By Dave Buchanan
A new version of the old legend in which Princess Melody is struck down on her eighteenth birthday by evil witch Grotte the Grim and doomed to sleep for a hundred years.
PLOT RESUME
The kingdom of Kirkconia celebrates the birth of three royal children but makes the mistake of not inviting Grotte the Grim, the evil witch of the South-West. Eighteen years later Grotte takes terrible revenge and Princess Melody and the whole court fall asleep. In this delightful new version however the Princess's two brothers William and Rupert do not fall asleep. With the help of a good fairy, they are joined by suitor Prince Charlie in an epic quest to track down Grotte and cancel her evil spell.
Highlights include a "Blind Date" sequence with the Dame as Cilla Black.
| CAST 3 MALE 4 FEMALE 4 M/F PARTS |
| MAJOR |
|
Princess Melody (PG)
King Willy
Queen Dilly
Prince Rupert
Prince William |
Nurse Merryweather (Dame)
Count Basil
Prince Charlie (PB)
Grotte the Grim (Witch) |
| MINOR |
|
Fairy Nuff
Mouldy and Skull (Grotte's Comical Sidekicks)
Meg the Mystic |
4 MAIN SETS
Production notes inc FX and musical numbers suggested.
SET PIECES
Schoolroom and nursery scenes
Haunted cave scene
"Blind Date" scene
"Cool dude" scene
Script Sample - Blind Date
Enter R, Nurse Merryweather, wearing a dressing gown
NURSE Hello, everybody! You know, I had the most amazing dream last
night. I dreamt I was Cilla Black. Shall I tell you all about it? Right, don’t go away!
She goes off L
FX: theme music from “Blind Date” accompanied by flashing disco lights. Following the briefest of blackouts, there is a screen Down Centre a la “Blind Date” with a single barstool R and three other barstools L. In the middle of the screen is a moveable board to separate the two areas; at the moment it is extended
VOICEOVER And, now Ladies and Gentlemen, the Star of the Show - Miss Cilla Black!
Enter, L, Nurse, with red wig, spangly jacket, black trousers, and high heels. She stands DR
NURSE Surprise, surprise! It’s me again, Cilla, with another super
smashing show and a lorra lorra fun. We’ve got some gorgeous contestants for you tonight. Oh yes, they’ve just finished putting on their eye-shadow and blusher, and now they’re touching up their hair - and that’s just the lads! Ladies and Gentlemen, let’s just meet the three guys all hoping they’ll be meeting that special lady tonight. So come in fellas - come on lads!
The three lads enter L waving, and sit on the stools, to applause
Oo, I think they like you! Well, Number One, what’s your name and where do you come from?
NUMBER 1 My name’s Andy, and I’m from Aberdeen.
Cheers
NURSE Tell, me, chuck, are you handy, Andy? Don’t answer that, but
tell us what’s your job, love?
NUMBER 1 I’m a fitter, Cilla. (He winks)
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE Well, he looks fit for a fitter, doesn’t he, girls?
(“Yes!”)
And what are you fit for, Andy?
NUMBER 1 I’m fit for anything, Cilla!
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE Oh what a chuffer! Now Number Two, what’s your name and where
do you come from?
NUMBER 2 Hi Cilla, my name’s Dickie and I’m from Darlington.
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE And he is a darling, isn’t he, audience? (“Yes!”) Come on then, eccles cake, tell us what you do for a living.
NUMBER 2 I’m a sailor, Cilla.
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE A sailor, Dickie love?
NUMBER 2 Yes, Cilla, and I’m able-bodied!
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE Ooh you are a saucepot, Number Two. I’ll deal with you later. Now, Number Three, what’s your name and where do you come from?
NUMBER 3 My name’s Maurice and I’m from Merthyr Tydfil.
The audience goes “Whooo!”
NURSE And what do you do for a living, Maurice chuck?
NUMBER 3 I’m a CA, Cilla.
NURSE Ooh C & A? Nice big shop to work in!
NUMBER 3 No, I’m a Chartered Accountant, Cilla.
NURSE Of course, I knew that, belly button. I was just having a laff. Tell me, audience what do we have in this show?
AUDIENCE A lorra lorra laffs!
NURSE We certainly do. Well now you’ve met the lads, and it’s time to meet the lucky lass who has to pick one of them. Her name’s Melody and she’s a local girl but rather special. Come in Melody!
Melody enters R to applause, wearing a chic dress and sporting a tiara. She also carries a card. She embraces Nurse and sits on the stool. Nurse peeks round the partition
NURSE Ooh you’re going to like this one, lads!
The “lads” respond with thumbs-up etc.
Well, what an entrance, Melody! What a stunner! You look gorgeous, doesn’t she, Ladies & Gentlemen?
The audience cheers
What do you do for a living, Melody?
MELODY I’m a princess.
from The Sleeping Beauty, Act 2 Scene 2
Script details
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