean no harm.
(To Esme)
Prince: Romeo is very protective of me since my treasure was stolen, we suspect magic and evil were involved…you haven’t seen anything strange around here lately have you?
Traveller one: Only Broom.
Traveller two: And Pan.
Broom: Cheek!
Esme: (Coming to the front and kneeling before the Prince) We haven’t been here long your graciousness, we’re travellers you see, just trying to eke a meagre living from the sale of lucky clovers, economically friendly clothes pegs, hand hammered plastic kitchen utensils, homemade pies, pastries and petit fours, the sale of second hand motor cars, lorries and buses….and if I were really rich…..
(Song here by Esme to music of “If I Were a Rich Dame)
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