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Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 1) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 15 principals 7 or 8 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 Traditional pantomime characters, dame, villains, giant beanstalk, visual comedy, slapstick, and Daisy the dancing cow.

Synopsis The village of Merrydale is being terrorised by the giant Blunderbore and his henchman Fleshcreep. The king and queen are forced to act as rent collectors assisted by law enforcers Push and Shove. Who threaten Dame trot and her family with eviction when they can't pay up. There is the traditional dairy scene with Daisy the cow before Jack reluctantly sells her to raise the rent money. But then returns home only to discover that he has been tricked into selling Daisy to Fleshcreep. His bag of gold has turned into a pile of beans, and his girlfriend Jill has been captured and taken up to the giant's castle in Cloudland. Jack then climbs a beanstalk which has magically appeared overnight, in order to rescue Jill and Daisy. In Cloudland he encounters an inept wizard and his group of elves. This panto gives great scope for magical singing and dancing scenes. There is also a great comedy scene featuring Push and Shove. The other characters eventually join Jack in Cloudland and rescue Jill and Daisy. They escape from the castle and reach the top of the beanstalk to find the wizard has installed a lift on it. Giving rise to more comedy. A traditional storyline with some new twists and plenty of audience participation.

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

Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 2) Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 11 principals, voice over (giant) plus a chorus and a pantomime cow.

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 incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick, audience participation and a pantomime cow.

Synopsis Dame Trott's dairy is broke and she faces eviction by the brokers men. So she reluctantly decides to sell her cow Buttercup. This is on top of the whole village being terroised by a giant called Snot, who was created by Witch Hazel and lives in his kingdom above them. Dame Trott's son Jack, meets and falls in love with the Princess Crystal, who is promptly kidnapped by Witch Hazel's henchman, Scabies and taken to the giant's castle. Jack sets off to rescue her, accompanied by his brother Simple Simon, Dame Trott and the King and Queen.

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

Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 3) Author Graham J. Evans

Roles 12 principals, voice over (giant) plus a chorus, a gorilla and a very 'windy' pantomime cow.

Run time Approximately 100 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 Place for songs indicated throughout, but left to your own choice..

Style Traditional pantomime incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick and audience participation.

Synopsis The Trott family are almost broke, and Windy the cow passes more wind than milk. So Dame Trott asks her son Jack to take Windy and sell her in order to revive the family's fortunes. But Jack is tricked into exchanging Windy for a bag of beans. When Dame Trott finds out she is furious and throws the beans away. But the beans are magic beans and they grow into a giant beanstalk that reaches up to the Kingdom of Bloodguzzle the giant. Meanwhile, Jack's girlfriend, Jill has disappeared from the village, and her whereabouts are being investigated by two less than bright constables Flipp and Flopp. Jack discovers that both Jill and Windy have been kidnapped and are now in the giant's kingdom. So he determines to climb the beanstalk and rescue them. The action soon turns to the giant's kitchen, which is run by a mad chef called Gordon Ramspree. Fun and games abound in this excellent panto.

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

King Arthur Author Chris Liversidge

Roles 14 principals plus 2 minor speaking roles, 2 children, chorus and dancers.

Run time Approx 100 minutes (not including 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 This script comes with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.

Style Traditional family pantomime, goodies, baddies, slapstick wallpapering scene, a jousting ostrich, a dragon, a horse and the “A Team” Knights; Sir Prancelot, Sir Cumference, Sir Charge and Sir Spender! (Dame in disguise!). Lots of comedy.

Synopsis Mordred the evil black knight, son of Morgana has designs on ruling the land. He challenges King Arthur to a joust for the hand of Princess Guinevere, hoping to kill him and become The King. Arthur puts forward his reluctant, slightly effeminate champion Sir Prancelot to fight for him, who ends up riding an ostrich instead of a horse, but still wins, because Mordred’s stubborn horse Araldite throws him off! Merlin and Morgana have a sorcery battle, before Mordred, with the help of his henchmen Block and Tackle, kidnaps Guinevere and holds her to ransom in a cave guarded by a fearsome dragon. Sir Veillance (Head of Castle Security) summons the “A Team” Knights; who march with Arthur to the woods and with the help of Gipsy Rose Lee and her crystal ball, find Guinevere and save her.

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

Little Red Riding Hood
Author Graham J. Evans

Roles 13 principals, Plus one minor speaking role and a wolf.

Run time Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval)

Music Suggested throughout script.

Style Traditional panto.

Synopsis Granny Hood’s home is desired by an unscrupulous estate agent who has found out that a couple of idiot burglars have buried sacks of gold there. He tries to frighten the hard of hearing Granny Hood into selling her home with tales of a Big Bad Wolf. Enter Robin Hood and his men to try and capture the Big Bad Wolf. Throw in a group of cannibals and you have a whacky full–filled pantomime.

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

Mother Goose
(ver 1) Author Graham J Evans

Roles 12 principals plus 6 or 7 small speaking parts and 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 Songs suggested throughout the script.

Style Traditional storyline, sight jokes, hot air ballon, audience participation, slapstick, plus a large goose.

Synopsis Mother Goose is desperate to recover her youthful looks, and ends up parting with her beloved Priscilla the goose in order to achieve her selfish aims. But racked with guilt she decides to put things right and rescues Priscilla from the clutches of the Squire and his idiot henchmen, Larry and Gary tough. A pantomime with lots of humour including the traditional stunt with a hot air balloon.

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

Mother Goose
(ver 2) Author Ian Bettridge

Roles 11 principals plus a chorus.

Run time Approximately 100 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 Songs and music suggested throughout the script.

Style Traditional storyline, audience participation, slapstick, plus a large goose.

Synopsis Squire Robin Banks is collecting rents aided by his cohorts Scratch & Sniff. But Mother Goose is too poor to pay up and is threatened with eviction. Then one day she discovers that her pet goose Priscilla has laid a golden egg. Things suddenly look up for her, but the thing she really longs for cannot be bought with money. That is were Witch Hazel comes in. She offers to restore Mother Goose’s youth in return for her goose. After much soul-searching, she swaps Priscilla for the promise of eternal youth. But afterwards she has pangs of coincidence and tries to reverse the spell.

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

Pantomania Author Bob Marden

Roles 9 principals plus several minor/chorus 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 Songs suggested throughout the script.

Style Slapstick and silliness, lots of jokes and a crocodile.

Synopsis This is a mix of Peter Pan meets Aladdin, but also incorporating Jack And The Beanstalk and Sleeping Beauty in this slightly different gentle pantomime.

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

Pinocchio Author Limelight Scripts

Roles 12 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 Traditional pantomime incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick, audience participation and a pantomime cow.

Synopsis The story of the little wooden puppet who longed to be a real boy, retold in an authentic way, sympathetic to the original story. Meet Characters such as Stromboli the puppet master, assisted by his sidekick Linguini. Also the outrageous larger than life Foxy Loxy and his travelling companion, Catriona. Two washed-up actors who refuse to acknowledge their place at the bottom of life's ladder. Pinocchio is a guilible boy who is easily led astray, much to the frustration of his guardian the Blue Fairy. In order to try and keep him on the straight and narrow, she appoints Jimmny Cricket to be his concience. But even he is unable to stop Pinocchio from getting into mischeif. Follow Pinocchio's wonderful adventures as he is first kidnapped by Stromboli before being rescued by Jiminy. He is then persuaded that his fortune lies is as an actor, by Foxy Loxy and Catriona, who plan to use him to revive their own fortunes. And worst of all, persuaded of the merits of Pleasure Island by a wayward Dillon. But when his friend begins to turn into a donkey, Pinocchio is once again rescued by Jiminy, only to end up inside a giant whale. This heartwarming panto will both entertain, and pull at your heart stings, as you follow the hapless little puppet boy's adventures to a happy ending.

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

Pirates Of
The Panto Author J Austin

Roles 11 principals, plus 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 Indicated and suggested throughout

Style Seafaring panto.

Synopsis Dame Fanny Haddock runs a restaurant serving her famous fishy fondue pie. Fred Seagull (pirate) wants to get his hands on the recipe, forcing Fanny out of business and then open his own restaurant selling her famous pie. He sets about sinking any ship that supplies her, but when this doesn’t work he sets out to kidnap Fanny’s daughter, Holly and hold her ransom until she hands over her recipe. He is aided and abetted by Scallop & Limpet and also unwittingly by Barry, the idiot nephew of Fanny. Great characters. Including an inebriated ‘Hairy’ – correction – Fairy Mermaid. If you have ever wanted to learn how to ‘speak fish’ then watch this panto.

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

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Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 1)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	15 principals 7 or 8 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	Traditional pantomime characters, dame, villains, giant beanstalk, visual comedy, slapstick, and Daisy the dancing cow.
	Synopsis	The village of Merrydale is being terrorised by the giant Blunderbore and his henchman Fleshcreep. The king and queen are forced to act as rent collectors assisted by law enforcers Push and Shove. Who threaten Dame trot and her family with eviction when they can't pay up. There is the traditional dairy scene with Daisy the cow before Jack reluctantly sells her to raise the rent money. But then returns home only to discover that he has been tricked into selling Daisy to Fleshcreep. His bag of gold has turned into a pile of beans, and his girlfriend Jill has been captured and taken up to the giant's castle in Cloudland. Jack then climbs a beanstalk which has magically appeared overnight, in order to rescue Jill and Daisy. In Cloudland he encounters an inept wizard and his group of elves. This panto gives great scope for magical singing and dancing scenes. There is also a great comedy scene featuring Push and Shove. The other characters eventually join Jack in Cloudland and rescue Jill and Daisy. They escape from the castle and reach the top of the beanstalk to find the wizard has installed a lift on it. Giving rise to more comedy. A traditional storyline with some new twists and plenty of audience participation.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 2)	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	11 principals, voice over (giant) plus a chorus and a pantomime cow.
	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 incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick, audience participation and a pantomime cow.
	Synopsis	Dame Trott's dairy is broke and she faces eviction by the brokers men. So she reluctantly decides to sell her cow Buttercup. This is on top of the whole village being terroised by a giant called Snot, who was created by Witch Hazel and lives in his kingdom above them. Dame Trott's son Jack, meets and falls in love with the Princess Crystal, who is promptly kidnapped by Witch Hazel's henchman, Scabies and taken to the giant's castle. Jack sets off to rescue her, accompanied by his brother Simple Simon, Dame Trott and the King and Queen.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Jack & The Beanstalk (ver 3)	Author	Graham J. Evans
	Roles	12 principals, voice over (giant) plus a chorus, a gorilla and a very 'windy' pantomime cow.
	Run time	Approximately 100 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	Place for songs indicated throughout, but left to your own choice..
	Style	Traditional pantomime incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick and audience participation.
	Synopsis	The Trott family are almost broke, and Windy the cow passes more wind than milk. So Dame Trott asks her son Jack to take Windy and sell her in order to revive the family's fortunes. But Jack is tricked into exchanging Windy for a bag of beans. When Dame Trott finds out she is furious and throws the beans away. But the beans are magic beans and they grow into a giant beanstalk that reaches up to the Kingdom of Bloodguzzle the giant. Meanwhile, Jack's girlfriend, Jill has disappeared from the village, and her whereabouts are being investigated by two less than bright constables Flipp and Flopp. Jack discovers that both Jill and Windy have been kidnapped and are now in the giant's kingdom. So he determines to climb the beanstalk and rescue them. The action soon turns to the giant's kitchen, which is run by a mad chef called Gordon Ramspree. Fun and games abound in this excellent panto.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


King Arthur	Author	Chris Liversidge
	Roles	14 principals plus 2 minor speaking roles, 2 children, chorus and dancers.
	Run time	Approx 100 minutes (not including 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	This script comes with a full, suggested songs and music cues list.
	Style	Traditional family pantomime, goodies, baddies, slapstick wallpapering scene, a jousting ostrich, a dragon, a horse and the “A Team” Knights; Sir Prancelot, Sir Cumference, Sir Charge and Sir Spender! (Dame in disguise!). Lots of comedy.
	Synopsis	Mordred the evil black knight, son of Morgana has designs on ruling the land. He challenges King Arthur to a joust for the hand of Princess Guinevere, hoping to kill him and become The King. Arthur puts forward his reluctant, slightly effeminate champion Sir Prancelot to fight for him, who ends up riding an ostrich instead of a horse, but still wins, because Mordred’s stubborn horse Araldite throws him off! Merlin and Morgana have a sorcery battle, before Mordred, with the help of his henchmen Block and Tackle, kidnaps Guinevere and holds her to ransom in a cave guarded by a fearsome dragon. Sir Veillance (Head of Castle Security) summons the “A Team” Knights; who march with Arthur to the woods and with the help of Gipsy Rose Lee and her crystal ball, find Guinevere and save her.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Little Red Riding Hood	Author	Graham J. Evans
	Roles	13 principals, Plus one minor speaking role and a wolf.
	Run time	Approximately 120 minutes (not including the interval)
	Music	Suggested throughout script.
	Style	Traditional panto.
	Synopsis	Granny Hood’s home is desired by an unscrupulous estate agent who has found out that a couple of idiot burglars have buried sacks of gold there. He tries to frighten the hard of hearing Granny Hood into selling her home with tales of a Big Bad Wolf. Enter Robin Hood and his men to try and capture the Big Bad Wolf. Throw in a group of cannibals and you have a whacky full–filled pantomime.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Mother Goose (ver 1)	Author	Graham J Evans
	Roles	12 principals plus 6 or 7 small speaking parts and 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	Songs suggested throughout the script.
	Style	Traditional storyline, sight jokes, hot air ballon, audience participation, slapstick, plus a large goose.
	Synopsis	Mother Goose is desperate to recover her youthful looks, and ends up parting with her beloved Priscilla the goose in order to achieve her selfish aims. But racked with guilt she decides to put things right and rescues Priscilla from the clutches of the Squire and his idiot henchmen, Larry and Gary tough. A pantomime with lots of humour including the traditional stunt with a hot air balloon.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Mother Goose (ver 2)	Author	Ian Bettridge
	Roles	11 principals plus a chorus.
	Run time	Approximately 100 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	Songs and music suggested throughout the script.
	Style	Traditional storyline, audience participation, slapstick, plus a large goose.
	Synopsis	Squire Robin Banks is collecting rents aided by his cohorts Scratch & Sniff. But Mother Goose is too poor to pay up and is threatened with eviction. Then one day she discovers that her pet goose Priscilla has laid a golden egg. Things suddenly look up for her, but the thing she really longs for cannot be bought with money. That is were Witch Hazel comes in. She offers to restore Mother Goose’s youth in return for her goose. After much soul-searching, she swaps Priscilla for the promise of eternal youth. But afterwards she has pangs of coincidence and tries to reverse the spell.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Pantomania	Author	Bob Marden
	Roles	9 principals plus several minor/chorus 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	Songs suggested throughout the script.
	Style	Slapstick and silliness, lots of jokes and a crocodile.
	Synopsis	This is a mix of Peter Pan meets Aladdin, but also incorporating Jack And The Beanstalk and Sleeping Beauty in this slightly different gentle pantomime.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Pinocchio	Author	Limelight Scripts
	Roles	12 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	Traditional pantomime incorporating, visual comedy, slapstick, audience participation and a pantomime cow.
	Synopsis	The story of the little wooden puppet who longed to be a real boy, retold in an authentic way, sympathetic to the original story. Meet Characters such as Stromboli the puppet master, assisted by his sidekick Linguini. Also the outrageous larger than life Foxy Loxy and his travelling companion, Catriona. Two washed-up actors who refuse to acknowledge their place at the bottom of life's ladder. Pinocchio is a guilible boy who is easily led astray, much to the frustration of his guardian the Blue Fairy. In order to try and keep him on the straight and narrow, she appoints Jimmny Cricket to be his concience. But even he is unable to stop Pinocchio from getting into mischeif. Follow Pinocchio's wonderful adventures as he is first kidnapped by Stromboli before being rescued by Jiminy. He is then persuaded that his fortune lies is as an actor, by Foxy Loxy and Catriona, who plan to use him to revive their own fortunes. And worst of all, persuaded of the merits of Pleasure Island by a wayward Dillon. But when his friend begins to turn into a donkey, Pinocchio is once again rescued by Jiminy, only to end up inside a giant whale. This heartwarming panto will both entertain, and pull at your heart stings, as you follow the hapless little puppet boy's adventures to a happy ending.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.


Pirates Of The Panto	Author	J Austin
	Roles	11 principals, plus 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	Indicated and suggested throughout
	Style	Seafaring panto.
	Synopsis	Dame Fanny Haddock runs a restaurant serving her famous fishy fondue pie. Fred Seagull (pirate) wants to get his hands on the recipe, forcing Fanny out of business and then open his own restaurant selling her famous pie. He sets about sinking any ship that supplies her, but when this doesn’t work he sets out to kidnap Fanny’s daughter, Holly and hold her ransom until she hands over her recipe. He is aided and abetted by Scallop & Limpet and also unwittingly by Barry, the idiot nephew of Fanny. Great characters. Including an inebriated ‘Hairy’ – correction – Fairy Mermaid. If you have ever wanted to learn how to ‘speak fish’ then watch this panto.
	Price	Please click on the Price link to find the cost.