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Why should Cinderella be the only pantomime that traditionally has two dames? The dotty duo in this panto script are proof that double helpings can be good for you and ensure that Puss in Boots really is the cat’s whiskers when it comes to pantomime fun. Gladys Goodenough – who used to be the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe until she got evicted and had to bring up all her children on a shoestring – is a dame in the rustic, down-to-earth mould in sharp contrast to Queen Gloria Rustiguts, the rather batty ruler of Rusticana, who’s very conscious of her station in life and would be mortified if her long-lost sister turned out to be a commoner! But the unravelling of the mystery of the heart-shaped birthmarks is just one twist in the TAIL of his panto version of the popular fairy story of Puss in Boots. For there’s not just one tail in the piece but three – there’s Puss himself, of course, but in addition the immortal force for good we expect to see in every panto script comes in the guise of Old Moggs, our hero’s kindly old mentor and a character very much in the style of Old Deuteronomy from Cats. And then there’s their evil adversary: this is a chance for a female to play the traditional panto demon role as the alluring Miss Whiskers slinks into the tale to try to thwart their every move. Puss’s attempts to help young Merry to his true birthright and inheritance are further hindered by the antics of Merry’s brothers, Muggins and Mallone – to say nothing of the family donkey, Neddy. THEY have their work cut out trying to earn a living when the bottom falls out of the flour market, and their plan to turn the mill into a designer outlet fails to get off the ground. Oddjob, an endearing chappie, also has his hands full. Not only is he village postman, caretaker, taxi-driver and part-time chamberlain at the palace but he also has to ward off the attentions of Sickly Sue, a maid of honour with hypochondriac tendencies who thinks he’s the light of her life. Then there’s the Princess Amelia, a tomboy of a principal girl, who’s the bane of Queen Gloria’s life - how is she to get a daughter who thinks being a girl sucks off the shelf? But Gladys has an even more uphill task. She’s got dozens of daughters to shift – and have you seen the local talent? Members of the chorus have plenty to keep them busy as Gladys’ daughters and the village lads, while the script also offers the junior troupe scope to shine as a gaggle of Gobblin’ Goblins whose mission in life is to steal any food that’s going to keep their master, the greasy, grizzly, gargantuan ogre, Greedy Guzzler happy. Order a reading copy

Gladys: You’re not Merry!

Gloria: Only when I’ve had a few!

Sickly Sue: I was up all night with my tennis elbow. I couldn’t sleep for the racket

Gloria: What’s afoot? Oddjob: It’s this thing at the end of my leg!

SETTING THE SCENE

Puss in Boots is set in the village of Great Grumbling on the Green and after a short “front of tabs” prologue which sets up the conflict between good and evil – Puss and Old Moggs against Miss Whiskers – the first major scene outside the village mill. Being on a hill-top it’s a windmill rather than a watermill, and any stage crew is bound to raise with enthusiasm to the challenge of providing sails that go round! It’s front of tabs again as Puss gains his magic boots from a mysterious old cobbler in the woods, then a half-stage setting for the rabbit warren – a run of cut-out hillocks with holes for puppets, as well as a life-size bunny played by a member of the junior chorus, to pop out of. Against her better judgement Queen Gloria has thrown open the palace grounds and scene four of this panto script is set beside the royal lake. The State Apartments of the Palace of Rusticana provide the grand opening for Act Two, as well as the traditional walkdown set at the end, and in addition to such features as columns, rostra, sweeping staircases and swagged curtains, also call for a banqueting table large enough for the Gobblin’ Goblins to hide under. The only other full stage set required by this pantomime script is the interior of Greedy Guzzler’s gloomy castle and this scene also provides the chance for the pyrotechnics department to go to town as the wicked ogre is tricked fist into turning himself into a lion – and then a mouse. Top

Sickly Sue: Wow! Are all those jewels rubies?

Puss: No – they’re Master Merry’s!

MUSIC MAESTRO

The classic Zip-a-dee-doo-da provides a bright and breezy opening number that really will help the sails of Muggins and Mallone’s windmill spin around, while suggestions for other ensemble numbers include Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, Congratulations, Heart and Together Wherever We Go. No Royal Bathing Party would be complete without a rendering of Love to Go Swimmin’ with Women and the pair of panto dames can really go to town with I Enjoy Being a Girl from the Rodgers and Hammerstein show Flower Drum Song. Principal boy Merry has a chance to shine in two show-stopping duets – Cole Porter’s Friendship, with Puss, and, with his princess, Suddenly Someone, simply adapted from the Little Shop of Horrors hit, Suddenly Seymour. The junior chorus will revel in two songs from Oliver: Pick a Pocket or Two and Food, Glorious Food.Top

Gladys: Now that Muggins and Mallone have got the mill up and running again, business is booming for them.

Gloria: Have you seen their lovely Rolls?

Gladys: Yes – and they’ve got a very nice car too.

	Setting the Scene Music Maestro
Home Panto Scripts Other Scripts Terms Contact About Antz See a production Links to Panto Sites	Why should Cinderella be the only pantomime that traditionally has two dames? The dotty duo in this panto script are proof that double helpings can be good for you and ensure that Puss in Boots really is the cat’s whiskers when it comes to pantomime fun. Gladys Goodenough – who used to be the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe until she got evicted and had to bring up all her children on a shoestring – is a dame in the rustic, down-to-earth mould in sharp contrast to Queen Gloria Rustiguts, the rather batty ruler of Rusticana, who’s very conscious of her station in life and would be mortified if her long-lost sister turned out to be a commoner! But the unravelling of the mystery of the heart-shaped birthmarks is just one twist in the TAIL of his panto version of the popular fairy story of Puss in Boots. For there’s not just one tail in the piece but three – there’s Puss himself, of course, but in addition the immortal force for good we expect to see in every panto script comes in the guise of Old Moggs, our hero’s kindly old mentor and a character very much in the style of Old Deuteronomy from Cats. And then there’s their evil adversary: this is a chance for a female to play the traditional panto demon role as the alluring Miss Whiskers slinks into the tale to try to thwart their every move. Puss’s attempts to help young Merry to his true birthright and inheritance are further hindered by the antics of Merry’s brothers, Muggins and Mallone – to say nothing of the family donkey, Neddy. THEY have their work cut out trying to earn a living when the bottom falls out of the flour market, and their plan to turn the mill into a designer outlet fails to get off the ground. Oddjob, an endearing chappie, also has his hands full. Not only is he village postman, caretaker, taxi-driver and part-time chamberlain at the palace but he also has to ward off the attentions of Sickly Sue, a maid of honour with hypochondriac tendencies who thinks he’s the light of her life. Then there’s the Princess Amelia, a tomboy of a principal girl, who’s the bane of Queen Gloria’s life - how is she to get a daughter who thinks being a girl sucks off the shelf? But Gladys has an even more uphill task. She’s got dozens of daughters to shift – and have you seen the local talent? Members of the chorus have plenty to keep them busy as Gladys’ daughters and the village lads, while the script also offers the junior troupe scope to shine as a gaggle of Gobblin’ Goblins whose mission in life is to steal any food that’s going to keep their master, the greasy, grizzly, gargantuan ogre, Greedy Guzzler happy. Order a reading copy	Gladys: You’re not Merry! Gloria: Only when I’ve had a few! Sickly Sue: I was up all night with my tennis elbow. I couldn’t sleep for the racket Gloria: What’s afoot? Oddjob: It’s this thing at the end of my leg!

	SETTING THE SCENE Puss in Boots is set in the village of Great Grumbling on the Green and after a short “front of tabs” prologue which sets up the conflict between good and evil – Puss and Old Moggs against Miss Whiskers – the first major scene outside the village mill. Being on a hill-top it’s a windmill rather than a watermill, and any stage crew is bound to raise with enthusiasm to the challenge of providing sails that go round! It’s front of tabs again as Puss gains his magic boots from a mysterious old cobbler in the woods, then a half-stage setting for the rabbit warren – a run of cut-out hillocks with holes for puppets, as well as a life-size bunny played by a member of the junior chorus, to pop out of. Against her better judgement Queen Gloria has thrown open the palace grounds and scene four of this panto script is set beside the royal lake. The State Apartments of the Palace of Rusticana provide the grand opening for Act Two, as well as the traditional walkdown set at the end, and in addition to such features as columns, rostra, sweeping staircases and swagged curtains, also call for a banqueting table large enough for the Gobblin’ Goblins to hide under. The only other full stage set required by this pantomime script is the interior of Greedy Guzzler’s gloomy castle and this scene also provides the chance for the pyrotechnics department to go to town as the wicked ogre is tricked fist into turning himself into a lion – and then a mouse. Top	Sickly Sue: Wow! Are all those jewels rubies? Puss: No – they’re Master Merry’s!

	MUSIC MAESTRO The classic Zip-a-dee-doo-da provides a bright and breezy opening number that really will help the sails of Muggins and Mallone’s windmill spin around, while suggestions for other ensemble numbers include Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?, Congratulations, Heart and Together Wherever We Go. No Royal Bathing Party would be complete without a rendering of Love to Go Swimmin’ with Women and the pair of panto dames can really go to town with I Enjoy Being a Girl from the Rodgers and Hammerstein show Flower Drum Song. Principal boy Merry has a chance to shine in two show-stopping duets – Cole Porter’s Friendship, with Puss, and, with his princess, Suddenly Someone, simply adapted from the Little Shop of Horrors hit, Suddenly Seymour. The junior chorus will revel in two songs from Oliver: Pick a Pocket or Two and Food, Glorious Food.Top	Gladys: Now that Muggins and Mallone have got the mill up and running again, business is booming for them. Gloria: Have you seen their lovely Rolls? Gladys: Yes – and they’ve got a very nice car too.

PUSS IN BOOTS

Gladys: You’re not Merry! Gloria: Only when I’ve had a few!