“Perfect, Proper Panto” - The Times
CAMELOT THE PANTO SCRIPT
Camelot is a great comic adventure, with a wonderful range of parts for everyone in your group - there's even an invisible part for the ultra shy actor! Plenty for the Chorus to get their teeth into and very straight forward to stage.
12 Characters, plus 3 Cameo Roles and up to 7 additional female Cameo Roles, plus Chorus Etc.
Run time approx: 2 hours plus interval
CAMELOT THE PANTO SCRIPT EXCERPT
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!!!
CAMELOT THE PANTO CHARACTERS
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Morgan Le Fay
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Valerin the Vicious
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Valerin's Mum
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King Uther
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Laughalot (Jester)
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Prince Arthur (Principle Boy)
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Guinevere (Principal Girl)
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Nell - Guinevere’s Maid and Confidante
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Connie Clatterbottom - Royal Nurse and Bear Keeper (Dame)
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Teddy (A sweet natured bear)
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Merlin
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Young Merlin
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Very Young Merlin (A child)
KNIGHTS FOR HIRE
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Marlon
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Garlon the Invisible Knight (Heard but never seen!)
CAMEO PARTS
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Nilrem - Merlin’s alter ego
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Talking Clock
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Bishop
THE EVIL SISTERHOOD (SMALL PARTS)
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Glitonea
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Thitis
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Morgause
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Maronoe
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Mazoe
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Gliton
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Tyronoe
Chorus as Servants, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Knights, Evil Sisters etc.
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