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Sleeping Beauty CAST (in order of appearance) Princess Beauty Nanny Annie Pip King of Astoria Queen of Astoria Carabosse, the Evil Fairy Fairy Lila Fairy Gwendolen Fairy-to-Be Silvana Prince Charming Lord Sebastian, his manservant Bitz Bobz (Royal Bodyguards) Carabosse s Demon (non speaking) Various villagers, courtiers, fairies, goblins and demons Place - the Royal Palace, the Hall of the Fairies, the Palace kitchen, Carabosse s lair Time - whenever SYNOPSIS OF SCENES ACT 1 Scene 1 - The Fairy Realm Scene 2 - Outside the Palace Gates Scene 3 - Hall of the Fairies Scene 4 - Palace Throne Room Scene 5 - Palace Corridor ACT 2 Scene 1 - The Enchanted Forest Scene 2 - Carabosse s Lair Scene 3 - The Enchanted Forest Scene 4 - The Enchanted Forest Battle Scene 5 - Palace Throne Room Scene 6 - Palace Corridor Scene 7 - Palace Gardens Scene 8 - Royal Wedding
MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT 1 1. Hello (Take That)/ Walking on Sunshine (Villagers) 2. Busy Doing Nothing (Nanny and Pip) 3. Watch Out for Carabosse ( When You re Good to Mama ) New Lyrics (Carabosse) 4. Get the Party Started (Ensemble) 5. I Can t Decide (Scissor Sisters) (Carabosse and her Minions) 6. Whistle While You Work (Nanny, Pip and Kids) 7. I Know Him By Heart (Princess Beauty) 8. Ballet: Troika ACT 2 9. The Quest (Ascot Opening Day) New Lyrics (Prince, Sebastian, Bitz, Bobz) 10. True Love s Kiss (Prince) 11. Positive Thinking (Prince, Sebastian, Bitz, Bobz) 12. True Love s Kiss (reprise) (Prince and Beauty) 13. Wake Up Boo (Ensemble) 14. You re The One That I Want (Nanny, Pip, Bitz, Bobz) 15. Best Days of Our Lives (Ensemble) 16. Honey Honey (Prince and Beauty) 17. Happy Together (Ensemble) 18. Songsheet (Nanny and Pip) 19. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Ensemble) N.B. This list of songs is only the author's recommendation. All songs are at the discretion of the Musical Director. Spotlight does not hold the copyright for this list. For permission to perform these or any other songs, producers should apply to: The Performing Right Society Ltd. 29-33 Berners Street, London W1P 4AA. A NOTE ON THE CHARACTERS Princess Beauty - Principal girl and daughter to the King and Queen of Astoria. She s very sweet and trusting. Nanny Annie - The Dame and nanny to Princess Beauty. A major comedy character with a big personality. Pip - Kind but incompetent sidekick to Nanny Annie. A comedy character. Literally an idiot looking for a village. King of Astoria - Princess Beauty s father, and a kindly monarch, although a little slow on the uptake. He s been married for a long time and is very much aware of this. Queen of Astoria - Princess Beauty s mother. Caring but a bit ditzy. Fairy Lila - A sensible fairy, rather like an efficient aunt. Fairy Gwendolen - A motherly fairy, kind and gentle. Silvana - A trainee fairy, extremely enthusiastic. Carabosse - The panto baddie, she is evil through and through and has great presence. Prince Charming - Principal boy. A decent fellow, if a little vain. He has a tendency to be overly dramatic. Lord Sebastian - The long suffering companion of Prince Charming. Bitz and Bobz - The comedy duo, and the Prince s lackeys, who bring mayhem where none existed before.
ACT 1 Scene 1 The fairy realm. Trees and flowers. Fairy Lila, Fairy Gwendolen and Fairy Silvana enter Fairy Lila Long ago and far away as all good tales should start, There lived a kindly king and queen, each with a broken heart. Fairy Gwendolen For though they had both power and wealth So much they could not measure, There was one thing they did not have, The greatest kind of treasure. Silvana A child was all they longed for, but sadly they had none. Every day they d make their wish for a daughter or a son. Fairy Gwendolen How sad life in the palace was no sound of children s laughter. The King and Queen were sure there d be no happy ever after. Fairy Lila But sometimes we can have our dreams and magic can win through. Come with us to Astoria where wishes can come true. The fairies exit. The Chorus of Villagers enter Outside the Palace gates Scene 2 The villagers are gathered. Dame Nanny Annie enters Nanny Annie Hello, everybody. Goodness me, it s busy here, isn t it? (to villager) Oh it s yourself! I haven t seen you since your operation. Everything right now? Good. (To audience) Oh! Hello! Where did you all come from? My goodness, there are some sights out there aren t there? Look at that front row. Are you all sure you re at the right show? Jeremy Kyle isn t on until next week. (To one audience member) Haven t I seen you somewhere before? It ll come to me. Can you turn to the side? Hmmm! Now, look mean and ugly. Oh, you already are. I ve got it. I think I saw your face hanging over a wall on Countryfile. I knew I d get it. (To another audience member) Oh here, here s another one. Last time I saw a face like that it was playing on a tyre swing. You know, sometimes I forget that not everyone is blessed with gorgeous good looks like what I am. I ve always been very proud of my appearance. I work hard to stay this young and beautiful looking. But I think you have to admit it s paying off. (To villager) Feel my complexion. Isn t that just lovely? Do you know I have the skin of a nineteen year old? Villager Yes, a nineteen year old turnip. Nanny Annie Ooh, the cheek! I m not staying here to be insulted. Villager Where do you usually go? Nanny Annie Hmmph! Some people just don t know a good thing when they see one. (to female villagers) I ll have you know I ve discovered the secret of eternal youth. (Oohs and aahs from female villagers) Yes, I lie about my age. (Groans) Anyway, I ve got better things to do than stand around here talking to you lot. Go on, break the habit of a lifetime and go and do something useful. Stop hanging around like knotless threads. Go on! Scram! The villagers exit Well, I have to say it s nice to meet you all. My name is Nanny Annie and I look after all the children in the village. It s a lovely job. Mainly because I get to give the little darlings back at the end of the day. But I ve never been blessed with children of my own. It s always been my biggest regret. Well, that and hitting the ground with my head during that bungee jump fifteen times. You know, there was a time
when I was sure I could hear the pitter patter of tiny feet. Oh yes. It took me three days to get that otter out of my attic. I would have been a wonderful mother, you know. Better than my mother. She was very strict. Very strict! Until I was thirteen I thought my name was Shut up! She was so ashamed of me that when she went to my school parents evenings she used a false name. She was a lollipop lady, you know. Lovely thin figure! Huge sticky head. But, you never know, maybe my turn will come. My father used to say you never know what s round the corner. And he was right. If he d known that that galloping horse was round the corner he d probably never have gone round it. They say horseshoes are lucky too. They weren t very lucky for him as I recall. Oh but I shouldn t be so downhearted. I still have my looks. Maybe Mr Wonderful will happen along any minute. Pip enters Or maybe not! Maybe it s time to stop looking for Mr Wonderful and start looking for Mr He ll Do At A Push! (To Pip) Well hello there, handsome. You ll do at a push. Pip Only if there s a cliff involved. Nanny Annie Cheek! And who might you be when you re at home? Pip When I m at home my mother calls me Pipkin. It s long for Pip. Nanny Annie That s an unusual name, Pip. I suppose it ll grow on me. Pip I ve come a long way and I need to find a job. Nanny Annie Well, what can you do? Pip Oh, anything. You name it, I ve been sacked from it. Nanny Annie Oh dear. Pip Yes. I had a job cleaning swimming pools for a while. Nanny Annie Really? Pip Yes, but I found it too draining. And then I got a job in a laundry. Nanny Annie What happened? Pip Oh, it was a complete washout. I enjoyed my last job though. Nanny Annie What was that? Pip I was a lifeguard in a car wash. And now here I am, ready to take on a new challenge. Do you happen to know if there are any jobs going around here? Nanny Annie Well, as a matter of fact, the village is currently looking for an idiot. Pip Really? What happened to the old one? Nanny Annie He left to take up his seat in parliament. Pip Well I m here now so you re worries are over. Nanny Annie Somehow I doubt that. But you re getting ahead of yourself young man. You can t just walk into the job of village idiot. It s a highly specialised discipline, you know. Do you have any particular talents you can bring to the job? Pip Well, I can fit a whole chocolate digestive in my mouth sideways. Nanny Annie Well, that certainly takes the biscuit. Pip And I can stand on one leg both at the same time. Nanny Annie I d pay good money to see that. Pip And I m good at looking busy when I m really doing nothing. Nanny Annie Now that s what I call talent. All right, you re hired. Pip Fantastic. Can I take a break then? I m puggled. Nanny Annie Of course. Sound of a baby crying Here, what s that? Pip Sounds like a baby crying. Nanny Annie A baby? Well I never did. Pip That doesn t surprise me. Nanny Annie Cheek! They look around and find a cradle hidden in a cabbage patch
Pip Oh look! There s a little baby in the cabbage patch. Nanny Annie Aww! She s so cute. Pip I m not surprised she s crying. I don t like cabbage either. Look, there s a note in her cradle. Nanny Annie Give it here.(takes the note) Ooh! To the King and Queen, the Royal Palace, Kingdom of Astoria. Fragile. Please do not bend. It s a royal baby. I d better get her to the King and Queen immediately. I ll tell you what, I ll ask at the palace if there are any jobs going. We only need a village idiot on the weekends and every other Wednesday. Pip Maybe I should come with you, let them see what I m made of. Nanny Annie Do you want the job or don t you? Pip Okay, I ll wait here. Put in a good word for me. Nanny Annie All right. I can think of quite a few. Bye bye everybody. Nanny Annie exits Pip Wow! Imagine me working in a busy place like a royal palace and being an idiot as well. I ve certainly come up in the world. You see, I was born in Humble Beginnings, which is a little village on the other side of the kingdom. It was a bit lonely there. Hardly any people. Just me and my mum, really, and even she didn t like me very much. She said I reminded her of my father. You know, even my imaginary friend isn t talking to me. Here, I ve got an idea? Now that I ve come to the big metropolis, you can all be my friends. Would you like that? Great! I ll tell you what. Whenever I come on I ll shout Hello Everybody. And you all shout back Hello Pip! Shall we try it? (audience participation) Brilliant! You ve done this before, haven t you? Well, I feel so much happier now that I have so many friends. I think I m really going to like it here, especially if I get a job at the palace. I do hope Nanny gets them to take me on. I d be ever so good. Nanny Annie enters Nanny Annie Ah, there you are, Pip. Smarten yourself up. The King and Queen are coming this way. The Royal Entourage enters. The Queen is carrying the baby King Oh what a day! What a glorious day! Send a proclamation to the Kingdom of Astoria. Today we have taken delivery of a beautiful baby daughter. Pip I hope they remembered to sign for it. Queen I never knew having a baby was so painless and easy. King Oh my dear, I m so happy and excited. At last we finally have a little baby princess. Queen I know, I know. All those years of waiting and hoping! The wishes, the pennies in the fountains King The letters to Jim ll Fix It Queen And here we are, parents at last. King Now, where did you put that list of approved babysitters? Queen I thought you had it. King No, I definitely gave it to you, dear. Queen This is terrible. Without that list how will we manage to find a nanny for the baby? Nanny Annie clears her throat loudly King I know. We ll never manage to keep up with all the work we need to do running the kingdom if we can t find a nanny. Nanny Annie clears her throat loudly again Queen Oh, the place will go to rack and ruin. I wonder where we could find a good nanny? Nanny Annie clears her throat loudly once more and steps forward King My good woman! Would you mind being quiet? You ll wake the baby and we haven t found a nanny
to deal with her yet. Queen Wait! My dear, I have an idea. King What? Queen (indicates Nanny Annie) Why don t we ask her? King What? That ugly old baggage over there? Queen It s worth a try. King Oh, all right! My dear woman Nanny Annie Yes? King Do you know where we left the list of approved babysitters? Queen No, no no! I meant, why don t we ask her to be the baby s nanny? King Oh! The King looks Nanny Annie up and down. She smiles hideously and poses Are we really that desperate, dear? The last time I saw a face like that I reached through the bars to give it a banana. Nanny Annie I ll have you know, Your Majesticals, that I am very experienced in dealing with babies. I once worked as a nanny for the old woman who lived in the shoe. King Really? Nanny Annie Yes, until she gave me the boot. King Oh dear. Well, I suppose we do need a nanny, and there doesn t seem to be anyone else around. Good woman, and I use that term loosely, I appoint you nanny to the royal princess. Nanny Annie Oh thank you, Your Royalness. I don t know what to say. Pip Well that s got to be a first. King Now we have to find somewhere for you to keep your monkey. Pip (looking around) What monkey? Nanny Annie He means you! Pip Me? Oh here wait a minute Nanny Annie Your Regalness, this is no monkey. May I introduce my good friend, Pip? He s recently been appointed to the post of village idiot and he s looking for any other work to keep him busy. Queen Oh well, I m sure we can find him something to do. King Yes. We re bound to need an extra pair of hands now that there s a baby around. Pip Trust me, Your Majesty. I won t let you down. Queen (looking at the baby) Oh, look at her, my dear. Isn t she a little beauty? King You re right, my dear. She is. And do you know, I think that s the perfect name for her. Everyone, I d like you to meet Princess Beauty. Queen Oh yes! That s a lovely name. Princess Beauty. And doesn t it suit her? King Well, now that she has a name we must have her christened. Queen Ooh yes! I love a party. King Me too. Pip! Pip Yes, Your Majesty? King You look like a trustworthy fellow, the kind who can perform simple tasks without causing havoc. It will be your job to arrange the christening. Nanny Annie (to audience) What an excellent idea. It sounds like a flawless plan to me. I mean, what could possibly go wrong? Queen What about the godmother? Nanny Annie Traditionally, Your Majesty, a royal baby needs a fairy godmother. King Well not my daughter! She shall have two fairy godmothers. No three or maybe more! Pip! Pip Yes, Your Kingliness? King You must be sure to invite all the fairies in the kingdom. Every single one! Princess Beauty shall have all the magic and good luck in the land. Pip Consider it done, Your Royal Fluffiness. King (to Queen) And now, my dear, we must get on. The kingdom won t run itself, you know. Queen Yes, and I have to choose something nice to wear for the Christening. Oh dear, I do hope I can still fit into my dresses. I ve heard that having a baby can play havoc with one s figure The Royal Entourage exits