Aladdin Pantomime Script
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Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 CHARACTERS Aladdin Poor boy who lives in old Beijing Widow Twankey Aladdin’s mother & owner of Mun Chin Takeaway Wishee Washee Aladdin’s brother and village idiot Fu fu The Twankeys’ pet Panda Emporer Sing Lo Emporer of all of China Princess Jasmine The Emporer’s Daughter So Shy Princess Jasmine’s anxious maid Hong Comedy police inspector Kong Comedy police sargent Abanaza Evil Sorcerer Genie Gang Nam Genie of the lamp Su Shi Spirit of the ring Mummy Abanaza’s mother Chorus of Residents of Beijing, Servants at the Palace, Cave Dwellers & Ancient Egyptian Dancers As always in Pantomime, genders are ambiguous and this is no exception. Particularly Aladdin, Hong, Kong, Wishee-Washee, Fu-fu, Emporer Sing Lo (or Sing Hi if female), Genie Gang Nam and Su Shi could be played by eitherReading a male or female but the gender of theirCopy character must remain the same. © Jack Northcott 2016 !2 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 ACT I Prologue Old Beijing Scene 1 Old Beijing Scene 2 A Corridor Inside the Palace Scene 3 The Gardens of the Palace of Beijing Scene 4 An Alleyway in Beijing Scene 5 Twankey’s Mun Chin Takeaway Scene 6 A Mountain Path Scene 7 The Magic Cave ACT II Scene 8 The garden of the palace of Beijing Scene 9 The Royal Jail Cell & Magic Carpet Ride Scene 10 The Valley of the Kings Scene 11 On The Way Home Scene 12 Old Beijing Scene 13 The Community Song ReadingScene 14 The Palace of CopyBeijing © Jack Northcott 2016 !3 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 ACT I Prologue Old Beijing (Enter Su Shi and Gang Nam) Su Shi Hello there boys and girls. Gang Nam Welcome to our tale Su Shi We hope you all enjoy yourselves Gang Nam And help the bad guys fail! Su Shi Now, enough of the Rhyme. We should introduce ourselves. Gang Nam I am Genie Gang Nam, the genie of the magical lamp. Su Shi And I am Su Shi, the spirit of the ring. Gang Nam We’re are best friends and we hope you'll be our friends too. Su Shi Will you join our gang boys and girls? (Audience response) I said, will you join our gang boys and girls? (Audience response) excellent, I'm glad you said yes. Now we can have all sorts of adventures together! Abanaza (Enters behind the audience if possible) Boo! Ha, caught you there didn’t I? I am Abanaza the terrifyingly powerful evil genius here to make your life dramatic and occasionally comical for the next few hours. Welcome to ancient Beijing where our story takes place. Awful isn’t isn’t it? No, you’re right sir. It’s not as disgusting as local place name. Su Shi Ugh, look what the cat chucked up. Gang Nam It'sReading our old pal ‘have a bananna’. Copy Abanaza (bruised) It’s Abanaza you imbecile. Gang Nam Yeah, you’re nothing but a jumped-up Egyptian pharaoh who's lost all his power. Su Shi You don’t frighten us! Abanaza Oh yes I do. Su Shi & Gang Name Oh boy you don’t! © Jack Northcott 2016 !4 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 Abanaza Oh yes I do! Su Shi & Gang Nam Oh no your don’t Abanaza Do, do do. Su Shi & Gang Nam Don’t, don’t don’t Abanaza Boo! (Gang Nam squeals and quivers) (Laughs) You’re no match for me! (Aside) I can’t wait til they’re under my control. It won’t be long ‘til I discover the location of the magic objects they live within and then they’ll be mine forever! Su Shi Is he talking to the audience again? Gang Nam How strange. Su Shi Very odd! Gang Nam This isn't a Pantomime you know! Su Shi You can say that again! Abanaza I don’t have time to stand around here listening to you two morons. No doubt we’ll meet again soon when I am bound to kick your humongous backsides from here to the end of the Great Wall of China! (Aside) As for you lot, I'd rest your voices for now if I were you, I've still plenty of tricks up my sleeve! Su Shi Don’t worry gang, we don't like him either! Gang Nam WhatReading a fun-spoiler! Copy Abanaza I’ve had enough of your shrivelling cheerfulness and good will. Anyone would think it’s Christmas. I think you ought to take a little thinking time, you know separately. Split up. Alone! That way you can’t interrupt my evil plans. Try this on for size. (He raises his arms to cast a magic spell) Spirits of darkness and Kings of the past Take these two idiots and toss them apart Throw them quite far, as away as can be © Jack Northcott 2016 !5 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 Then ensure they never see one another, or for that matter me. (Su Shi and Gang Nam are twisted apart and exit from opposite sides of the stage) (Aside) That should just about do it for now. I’m the baddie by the way if you hadn't noticed. Thanks for the boos. Keep it up, there’s plenty more where that came from! Let’s start the show. (They exit) Reading Copy © Jack Northcott 2016 !6 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 Scene 1 Old Beijing Song- Opening Number (Bright and Cheerful) (Wishee Washee runs on if he isn't already on stage from the opening number) Chorus 1 Girls, look it’s Wishee Washee! Chorus 2 He’s so dreamy! Chorus 3 He’s so funny! Chorus 4 Can I reach out and touch him? Chorus 1 No! He’s mine! Wishee Please girls, there's enough of me for all of you! Chorus 2 Oh Wishee you’re so fine. Chorus 3 You’re so fine you blow our minds Chorus 4 Hey Wishee All Hey Wishee! Twankey (From offstage) Oi, Wishee! Wishee Ah, that doesn't sound good. (Enter Widow Twankey) Twankey Wishee I’ve had it up to here with you, I was half way through making some of my special, special fried rice, I turn around to ask you for my secret family ingredient and you've gone. When are you going to learn, you need to respect yourReading mother. Copy Wishee You're right Mum. Twankey Sorry. Wishee You’re right Mum. I should respect my elders. Twankey Cheeky boy (Slaps him with a spatula), (Aside) Always has been. Chorus 1 Why did you do that to our beloved Wishee? © Jack Northcott 2016 !7 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 Twankey I’m his mother, I’m allowed to. Chorus 2 Not in this day and age you’re not. Twankey Oh yes you are, this is ancient China! I can do wok I want with who I want. (Enter Fu Fu, she indicates to Twankey the audience) I do apologise ladies and gentleman, how rude of me not to introduce myself ! Do you know, I’ve forgotten every night this week so far. Anyone would think it’s in the script. My name’s widow Twankey and I am the proud owner of the Mun Chin takeway just down the road here in old Beijing. I’m very poor (Audience reaction) I said I’m very poor (Audience Reaction) Not that poor! (Fu Fu puts her paw on Twankey’s bust) Not that paw either you dirty animal! This, boys and girls, is Fu Fu our pet panda and all-round adorable pet. Say hi Fu Fu. (Fu Fu waves) There, now what was I saying? Ah yes, poor, I’m very poor. It hasn‘t always been this way though folks. I’ve married into money several times, oh yes in fact I’ve had nine husbands. Not all at once you understand. But nine husbands altogether; four richer four poorer and a fling with a rather famous television personality. He was a real stunner and great at D.I.Y, perfect husband material. Bob he was called, Bob the Builder. I was dating him in the early noughties, Wendy never really had a look in once I was on the scene. We had a massive argument once and totally fell apart, I said to him ‘can we fix it?’ he said ‘yes we can!’. Finally though it all came down to this house he built me to live in, he had only finished the foundations when he left me for a younger model, I nearly went after him but decided it was probably set in stone. That’s when I met my last husband and true love, his name was Hankey; Hankey Panky, tall and lanky, thin-as-a-planky, often cranky Twankey.Reading Sadly he died of food poisoning, theCopy authorities said his prawn cocktail wasn’t cooked properly and that was just for starters. He did give me my two bundles of joy though and they’ve kept me busy. Wishee Washee, my eldest and Aladdin my youngest son. So gents, I’m single and ready to mingle. Who wants a bit of hanky panky with Twankey? Song- Hankey Pankey with Widow Twankey- Suggest Taylor Swift ‘Shake it Off’ or similar So here I am, Widow Twankey all on my own waiting for a rich gentleman to sweep me off my feet and into luxurious retirement. © Jack Northcott 2016 !8 Aladdin Script Draft May 2016 (Enter Emperor Sing-Lo accompanied by 2 attending guards to Oriental motif) Chorus 3 Look tidy it’s the emperor! Guard 1 Make way, make way the Emperor doesn’t have all day! Guard 2 Move out the way and don’t touch the emperor he’s just had his bath! Sing-Lo Ladies and Gentleman, if we could have some privacy please, Mrs Twankey and I have some things to discuss.