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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PANTOMIME SCRIPT

Witty, charming and very funny, this is a superb, award-winning Beauty and the Beast pantomime script.

 

Pacy and hilarious – whilst the developing relationship between Beauty and her Beast is heartfelt and moving.

 

The script is packed with humour and new invention. The Dame even appears briefly in drag - as a man. A panto first! And the audience always fall in love with the house dog, Felix, a French poodle with very human foibles.

 

Simple to stage, with an Enchanted Castle complete with living, talking furniture, this is a Beauty and the the Beast pantomime script with lots of cameo opportunities for younger performers and a busy Chorus.

 

So, come with us to France and check out Beauty and the Beast!

 

CAST SIZE: 10 Characters, plus 6 Children’s cameo roles, plus Chorus.

 

RUN TIME: 2 hrs plus interval.

EXCERPT - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST PANTO SCRIPT

CAPUCINE has interrupted JACQUES’ doomed attempts to train FELIX, a giant French Poodle. They are both much taken with her…

CAPUCINE:

FELIX:

What a lovely dog.

Thank you so much! I just want to say that you are lovely too. As lovely, as lovely, as lovely!

CAPUCINE:

(taken aback) Thank you.

FELIX:

Stroke my nose, rub my ears, tickle my tummy! (Lies on the ground kicking legs in the air.)

JACQUES:

Felix!

CAPUCINE:

(rubbing his tummy) That’s OK. I like dogs.

FELIX:

(lunging up to hug CAPUCINE) And I like girls!

CAPUCINE:

(avoiding FELIX’S lunge and speaking to JACQUES) My name’s Capucine. What’s yours?

FELIX:

(interrupting) My name’s Felix!  Rub that bit there. Pleeease! Just that bit there.

 

(CAPUCINE does so. JACQUES tries to join in and rubs FELIX’S tummy.)

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(smacking JACQUES’ hand) Not you!

JACQUES:

Felix! (To CAPUCINE) Jacques. My name’s Jacques.

CAPUCINE:

(to FELIX) There. That’s enough. (Goes to JACQUES.)

FELIX:

CAPUCINE:

JACQUES:

CAPUCINE:

JACQUES & FELIX:

CAPUCINE:

Oh.

I’ve been meaning to say hello, you’re new to the village, aren’t you?

Yes, I suppose we are.

I live here alone.

All alone?

It happens, I’m afraid. My father was the blacksmith. Maybe one day people will live longer; but he left the forge to me – and so now I’m the blacksmith.

JACQUES:

That’s an unusual –

CAPUCINE:

Job for a girl? Fortunately, I fit the job description. I’m enormously strong. Well, it was lovely to meet you. (Holds out hand to shake.)

JACQUES:

Yes, it was.

 

(They shake hands. CAPUCINE applies no apparent effort, but JACQUES is bent double by her vice like grip.)

CAPUCINE:

Oh, sorry. Did I hurt you? I’m always doing that.

JACQUES:

No, no, not at all, it was nothing.

FELIX:

Do it to me. Do it to me. I want to feel it! (They shake hands.) Yeeow! That is so painful! Do it again!

JACQUES:

Look, Felix, I don’t think –

FELIX:

(shaking hands) Yeeow! Again, again!

JACQUES:

FELIX:

I’m sorry about this.

Strong women are so attractive! I’m warm, intelligent and I love long walks in the country. Could you be the one for me?

CAPUCINE:

But you’re a dog!

FELIX:

I’m open minded!

LIST OF CHARACTERS

  • Felix (A giant French Poodle. He speaks with a French accent and is a very human sort of poodle. Ideally, his costume should make him human with just a hint of dog)

  • Jacques (Beauty’s brother) 

  • Capucine (In love with Jacques) 

  • Malabelle (A wicked witch) 

  • Ma (The Dame. Beauty and Jacques’ mum) 

  • Beauty (Also known as Rose) 

  • Prince/Beast 

  • Talking Clock 

  • Aimee (A castle servant) 

  • Remy (A castle servant) 

  • 2 Royal Pages* 

  • Table* 

  • Lamp* 

  • Chest of Drawers* 

  • Rug* 

  • Chorus as Villagers, Wolves, Bears, Castle Servants, Ghosts etc.

    * Small speaking parts.

Beauty & the beast pantomime script
Beauty and the Beast pantomime script

LIST OF SCENES

PART 1.
SCENE 1.    Market Day
SCENE 2.     Ma’s Cottage
SCENE 3.     Outside and Inside the Beast’s Castle
SCENE 4.     Back at Ma’s Cottage

PART 2.
SCENE 5.     The Beast’s Castle
SCENE 6.     Outside Ma’s Cottage
SCENE 7.     Beauty’s Bedroom
SCENE 8.     The Forest
SCENE 9.     The Hall of Mirrors
SCENE 10.     A Triple Wedding


This is a comparatively simple panto script to stage, with many of the settings at the Castle requiring very little change.

 

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“I just wanted to write to you to say a huge thank you for Beauty and The Beast. We had a special cheer just for you on the last night. I’ve never worked with such a perfect script. It made directing and acting so much easier. Whenever the cast would ask about “motivation” type things I’d say “Read the script. It’s all in there”. In the past I admit to having hacked scripts around to make the story coherent and axe the awful jokes but with yours I was very protective. I trusted it. When the audience said things like “It zipped along” “We laughed so much” and “First time I’ve really understood the story” I say – Thanks to Ben”.

Sue Harrison, Northmoor Players

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