WELCOME TO SPOTLIGHT PUBLICATIONS
THE PANTOMIME SPECIALISTS
AUTHOR OF THE MONTH
DAVE BUCHANAN, the founder and present proprietor of Spotlight Publications, built his reputation on a suite of pantomimes written over the last twenty five years. In the eighties and nineties he wrote nine traditional pantos: Aladdin, Ali Baba & The Six Thieves, Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Jack & The Beanstalk, Robin Hood & The Babes in the Wood, Sinbad the Sailor (now renamed Sinbad & the Jewel of Miracles), Sleeping Beauty and The Story of Snow White.
In the noughties, Dave produced a string of original scripts which broke new boundaries. Starting with Geronimo!, set in the Wild West, he went on to write The Scarlet Pumpernickel, based on Baroness Orckzy’s Scarlet Pimpernel; both of these have become firm favourites in the UK and abroad. Viva Zorro!, set in Mexico in 1910, has been produced in both Canada and the USA. He even found time to write another Sinbad adventure, called Sinbad & The Golden Chalice, and two Scottish pantomimes, Rob Roy The Panto and Stramash (which was recently produced in West Yorkshire).
His latest original script, Caradoc or The Legend of King Zog’s Treasure, is set in Roman Britain, and has a distinctly Welsh flavour!
Recent Publications
Dick Whittington & His Cat by Vicky Orman, features a remarkable talking cat, Tommy, and a truly villainous King Rat and his two 'henchrats' Itchy & Scratchy.
TO BE PUBLISHED SOON
Two one-act comedies by Phil Mansell, on a golfing theme: Bunkered and The Missing Links.
ELECTRONIC PRINT LICENCES
Spotlight now offers electronic fully-downloadable scripts. For details, see Order Scripts.
» Free Downloadable Sample Scripts.
These are in pdf format and comprise one fifth of the total script size.
» A4 scripts.
Special large-size A4 scripts are now available, price £9.00, as directors’ copies
Submit a Script
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