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Camelot pantomime script

CAMELOT THE PANTO

This pantomime script is a magical comic adventure, with a wonderful range of parts for everyone in your group - there's even an invisible part for the ultra-shy actor! 

The wicked Morgan le Fay seeks to destroy Camelot by marrying Guinevere to the odious Valerin the Vicious. But she’s reckoned without the redoubtable Connie Clatterbottom, Teddy the Bear, Laughalot the Jester and an increasingly young Merlin. (There are three Merlins!)

Inspired by the much-loved legends, there are some wonderful new panto routines - cue the Haunted Hotel in the Shrieking Bog – and plenty for the Chorus to get their teeth in to, including Morgan’s Evil Sisterhhood!

CAST SIZE: 12 Characters, plus 3 Cameo Roles and up to 7 additional female Cameo Roles, plus Chorus Etc.

RUN TIME: 2 hrs plus interval

EXCERPT - CAMELOT THE PANTO SCRIPT

PROLOGUE

 

Show cloth or curtains. (PYRO. MORGAN LE FAY enters L.)

MORGAN:

Aha! How lovely it is for you all to see me! (Acknowledges boos etc.) Thank you, thank you… Enough! I am Morgan le Fay. Queen of the Night, Ruler of the Forest and black hearted Sorceress without compare!

 

(VALERIN also enters L, rather taking the wind out of MORGAN’S sails.)

VALERIN:

And I am Valerin, the Vicious! King of the Tangled Wood, evil beyond belief – and also very bad!

MUM:

(entering L) And I’m his Mum.

VALERIN:

Mum!

MUM:

And I’m a bit naughty.

VALERIN:

What are you doing here?

MUM:

(proffering it) You forgot your scarf.

MORGAN:

Silence! As you know, today is the day when Guinevere arrives in Camelot, to marry Prince Arthur!

VALERIN:

It should’ve been me!

MORGAN:

It will be you!

MUM:

See? Now, just listen!

MORGAN:

Thank you. And, here, as I promised, is the lost marriage pledge. Signed by Guinevere’s father, King Leo, and proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that her hand in marriage – (Hands over a rolled parchment, which VALERIN and MUM open eagerly.) was promised to you on the day she was born!  

MUM:

It’s a blank sheet of paper!

MORGAN:

Look again!

 

(MORGAN gestures. Magical MUSIC sting. VALERIN “sees” the writing.)

VALERIN:

Wow! Look, Mum, it’s all there!

MORGAN:

(aside to AUDIENCE) It’s a magical forgery, of course – but Guinevere must never marry Arthur, for if she does, Camelot’s future is secure - and I hate Camelot!

VALERIN:

MORGAN:

VALERIN:

MUM:

VALERIN:

Guinevere is mine!

(to VALERIN) There, you see. Your claim is true.

It is!

Amazing! Funny I don’t remember it at the time.

I’ll marry her and make her Queen of the Tangled Wood! Oooh, Mum, I’m feeling frisky!

MORGAN:

Your course is clear. You must arrive at the court of Camelot on the same day as Guinevere - and then if they don’t hand her over … (Weightily) You know what must be done.

VALERIN:

MORGAN:

VALERIN & MUM:

YES!!! (A beat) What must be done?

You must take her away by force. Kidnap her!

Kidnap her!

 

(MORGAN laughs evilly.

 

VALERIN and MUM join in.)

MORGAN:

VALERIN & MUM:

Off you go – to Camelot!

(exiting) To Camelot!!!

LIST OF CHARACTERS

  • Morgan Le Fay (A Wicked Fairy)

  • Valerin the Vicious (A bit of a Mummy’s Boy)

  • Valerin's Mum (Very much Valerin’s Mum)

  • King Uther (Arthur’s Father)

  • Laughalot (A Jester and Arthur’s friend)

  • Prince Arthur (Principal Boy)

  • Guinevere (Principal Girl)

  • Nell (Guinevere’s Maid and Confidante)

  • Connie Clatterbottom  (Dame. Royal Nurse and Bear Keeper)

  • Teddy (A sweet natured Bear)

  • Merlin (Very old)

  • Young Merlin (Much younger!)

  • Very Young Merlin (A child)

  • Marlon (Visible Knight for Hire)

  • Garlon the Invisible Knight (Invisible Knight for Hire)

  • CAMEO PARTS
    Nilrem (A Talking Head. Merlin’s alter ego) 
    Talking Clock (Rather Grumpy)
    Bishop

  • THE EVIL SISTERHOOD
    Glitonea
    Thitis
    Morgause
    Maronoe
    Mazoe
    Gliton
    Tyronoe

  • Chorus as Servants, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Knights, Evil Sisters etc.
     

Camelot Panto Script, Ben Crocker Pantomimes
Camelot the panto script

LIST OF SCENES

PART 1.
PROLOGUE.
SCENE 1.            Outside Camelot Castle
SCENE 2.           A Corridor in the Castle
SCENE 3.           Merlin’s Laboratory
SCENE 4.          A Corridor in the Castle
SCENE 5,          The Great Hall of the Castle

PART 2.
SCENE 6.           The Enchanted Forest
SCENE 7.           A Corridor in Misty Mountain Castle
SCENE 8.           The Haunted Hotel in the Shrieking Bog
SCENE 9.           Magical Moments
SCENE 10.         The Great Hall of Misty Mountain Castle
SCENE 11.           A Right Royal Singsong
SCENE 12.         The Royal Wedding

 

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“I just wanted to let you know that having just directed and produced Camelot it went down a storm. Great reviews from our audiences, everyone enjoyed all the rehearsals and performing it was great. It was easy to stage which is important for us as we have very limited facilities. We even managed the challenge of the disappearing bed. Highlights to mention are the lovely cameo parts, especially the talking clock which was a real hit.”

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