Golden Goose, The Pantomime Script by Alaine Simpson

Golden Goose, The Alaine Simpson The evil King John is in the village, in disguise and on the lookout for Baron de Manding’s cache of gold, but the gold is missing. Maybe the Baron’s equally missing son Bill stole it, or perhaps his two dodgy Italian cooks, Salmonello and Botulinio Borgia, are responsible. Will Bill return to marry the adorable Adorabella Lovely? Can Delicia Goose and her chicken chums help to find the gold? And who are those three strangers prowling around the village - do they spell trouble? Merfy the Fairy and Gnoddy the Gnome oversee the fun and use a bit of magic to ensure that the baddies get their come-uppance and everyone else enjoys a happy ending. Major characters: 5 male, 4 female, 3 either; minor characters: 5 male, 1 female, 1 either. Plus several small speaking parts, children’s chorus (chickens) and adult chorus (villagers). Prices Note. All prices shown are now inclusive. No additional VAT is charged on Scripts, Library Reading Service or Performing Licences. Royalty Code F Script £5.00 Library Service £1.50 Performing Licence £45.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 150 Performing Licence £50.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 400 Please note that one Performing Licence is required for each performance. Buy Online Cast Summary Golden Goose, The: 12 Principals Synopsis Merfy (the Merry River Fairy) and Gnoddy (the Gnome of the Forest Dark) set the scene, which opens on the Lovely poultry farm. The widow Doris is planning a surprise party for her daughter Adorabella’s birthday. Some neighbours stop by and tell her the latest gossip heard from a sailor in the pub--that King John is in the area, looking for the local baron, I.M. de Manding, and his gold. The problem is that the baron’s gold is missing, along with his son, Bill de Manding, who is suspected of stealing it instead of hiding it as his father asked. But the King is travelling in disguise, and may already be in town. Doris sends her two step-daughters out on egg delivery, and sends Adorabella down to the pond with the flock, including Rudy Rooster and Delicia Goose, Adorabella’s particular friend. The flock try to cheer Adorabella up with jokes. She is sad because Bill is missing, and admits to Delicia and Rudy that she and Bill are secretly engaged. She knows he wouldn’t steal from his dad, and is worried for his safety. Delicia thinks Bill may have done a runner—after all, her husband, Gerald, went to make his fortune in Canada shortly after their wedding, and hasn’t been seen in twelve years. After a cheer up song, everyone settles down for a nap. Merfy and Gnoddy look in on them, then head for the river. There they meet a wandering minstrel, who Merfy instantly falls for. Meanwhile, the Borgia brothers, the baron’s cooks and spies for the King, reveal that they are responsible for Bill being missing. After he hid the gold, they tried to get him to reveal where it was, but gave him a forgetfulness potion instead of a truth drug. He forgot who he was and ran off. They have searched for months, but haven’t been able to find the gold. Now that the King is near, they fear for their lives. Merfy and Gnoddy, still at the river, meet a friar entering the village who refuses to speak to them, and gets away as soon as he can. Maybe this friar is King John? Or maybe the minstrel was the King, or maybe even that sailor in the pub who started the rumour? Gnoddy reaches unexpected heights as he and Merfy hatch a plan to find out who is the King. The baron visits Doris and tells her his troubles. Without his gold, he can’t even afford to serve a decent meal. Also, he fears the King might confiscate his estate for not paying tax on the gold, and throw him in prison. Doris reassures him that the whole village will help prepare a meal, and that it’s possible to be happy without money. In Act II, Delicia returns to the pond alone. She found some golden corn hidden in a hollow tree, and she’s still hungry. But there’s a marauding fox about, who shows up and catches her, and is about to drag her off when, ta-da! Rudy shows up and, with audience help, rescues her. They return to the farm, just missing Merfy and Gnoddy who are now at the pond. It turns out that Gnoddy is really the missing Bill! He has been standing in for the real Gnome, who is on holiday, and who looked after him when he first lost his memory. Bill has remembered his identity for months, but only recalled that morning that the gold was hidden in the hollow tree by the pond. But even though he now has the gold, Bill can’t go home. He promised he would guard the forest until the real Gnoddy gets back from holiday. Plus, even if Bill brought the gold home, King John would take it and the baron would still be poor. The first thing to do is find out which of the strangers is the King, and Bill has a plan, a little entertainment for the party that night. At the party, the entertainment is in full swing. It includes Goose Lake Ballet, a community sing, and the game show, “What’s My Real Line?” devised by Bill and Merfy to catch the King. Using magic, Merfy gets the strangers to “volunteer” to take part. The sailor, the minstrel, and the friar are questioned, and their true identities are revealed. King John (yes, one of them IS the King) is disappointed to not get the gold, and disappointed at the vegetarian meal on offer. He sees Delicia and orders her to be cooked. She gets pretty upset at this, and, in her distress, lays an egg which happens to be gold. He’s pleased, and decides to take both egg and goose with him. Adorabella doesn’t want to lose her friend, so Merfy casts a spell to make anyone touching Delicia stick fast. And the person touching that person also sticks, and the person...you get the idea. Merfy also tells Delicia how to break the spell and get away, so Delicia leads King and company out of the village. Now that the King is gone, Merfy reveals that there is a LOT more gold in the tree hollow, so the baron is no longer poor. Bill is reunited with his father and Adorabella. The real Gnoddy has returned, so Bill and Adorabella can be married. The Borgias receive appropriate punishment for drugging Bill. Delicia returns safely and gets her own pleasant surprise. Everyone who wants to be paired up is, and we find out what the I.M. stands for in the baron’s name. Happy ending! Major characters: 5 male, 4 female, 3 either; minor characters: 5 male, 1 female, 1 either. Plus several small speaking parts, children’s chorus (chickens) and adult chorus (villagers). Read Sample Pages Specifications Format: Paperback Pages: viii,47 Dimensions: A5 (148mm width x 210mm height) Publisher: Jasper Publishing Published: 2008 Language: English ISBN: 978 1 905993 98 7 Links If you would like to include a link to this script, you can copy the following HTML and paste it into your own website. Link to this script in the Advanced Website: <a href=http://www.jasperpublishing.com/Products.aspx?ItemId=429>Golden Goose, The, Alaine Simpson</a> Link to this script in the Classic Website: <a href=http://www.JasperPublishing.com/StaticContent/429.htm>Golden Goose, The, Alaine Simpson</a>  Home   Advanced website with Shopping Cart

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