Prologue

Fairy

Greetings my friends and children young and old, alas you have gathered to hear this story told. My name is Fairy Ting a Ling and it is my job to see that our story goes well without troubles for thee. Our tale follows Aladdin, an honest lad, who will win the day and triumph over bad.

FX:

Pyrotechnic flash.

Abanaza enters.

Abanaza

That’s all well and good my dear fairy, but there’s something your missing, you’ve forgotten about me. I’m the evil magician Abanaza, and after all, it is my job to see that evil will stand tall. I will rule this story and with my villainous plans I shall own everything, to wind around my hands. And with my magic I shall also ensure, that you ugly idiots shall be no more. Ha Ha Ha.

Fairy

Silence you fool, with my honest powers I shall foresee it is good which shall rule. Do not worry children, I shall keep you safe and sound, and send this horrible magician back to his home where he is bound.

Abanaza

Never worry my dear, I shall leave you now without fear. But please be aware that I shall stick to my evil plots with full attention and care. Ha Ha Ha. (exits)

Fairy

At least he has gone, but please do not worry everyone one. Good will always champion evil, and I shall ensure that Aladdin our hero, will win once more. For now we must go back to olden times, and in turn for me to end these humorous rhymes. So without further ado, let’s now see this story through. We begin in the town square for this is the time, of the beginning, of our pantomime.

Blackout – cloth/tabs out – lights up.

Scene One

The Market Place

Song – Chorus (Good Morning) After song ends…Aladdin enters along with his monkey and a large washing basket)

Aladdin

Hello everybody!

Chorus

Hi Aladdin!

Chorus Memb

What are you up to today Aladdin?

Aladdin

Ah, you know just the usual chores. I’ve got to go back to the laundry and help my mum clean all those horrible smelly clothes. Its not fair is it I have to work all day in that laundry washing and cleaning just to help my mum pay the bills, I don’t even get any pocket money these days.

Gains sympathetic "ahhh" from chorus and audience.

Chorus Memb

Cheer up Aladdin you can’t be down like this all the time, something exciting will happen soon. Everyone has a bad day sometimes.

Song: Aladdin and Chorus (Bad Day by Daniel Powter)

Fanfare – General excitement and commotion from the chorus.

Enter PC Plod and WPC Plodder.

PC Plod

Good afternoon to you filthy, rotten peasants. His Royal Highness the Emperor wishes to notify the people of this town that his daughter Princess Jasmine has gone missing and that any member of the public who returns her safe and well to the Palace will receive a £10,000 reward. That is all.

Fanfare – P C Plod exits.

Chorus excitingly exit, and begin looking for Princess Jasmine.

Aladdin

Wow! £10,000!! Imagine what I could do with all that money! I could buy some new shoes, some new clothes, a new hat, a new car, I could get a little house of my own, I could buy loads of really posh food, go to nice restaurants, and I could even take mum and Wishy Washy on a nice holiday. Right I’ll go start looking now, see ya kids!

Aladdin exits but his monkey and the basket stay on stage – Princess Jasmine enters and sees the monkey.

Princess

Hello there, aren’t you a little cutie! Are you all alone? Yes, I am too, I’ve just escaped from the palace. I wanted to come see the market for myself, I’ve heard it’s such an exciting place, although it doesn’t seem like there’s many people around! Oh I do wish I could just meet some friends.

Song: Princess (Part Of Their World – The Little Mermaid)

Aladdin

(calling from offstage) Monkey, Monkey! Where are you?

Princess

Someone’s coming, I better hide! Ah the perfect place!

Princess Jasmine climbs in Aladdin’s large washing basket.

Aladdin

There you are Monkey! Come on! We really must try and find the Princess. Think, all that money could be mine!…Wait a minute! I forgot about all my friends. Will you lot help me find her? Will you? Ah thanks! Now, I wonder where she could be? She’s got to be around here somewhere… Do any of you lot know where the Princess is? (‘behind you’ banter with audience, finaly – Aladdin pulls her out of the basket) Wow! Princess Jasmine!

Princess

Ssshhh!! Please don’t shout, otherwise my father, the Emperor will find me.

Aladdin

He’s just been looking for you; I think he’s really worried. He’s offered a £10,000 reward!

Princess

Really? That’s typical of him it really is, he just won’t let me grow up he still treats me like a little girl.

Aladdin

Oh he’s only trying to look after you Princess Jasmine.

Princess

Well I’m 17 now, and I can look after myself! And anyway, whose side are you on!?

Aladdin

Well yours of course! I’m just worried about you being alone wandering around town.

Princess

In that case, perhaps you will look after me? What’s your name?

Aladdin

I’m Aladdin! Everyone knows me round here! Don’t ya!? (to audience)

Princess

Wow! You’ve got lots of friends; perhaps you can introduce me to some, I don’t really know many people because my father always says I must stay around the palace.

Aladdin

Oh don’t worry, and besides I’ll be your friend.

Princess

Will you!? I can trust you though cant I, you won’t take me back to the palace will you?

Aladdin

No of course I wont, I’m your friend after all aren’t I!?

Princess

(a little embarrassed) So you wouldn’t take me back to the palace for £10,000!?

Aladdin

Nah, I’ll wait till you father pays at least 15 grand first! (laughs)

Princess

(laughs) You’re really funny, I like you.

Aladdin

I like you too, you’re gorgeous, I mean you’re more beautiful than any of the Sugar Babes!

Princess

Thanks! I think we’re going to be really good friends!

Song: Aladdin (You’re Beautiful by James Blunt or Uptown Girl by Billy Joel – Aladdin and Princess Jasmine join hands.

Aladdin

Come on, I’ll show you round the town. (to audience) Remember kids, you must help me hide Princess Jasmine. Are you all going to help me? Right, if the Emperor’s policemen come round here, tell them we went that way okay! (points to Stage Left Exit) Will you promise to do that for me? Thanks kids!

Aladdin, the monkey and Princess exit to Stage Right – Theme music from "The Bill", flashing blue lights across auditorium, PC Plod and WPC Plodder enter from rear of theatre.

PC Plod

Right, now then, my name is PC Plod from…(local Constabulary)

WPC Plodder

And I am UPVC Plodder from the (local rival town) police.

PC Plod

Will you shut it! This is my erm colleague WPC Plodder who is aiding me in my enquires.

WPC Plodder

What enquires?

PC Plod

You know about Princess Jasmine?

WPC Plodder

Princess who?

PC Plod

Oh you fool! You know she’s so stupid! Last week she spent three hours at Tesco’s looking at a bottle of Orange Juice because it said "concentrate" on it. Right, let me explain, basically, Princess Jasmine has gone missing and we need to find her.

WPC Plodder

Find her? Why would we want to do that?

PC Plod

Look, we must find her to prove our worth to the Emperor otherwise he will sack us.

WPC Plodder

Ah well, even if you get sacked I’ll still be your friend.

PC Plod

Of course, we’ll be best friends forever.

Song: PC Plod and PC Plodder – (I’ll Be There For You - Theme from Friends)

WPC Plodder

Hey here’s an idea! Perhaps this lot will help us find her?

PC Plod

Are you joking? This rowdy bunch look like that line up on Crimewatch last week!

WPC Plodder

Come on it must be worth a try, we’ve got no other leads have we!?

PC Plod

Right go on then. (to audience) Have you seen the Princess? No? Are you sure she didn’t go this way (point’s stage right) No? So she must have gone this way (point’s stage left). Yes!? Brilliant, see I knew that was a good idea! (exits)

WPC Plodder

Hey! That was my idea! (chases after PC Plod)

Widow Twankey enters.

W. Twankey

Well hello there! (Ad lib banter with audience – Song: Widow Twankey (Make ‘Em Laugh?) Anyway, I better get down to work, let me just fetch my new washing line. (pulls out washing line from side of stage) I’m sure you’ve heard of the West Coast Main Line, well this is Twankey’s line! (comedy Music as Twankey pulls a washing line from side of stage and then pulls it across stage before re-enterting with the other end of the washing line from the original entrance) Oh my word! What have we got on here eh! (final few items are underwear) Are these yours missus? This bloke at the front looks a bit embarrassed; I think he’s just seen his Y Fronts. The underworld of (local town) eh? Oh I must find that Wishy Washy. Wishy Washy!! Wishy Washy!!! Oh I’m sure that lad is going deaf, will you lot help me shout him? Come on after three, all shout "Wishy Washy". One, Two, Three – Wishy Washy!

Wishy Washy enters.

Wishy Washy

I wish you would stop shouting like that mother; you sound like a common washer- woman.

W. Twankey

Right I’m glad you’re here, I’ve got a present for you so close your eyes.

Wishy Washy

A present for me? Oh you shouldn’t have! (gives Wishy Washy a big bag of dirty washing) No really you shouldn’t have! Right, I’m off down town to do my big shop! You know I went into Morrisons last Saturday and I couldn’t find a frozen chicken big enough for my family. So I asked one of the young lads there, "Do these chickens get any bigger?" The stock boy replied, "No madam, they're dead." (exits)

Wishy Washy

Hi Everyone! My name’s Wishy Washy. Will you guys be my friends? Will you? Ah great! So every time I run on I’ll shout "Hi Kids" and you shout back nice and loud "Wishy Washy". Shall we have a practice…(ad-lib with audience) Right then we’re all friends now aren’t we!? Song: Wishy Washy. See ya kids! (exits)

Chorus enter, with market stalls etc – Aladdin, Monkey and Princess enter.

Aladdin

Well this is the market. Nice isn’t it.

Princess

It’s really busy; do you really know all these people?

Aladdin

Of course I do! We’re like one big family aren’t we guys?

Chorus

Yeah!

Song: Aladdin/Chorus – (Consider Yourself - Oliver?)

FX:

Sound of sirens.

PC Plod and WPC Plodder enter and dramatically chase Aladdin and the Princess who run off stage, and then re-enter in front of the front cloth.