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Aladdin (ver 1) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 13 principals plus a chorus.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Slapstick, visual comedy, puns, mechanical nonsense involving audience participation, plus an appearance by Dr Who's Tardis.

Synopsis Comedy and intrigue in the far East, or is it the middle East? Widow Twankey's laundrette isn't making money, but then a sinister stranger by the name of Abanazer appears, offering riches to Aladdin in return for retrieving an old lamp. Things are looking up for the Twankey family. Unfortunately, Aladdin is more interested in trying to catch a glimpse of the Princess Jasmine than making money. And aided by his brother Wishey, he turns up uninvited at the Sultan's palace. Things don't look good when he is discovered and sentenced to death. Abanazer saves him from execution, but a worse fate may await Aladdin when he is forced to enter a dangerous cave. But help is at hand in the shape of a Genie and the Spirit of the ring.

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Aladdin (ver 2) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 14 principals various smaller speaking roles.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Terrific visual comedy, slapstick and audience participation.

Synopsis Another variation of the traditional story. With some great jokes and one-liners. A traditional 'it's behind you' routine involving a Yeti, plus a terrifc comedy laundry scene and other comic set-piece routines.

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Aladdin (ver 3) Author Paul Garbett

Roles 12 principals.

Run time Approximately 90 minutes (not including the interval). Assuming that you use all of the suggested songs. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music Indicated and suggested throughout.

Style A traditional, gentle-paced shorter panto.

Synopsis Follows the well-known storyline.

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Aladdin (ver 4) Author Ian Bettridge

Roles 13 principals plus chorus.

Run time Approximately 110 minutes (not including the interval). Assuming that you use all of the suggested songs. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music Indicated and suggested throughout.

Style A traditional pantomime.

Synopsis Another take on the well-known story of the street urchin who dares to fall in love with a princess.

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Ali Baba Author Bob Marden

Roles 11 principals plus 2 ghosts and villagers.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music Indicated throughout the script.

Style A sort of eastern soap opera.

Synopsis Outlaw Black Mustapher helped by Omar and El Bint is looking for somewhere to stash his ill gotten gains. But the law is hot on his heels in the shape of El bow and El Bint. But Musthpher is not sure which is worse, being persued by the law or Hilaria, mother of the annoyingly lazy Ali Baba. Who in turn has hie eyes set on the boss's daughter Harmonia.

Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.

Alice In Wonderland
Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 15 principals various smaller speaking roles.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Contains all the elements of traditional pantomime, plus the madcap antics and scenes you would expect in a panto set in Wonderland. Fantstical scenes, visual comedy, slapstick and constant audience participation.

Synopsis A wonderful panto set in Lewis Carrol's fantastical Wonderland and featuring many of the well-known characters - such as The White Rabbit, Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee, The King & Queen of Hearts, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat and more. Alice is tired from collecting strawberries and falls 'asleep' underneath a tree. When she wakes again, she spots the white rabbit and follows him down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. The Knave of Spades has designs on marrying Princess Ruby of Hearts and ruling Wonderland, and is intent on getting his hands on a magic golden heart and the White Rabbit's watch to use in an evil spell. He hypnotises Dum & Dee and gets them to capture the White Rabbit. The only hope for Wonderland is for Alice and her friends to get another golden heart from the Wizard of Muddleup Wood's magic goldmine and place in into the Grand Shield Of Wonderland before the Knave. On the way Alice and her mother encounter spaced-out hippies on their way to Glastonbury, join the mad Hatter and March Hare for tea and get frustrated by the Joker's hopeless sat-nav.

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Babes In The Wood (ver 1) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 14 principals 4 minor speaking parts plus a chorus.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Comic villains, strong Dame, gags, traditional schoolroom room scene - including a stapstick baking routine.

Synopsis The wicked prince John has plans to capture and kill his brother King Richard’s children and claim the throne of England for himself. But he reckons without their faithful guardian, Nurse Neuralgia. Prince John enlists the greedy sheriff of Nottingham to do his dirty work for him, and he in turn employs two idiot baddies, Riff and Raff. This turns out to be his mistake, and the babe’s good fortune. There is the traditional schoolroom room scene, which develops into a slapstick baking scene. Add in Robin Hood and his merry men (well two of them anyway) the sheriff’s idiot son (who joins Robin Hood’s gang) and you have an instant recipe for medieval fun and games.

Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.

Babes In The Wood (ver 2) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 15 principals although at least three of these could be described as minor speaking roles.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Another of our takes on the Babes In The Wood. Which as tradition dictates, also includes Robin Hood and his merry men.

Synopsis The traditional story with all the usual elements, plus the addition of more audience participation, an all dancing all singing dog, and a magic show.

Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.

Bad Day For Cinders
Author Simon Davis

Roles 10 principals.

Run time Approx 90 minutes.

Music Songs suggested throughout script - some also come with original lyrics to well-known tunes.

Style Slightly unusual take on the well-known story.

Synopsis The story starts just before prince Charming arrives with the glass slipper. Cinderella’s step-mum, using Aladdin’s lamp, manages to make the prince disappear, then sets about trying to get rid of Cinders by sending her out in the middle of winter to find Daffodils, Strawberries and Apples in the forest, (she hopes she’ll die of the cold). Cinders stumbles across characters from other stories such as Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch of the West and Abanazer. Eventually Cinders completes her task and returns to her home where the Fairy Snowdrop blunders in and everything is more or less put to rights. (but she still doesn’t get the prince, but she does get somebody)

Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.

Beauty And The Beast
(ver 1 Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 11 principals plus minor roles, chorus and a pantomime horse.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.

Music All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Traditional pantomime of the well-known but unlikely love story, packed with comedy, slapstick, pathos and drama.

Synopsis Cob's bakery are awaiting a royal visitor in the shape of the handsome but vain Prince Rupert and everyone is excited by the prospect of meeting him. None more so the Cobs eldest daughters, the less than beautiful Charlotte & Marzipan. Prince Rupert arrives and proves to be every bit as vain as his reputation. This doesn't put off the females, especially Charlotte & Marzipan. But Mr Cob's beautiful yongest daughter Belle, refuses his arrogant advances. Belle is a confident young girl and has already rebutted the unwelcome advances of the village rake, Victor Vandare.

Price Please click on the Price link to find the cost.

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Aladdin (ver 1)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	13 principals plus a chorus.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Slapstick, visual comedy, puns, mechanical nonsense involving audience participation, plus an appearance by Dr Who's Tardis.
	Synopsis	Comedy and intrigue in the far East, or is it the middle East? Widow Twankey's laundrette isn't making money, but then a sinister stranger by the name of Abanazer appears, offering riches to Aladdin in return for retrieving an old lamp. Things are looking up for the Twankey family. Unfortunately, Aladdin is more interested in trying to catch a glimpse of the Princess Jasmine than making money. And aided by his brother Wishey, he turns up uninvited at the Sultan's palace. Things don't look good when he is discovered and sentenced to death. Abanazer saves him from execution, but a worse fate may await Aladdin when he is forced to enter a dangerous cave. But help is at hand in the shape of a Genie and the Spirit of the ring.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Aladdin (ver 2)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	14 principals various smaller speaking roles.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Terrific visual comedy, slapstick and audience participation.
	Synopsis	Another variation of the traditional story. With some great jokes and one-liners. A traditional 'it's behind you' routine involving a Yeti, plus a terrifc comedy laundry scene and other comic set-piece routines.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Aladdin (ver 3)	Author	Paul Garbett
	Roles	12 principals.
	Run time	Approximately 90 minutes (not including the interval). Assuming that you use all of the suggested songs. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	Indicated and suggested throughout.
	Style	A traditional, gentle-paced shorter panto.
	Synopsis	Follows the well-known storyline.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Aladdin (ver 4)	Author	Ian Bettridge
	Roles	13 principals plus chorus.
	Run time	Approximately 110 minutes (not including the interval). Assuming that you use all of the suggested songs. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	Indicated and suggested throughout.
	Style	A traditional pantomime.
	Synopsis	Another take on the well-known story of the street urchin who dares to fall in love with a princess.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Ali Baba	Author	Bob Marden
	Roles	11 principals plus 2 ghosts and villagers.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	Indicated throughout the script.
	Style	A sort of eastern soap opera.
	Synopsis	Outlaw Black Mustapher helped by Omar and El Bint is looking for somewhere to stash his ill gotten gains. But the law is hot on his heels in the shape of El bow and El Bint. But Musthpher is not sure which is worse, being persued by the law or Hilaria, mother of the annoyingly lazy Ali Baba. Who in turn has hie eyes set on the boss's daughter Harmonia.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Alice In Wonderland	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	15 principals various smaller speaking roles.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Contains all the elements of traditional pantomime, plus the madcap antics and scenes you would expect in a panto set in Wonderland. Fantstical scenes, visual comedy, slapstick and constant audience participation.
	Synopsis	A wonderful panto set in Lewis Carrol's fantastical Wonderland and featuring many of the well-known characters - such as The White Rabbit, Tweedle Dum & Tweedle Dee, The King & Queen of Hearts, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat and more. Alice is tired from collecting strawberries and falls 'asleep' underneath a tree. When she wakes again, she spots the white rabbit and follows him down a rabbit hole into Wonderland. The Knave of Spades has designs on marrying Princess Ruby of Hearts and ruling Wonderland, and is intent on getting his hands on a magic golden heart and the White Rabbit's watch to use in an evil spell. He hypnotises Dum & Dee and gets them to capture the White Rabbit. The only hope for Wonderland is for Alice and her friends to get another golden heart from the Wizard of Muddleup Wood's magic goldmine and place in into the Grand Shield Of Wonderland before the Knave. On the way Alice and her mother encounter spaced-out hippies on their way to Glastonbury, join the mad Hatter and March Hare for tea and get frustrated by the Joker's hopeless sat-nav.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Babes In The Wood (ver 1)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	14 principals 4 minor speaking parts plus a chorus.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Comic villains, strong Dame, gags, traditional schoolroom room scene - including a stapstick baking routine.
	Synopsis	The wicked prince John has plans to capture and kill his brother King Richard’s children and claim the throne of England for himself. But he reckons without their faithful guardian, Nurse Neuralgia. Prince John enlists the greedy sheriff of Nottingham to do his dirty work for him, and he in turn employs two idiot baddies, Riff and Raff. This turns out to be his mistake, and the babe’s good fortune. There is the traditional schoolroom room scene, which develops into a slapstick baking scene. Add in Robin Hood and his merry men (well two of them anyway) the sheriff’s idiot son (who joins Robin Hood’s gang) and you have an instant recipe for medieval fun and games.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Babes In The Wood (ver 2)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	15 principals although at least three of these could be described as minor speaking roles.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Another of our takes on the Babes In The Wood. Which as tradition dictates, also includes Robin Hood and his merry men.
	Synopsis	The traditional story with all the usual elements, plus the addition of more audience participation, an all dancing all singing dog, and a magic show.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Bad Day For Cinders	Author	Simon Davis
	Roles	10 principals.
	Run time	Approx 90 minutes.
	Music	Songs suggested throughout script - some also come with original lyrics to well-known tunes.
	Style	Slightly unusual take on the well-known story.
	Synopsis	The story starts just before prince Charming arrives with the glass slipper. Cinderella’s step-mum, using Aladdin’s lamp, manages to make the prince disappear, then sets about trying to get rid of Cinders by sending her out in the middle of winter to find Daffodils, Strawberries and Apples in the forest, (she hopes she’ll die of the cold). Cinders stumbles across characters from other stories such as Robin Hood, the Wicked Witch of the West and Abanazer. Eventually Cinders completes her task and returns to her home where the Fairy Snowdrop blunders in and everything is more or less put to rights. (but she still doesn’t get the prince, but she does get somebody)
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Beauty And The Beast (ver 1	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	11 principals plus minor roles, chorus and a pantomime horse.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval) and assuming that you use the full number of suggested songs and music pieces. But obviously the runtime is very dependent on your own production.
	Music	All of Limelight Scripts own titles come with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Traditional pantomime of the well-known but unlikely love story, packed with comedy, slapstick, pathos and drama.
	Synopsis	Cob's bakery are awaiting a royal visitor in the shape of the handsome but vain Prince Rupert and everyone is excited by the prospect of meeting him. None more so the Cobs eldest daughters, the less than beautiful Charlotte & Marzipan. Prince Rupert arrives and proves to be every bit as vain as his reputation. This doesn't put off the females, especially Charlotte & Marzipan. But Mr Cob's beautiful yongest daughter Belle, refuses his arrogant advances. Belle is a confident young girl and has already rebutted the unwelcome advances of the village rake, Victor Vandare.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.