Camelot The Panto Excerpt |
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PROLOGUE Show cloth or curtains. (PYRO. MORGAN LE FAY enters L.) |
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MORGAN. |
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? Listen to the Lady. |
MORGAN. |
Thank you. Now, 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! |
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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. |
Guinevere is mine! |
MORGAN. |
(to VALERIN) There, you see. Your claim is true. |
VALERIN. |
It is! |
MUM. |
Amazing! Funny I don't remember it at the time. |
VALERIN. |
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. |
YES!! (A beat) What must be done? |
You must take her away by force. Kidnap her! |
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VALERIN & MUM. |
Kidnap her! (MORGAN laughs evilly. VALERIN and MUM join in.) |
MORGAN. |
Off you go - to Camelot! |
VALERIN & MUM. |
(exiting) To Camelot!!! |
Camelot the Panto Characters
- MORGAN LE FAY
- VALERIN THE VICIOUS
- VALERIN’S MUM
- KING UTHER
- LAUGHALOT a jester
- PRINCE ARTHUR principal boy
- GUINEVERE principal girl
- NELL Guinevere’s maid and confidante
- CONNIE CLATTERBOTTOM Royal Nurse and Bear Keeper (Dame)
- TEDDY a sweet natured bear
- MERLIN
- YOUNG MERLIN
- VERY YOUNG MERLIN (a child)
Knights for Hire
- MARLON
- GARLON THE INVISIBLE KNIGHT (Heard but never seen!)
- NILREM Merlin’s alter ego. (Male or Female. Cameo part.)
- TALKING CLOCK (Male or Female. Cameo part.)
- BISHOP (Small speaking part)
The Evil Sisterhood (Small Parts)
- GLITONEA
- THITIS
- MORGAUSE
- MARONOE
- MAZOE
- GLITON
- TYRONOE
- CHORUS as Servants, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, Knights, Evil Sisters etc etc.
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