Let The Games Begin Junior Script by Mike Smith, Robin Hayes, Steve Titford and Wilf Tudor 1/020218/29 Published by Musicline Publications P.O. Box 15632 Tamworth Staffordshire B78 2DP 01827 281 431 www.musiclinedirect.com No part of this publication may be transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, manuscript, typesetting, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owners. It is an infringement of the copyright to give any public performance or reading of this show either in its entirety or in the form of excerpts, whether the audience is charged an admission or not, without the prior consent of the copyright owners. Dramatic musical works do not fall under the licence of the Performing Rights Society. Permission to perform this show from the publisher ‘MUSICLINE PUBLICATIONS’ is always required. 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Let The Games Begin – Script 1 CONTENTS Contents .............................................................................................................................. 1 Cast List .............................................................................................................................. 3 Speaking Roles By Number Of Lines................................................................................ 4 Suggested Cast List For 25 Actors ................................................................................... 5 Characters In Each Scene .................................................................................................. 6 Writer’s Welcome ............................................................................................................... 7 Production Notes ................................................................................................................ 8 List Of Properties ..............................................................................................................15 Seven-Sided Dice Template ..............................................................................................17 Chess Pieces Headdress Suggestions ............................................................................18 Track 1: Music - Introduction ..........................................................................19 Scene One: The Video Game Arena ...................................................................19 Track 2: Song - Video Game Generations ..................................................19 Track 3: Music - Video Game Generations Play-Off ......................................20 Scene Two: Grandad’s House In The Country - The Lounge ..............................21 Track 4: Music - A Gift ...................................................................................22 Track 5: Music And SFX - Dice Roll Into Game Land ....................................23 Scene Three: Game Land ......................................................................................24 Track 6: Song - Fortune’s March .................................................................24 Track 7: Music - Fortune’s Entourage ............................................................25 Track 8: Song - Song Of The Dice ...............................................................26 Track 9: Music - Fortune’s Entourage Exit .....................................................27 Track 10: SFX And Music - Dice Roll Into Monopoly Land ..............................28 Scene Four: Monopoly Land ................................................................................29 Track 11: Song - Monopoly ............................................................................30 Track 12: Music - This Is Fun! ..........................................................................31 Track 13: Song - Go To Jail ...........................................................................32 Track 14: Music - The Jail ................................................................................33 Scene Five: The Jail ............................................................................................34 Track 15: Song - Getting Back In The Game ................................................35 Track 16: Music And SFX - The Railway Station .............................................36 Scene Six: The Railway Station .........................................................................36 Track 17: Song - Engineers And Stationmasters .........................................38 Track 18: Music - Tea Break Time ...................................................................39 Track 19: Music - The Train To Cluedo Manor ................................................40 Scene Seven: Cluedo Manor - The Library .............................................................41 © Mike Smith, Robin Hayes, Steve Titford and Wilf Tudor | ℗ Musicline Publications Ltd 2 Let The Games Begin - Script Track 20: SFX - Marney Rolls The Dice...........................................................41 Track 21: Song - Whodunit? ..........................................................................43 Track 22: Music - Cluedo Characters Play Off .................................................45 Track 23: Music - Chess Land .........................................................................46 Scene Eight: Chess Land ......................................................................................46 Track 24: SFX - Cockerel Crow .......................................................................46 Track 25: SFX - Curley’s Creaking Drawbridge ...............................................47 Track 26: Music - Marching Into Battle ............................................................47 Track 27: SFX - Robin Rolls The Dice .............................................................48 Track 28: The Chess Battle .............................................................................49 Track 29: Song - Finale: Song Of The Dice. .................................................51 Photocopiable Lyrics ........................................................................................................52 © Mike Smith, Robin Hayes, Steve Titford and Wilf Tudor | ℗ Musicline Publications Ltd Let The Games Begin – Script 3 CAST LIST * N.B. In the following list, the bracketed number shows the number of spoken lines each role has. An asterisk (*) before the character’s name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines. Main Characters Cluedo Manor *Lady Fortune (36) *Colonel Mustard (7) Will Luck (33) *Professor Plum (6) Grandad (28) *Reverend Green (5) *Vicky (30) *Miss Scarlett (4) *Marney (40) *Dr Orchid (3) Robin (43) *Mrs Peacock (2) *Mrs White (0) Monopoly Characters Estate Agent (7) Chess Battle Reporter 1 (6) Chester Castle (20) Reporter 2 (5) Curley Castle (9) Reporter 3 (7) Police Sergeant (4) Paper Seller (3) Stationmasters & Engineers *Mr Fenchurch Street (14) *Mr King’s Cross (14) *Mr Marylebone (7) *Mr Liverpool Street (5) *Engineer 1 (0) *Engineer 2 (0) *Engineer 3 (0) *Engineer 4 (0) Jail House Non Speaking roles: *Martha (6) Video Game Characters, Prisoner 1 (1) Lady Fortune’s Entourage, 7 Prisoner 2 (1) Dice Sides, Monopoly Street Prisoner 3 (2) Chorus, 2 Supervisors and White and Black Chess Prisoner 4 (1) Pieces. © Mike Smith, Robin Hayes, Steve Titford and Wilf Tudor | ℗ Musicline Publications Ltd 4 Let The Games Begin - Script SPEAKING ROLES BY NUMBER OF LINES * N.B. In the following list, the bracketed number shows the number of spoken lines each role has. An asterisk (*) before the character’s name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines. Robin ................................................................................................................................. 43 *Marney ............................................................................................................................. 40 *Lady Fortune .................................................................................................................... 36 Will Luck ............................................................................................................................ 33 *Vicky/White Queen ........................................................................................................... 30 Grandad ............................................................................................................................. 28 Chester Castle ................................................................................................................... 20 *Mr Fenchurch Street......................................................................................................... 14 *Mr King’s Cross ................................................................................................................ 14 Curley Castle ....................................................................................................................... 9 Estate Agent .......................................................................................................................