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THE
SLEEPING BEAUTY three versions
available
BOOK
BY COLIN WAKEFIELD.
MUSIC
AND LYRICS BY KATE EDGAR 
- "
Once again Colin Wakefield
and Kate Edgar have taken a traditional story and brought it up to the
minute, with a time-travelling fairy to account for the 100-year sleep."
- (WESTERN
GAZETTE)
Version
One
CAST
(5F,
5M or 7F, 5M + 4 children + Chorus)
| KING
CUTHBERT |
M |
Silly
King. |
| QUEEN
ESMERALDA |
F |
Bossy
Queen. |
| PRINCESS
BRIAR ROSE |
F |
Their
daughter. |
| NANNY
FANNY ANNIE |
M |
Dame |
| HARRY |
M |
Nanny's
supposed son:
really Prince Harry. |
| LORD
CHANCELLOR (L.C) |
M |
Officious
Lord Chancellor
("Elsie") |
| CEDRIC |
M |
His
odious son. |
| NUTS |
F |
The
Princess's pet monkey. |
| CARABOSSE |
F |
The
wicked fairy. |
| THE
TIME FAIRY |
F |
The
good fairy. |
| PATIENCE
(PATTI) |
F |
An
American tourist fairy. |
| GRACE |
F |
Another
American tourist
fairy. |
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CHORUS
of children and/or
young adults as PALACE CHILDREN, ATTENDANTS, SERVANTS and BRAMBLE
BOGWOPPITS,
and specifically:
- GRL
ONE: BRIAR ROSE
aged 7 (non-speaking)
- GIRL
TWO: BRIAR ROSE
aged 12 (non-speaking)
- BOY
ONE: HARRY aged
7 (speaking)
- BOY
TWO: HARRY aged
14 (non-speaking)
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CASTING
NOTE: This
pantomime was written for a cast of ten to twelve principals, at least
four children (for a growing up/Time sequence in dumbshow), and a small
chorus, but will also suit a larger company. Most of the principals
doubled
in The Opening Chorus (as servants and flunkeys). With a larger
company,
a separate chorus, of whatever size, can be used for the Opening, as
well
as for fleshing out a number of other scenes (e.g. the Arrival/landing
of the Time-o-Bile, the Christening, the Spinning Wheel Destruction,
the
Celebration, the Chase, the Falling Asleep and the Awakening, and the
Finale).
Cedric as a boy (aged 12 to 14 at the beginning of the play) should be
played by the adult actor. Patti and Grace are cameo roles which can be
doubled by the actors playing Nuts and Briar Rose.
SETTINGS
- Two
FRONTCLOTHS (One would suffice) :
THE
CASTLE
- THE
BRAMBLES
- One
GAUZE CLOTH (Optional)
- Four
MAIN SETTINGS:
- THE
ROYAL HALL
- NANNY
FANNY ANNIE'S KITCHEN
- HEDGED
GARDEN
- THE
OVERGROWN TOWER (including Transformation)
- The
designs and staging can be as lavish or as simple as resources allow.
MUSIC
- Thirteen
Numbers. The original songs and music are scored for two keyboards and
percussion, but can be tailored to suit resources.
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This
version of THE SLEEPING
BEAUTY was first performed at Winchester Theatre Royal on 11th
December 2003,
produced by the Hiss and Boo Company. It was produced by Theatre Royal
Margate in 2007/08.
The sets and costumes of the Winchester
production are available are available for hire from Hiss and Boo (01444
881707).
“What
a beauty! Produced by the team who gave
us last year’s LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, this SLEEPING BEAUTY is another
triumph
of energy, wit and inventiveness.”
(SOUTHERN DAILY ECHO)
The script and music for this version
of THE
SLEEPING BEAUTY are unpublished, but enquiries should still be
addressed to
JOSEF WEINBERGER PLAYS (020 7580 2827), who handle all contracts and
from whom
inspection copies are available.
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Version Three
THE SLEEPING
BEAUTY...the whole story!
A family pantomime
BOOK
BY COLIN WAKEFIELD.
MUSIC
AND LYRICS BY KATE EDGAR
This show closely
follows the structure of our Version Two (above), but unlike that
actor/musician version it contains more pantomime elements and is for a
larger cast. Many of the pantomime features (including some Numbers)
have been drawn from Version One, so this is in some senses a hybrid.
Version Three was commissioned by the Merlin Theatre, Frome, who wanted
a large-cast show but liked the structure of our Winchester script. It
will suit professional and amateur pantomime companies alike.
CAST
Act One (1860's):
KING
ETHELBERT
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M |
| QUEEN GERTRUDE |
F |
| LORD
CHANCELLOR |
M |
| DAME
(NANNY FANNY ANNIE) |
M |
| Little
BILLY (her son – aged 7 – 11) |
M |
| BILLY
(grown up) |
M |
| NUTS
the MONKEY |
M/F |
| CARABOSSE |
F |
GODMOTHER
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F |
| BRIAR
ROSE |
F |
| CHORUS
of ADULTS and CHILDREN, to include (in addition to little BILLY), two
GIRLS
aged about 7 and 12 and a BOY aged 14+ (for the growing up sequence) |
PRINCE
HARRY
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M |
| BRIAR
ROSE |
F |
| LORD
CHANCELLOR |
M |
| DAME
(now COOKIE) |
M |
| BILLY |
M |
| QUEEN
HERNIA |
F |
| AUNTIE
VERRUCA |
F |
| CARABOSSE |
F |
| GODMOTHER |
F |
| NUTS
the MONKEY |
M/F |
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CHORUS
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CASTING NOTE:
PRINCE HARRY, QUEEN HERNIA and AUNTIE VERRUCA are the only new actors
required
for Act Two. The others must continue from Act One, even after the
100-year
passage of time (apart from BRIAR ROSE, they are the descendants of
their
counterparts). In a smaller company, HARRY can be doubled with
ETHELBERT, and
HERNIA with GERTRUDE.
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SETTINGS
- Act One:
- FRONTCLOTH
(optional)
- CASTLE
(interior)
HEDGED
GARDEN (with gauze)
- TOWER
(interior)
- Act Two:
- FRONTCLOTH
(or Gauze) (optional)
- OVERGROWN TOWER (interior)
- KITCHEN
- PALACE GARDEN
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The design
and staging can be as lavish or as simple as resources allow.
MUSIC
-
Thirteen
Numbers. These are scored for two keyboards, base and drums, but the
instrumentation can be adapted to suit resources
This version
of THE SLEEPING BEAUTY was first performed at the Merlin Theatre,
Frome, on 7th
December 2006.
The script and music for Version Three
are unpublished, but the rights are handled by JOSEF WEINBERGER PLAYS
(020 7580 2827) to whom all enquiries should be addressed and from whom
inspection copies are available.
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