TREASURE ISLAND - the pantomime
NEW! a brand new script - Treasure Island - the pantomime - see below for the synopsis and some of the characters and a sample of the script..
A pantomime following the traditional story of ‘Treasure Island’. Aunty Lou Hawkins, owner of the Bendybow Inn, and her nephew, Jim, encounter a mysterious pirate, Billy Bones and his dog. The sudden death of Billy Bones leads them to the discovery of a treasure map and, with the help of their friends with a ship, they find a crew to embark on an adventure to the undiscovered Booty Island. At the same time, a gang of tea-drinking pirates are plotting to take over the ship and get their hands on the map and treasure…
CHARACTERS:
Aqua - Sea sprite, narrator
Dame Aunty Lou Hawkins - Landlady of the Bendybow Inn (The Dame)
Jim Hawkins - Nephew of Mrs Hawkins (The principal Boy)
Squire Trelawney - Businessman and explorer and owner of the ship Hyperbola
Doctor Lively - Friend and colleague of Squire Trelawney
Jane Trelawney - Daughter of Squire Trelawney (The principal girl)
Captain Flint - A ghostly pirate baddie
Billy Bones - A pirate (and pirate ghost)
Goodie - A policeman
Gumdrops - A policeman
BeeGee - a castaway on Booty Island and fan of the Bee Gees! (Act 2 only)
Long John Silver - A pirate leader cook with bionic leg!
Dickie-bird - An cockney parrot companion to Long John who likes rhyming slang
Psychic Sue - A baddie pirate
Myopic Pew - Short-sighted space pirate
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Chorus:
Rosie Lee - a pirate
Tetley - a pirate
Char - a pirate
Tea-leaf - a pirate
Potty - a pirate
Frank - Billy Bones’ dog (non-speaking)(n
(number of pirates in chorus can be reduced and lines redistributed)
Chorus/dancers - (non-speaking) Bendybow Inn customers, Sea sprites, Booty Island wildlife, tea cups/pots/bags
(BeeGee can double up with one of Chorus)
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