The Cowhorn Players director William Henry-Smythe decides that the group should perform A Midsummer Night's Dream. The enthusiastic group are not really up to the demands of Shakespeare and their dreadful wardrobe mistress Briony makes things even worse. Then the cast start to die one by one. Will Inspector Holmes and Sergeant Smart be able to identify the culprit before they strike again?
This play is hilarious from start to finish and will have the audience rolling in the aisles.
Cast:
Male - 7
Female - 9
Juniors - 4
EXCERPT:
Will: Right then, let’s sort the parts out so we can have a read through. Paul, you can play Peter Quince.
Paul: Who is he?
Will: He’s one of the mechanicals.
Paul: A mechanic? That sounds okay.
Larry: Don’t be daft, they didn’t have mechanics in the sixteenth century.
Will: The mechanicals are manual workers who put on a play together. Peter Quince is their unofficial leader who directs the play.
Paul: That sounds alright, I’ve been told I’m a natural leader.
Will: Fred, you can play Nick Bottom.
Fred: Another of the workers?
Will: Yes, he plays Pyramus in the play, then he’s turned into an ass.
Petula: That’s a bit rude.
Fred: I’m not playing an ass!
Clarissa: It sounds quite appropriate to me.
Fred: Well I won’t do it.
Glynis: Fred’s got standing in this village, he can’t be made to look a fool.
Clarissa: It never bothered him before.
Greg: I don’t mind playing the ass. I’m always the butt of Paul’s jokes.
Will: Thank you Greg, you can be Nick Bottom then.
Kylie: Well done Greg, that’s actually a really important part.
Fred: Cheers mate.
Will: Fred, you can play Francis Flute the bellows mender.
Petula: What’s a bellows mender?
Paul: Someone who mends bellows.
Petula: (Thinks about it) I don’t think that helps.
Fred: Surely you know what bellows are?
Petula: Not really.
Larry: You fan fires with them.
Clarissa: Fred’s used to fanning flames, he’s great at winding up an argument.
Glynis: And Francis Flute doesn’t turn into an ass?
Will: Definitely not.
Fred: That sounds alright then.
Kylie: But doesn’t he have to…?
Will: Thank you Kylie, let’s move on. Matt, you can play Robin Starveling the tailor.
Matt: Alright Will – as long as I’m better at tailing than Briony is at sewing.
Will: Glynis, you can be Snug the joiner. He has to play a lion in the play.
Glynis: That sounds fun, though a bit scary.
Larry: You’ll be great at that Glynis.
Kylie: It’s quite a small part.
Glynis: Oh, goody!
Will: (Grandly) There are no small parts, only small actors.
Glynis: Sorry!
Will: You need to be able to growl like a lion. Give it a try.
Glynis: (Very feebly) Grrrrrhhh!
Clarissa: Is that the best you can do?
Larry: She’ll be just fine after a bit of practise.
Glynis: Thanks Larry.
Will: We need one more mechanical so Clarissa, you will be Tom Snout the tinker.
Clarissa: A man? Why can’t Larry play that part?
Will: I’ve got another character in mind for him. I need a really good actor for this role.
Larry: Thanks!
Will: Tom Snout has to play a wall in the mechanicals play, so it’s a very humorous part.
Kylie: You’d definitely be up to the job Clarissa.
Clarissa: Well of course I’m happy to do whatever the director thinks is best, unlike others (she looks at Fred).
Will: Excellent. Right then, let’s move on to the fairies. Petula, you will make a fabulous Titania.
Petula: Such a pretty name. What is she?
Kylie: She’s a fairy queen.
Petula: How lovely, I can wear a beautiful dress.
Greg: Not if Briony makes it you can’t.
Will: Larry, you can be Oberon the king.
Paul: I take it that’s a fairy king?
Larry: A king’s a king as far as I’m concerned. As long as I have a crown.
Will: And Kylie you can be Robin Goodfellow.
Kylie: Puck? Yes please, that’s a great part.
Petula: No, not Puck, Will said Robin Goodfellow.
Kylie: It’s the same part Petula.
Petula: This play is very complicated.
This play is hilarious from start to finish and will have the audience rolling in the aisles.
Cast:
Male - 7
Female - 9
Juniors - 4
EXCERPT:
Will: Right then, let’s sort the parts out so we can have a read through. Paul, you can play Peter Quince.
Paul: Who is he?
Will: He’s one of the mechanicals.
Paul: A mechanic? That sounds okay.
Larry: Don’t be daft, they didn’t have mechanics in the sixteenth century.
Will: The mechanicals are manual workers who put on a play together. Peter Quince is their unofficial leader who directs the play.
Paul: That sounds alright, I’ve been told I’m a natural leader.
Will: Fred, you can play Nick Bottom.
Fred: Another of the workers?
Will: Yes, he plays Pyramus in the play, then he’s turned into an ass.
Petula: That’s a bit rude.
Fred: I’m not playing an ass!
Clarissa: It sounds quite appropriate to me.
Fred: Well I won’t do it.
Glynis: Fred’s got standing in this village, he can’t be made to look a fool.
Clarissa: It never bothered him before.
Greg: I don’t mind playing the ass. I’m always the butt of Paul’s jokes.
Will: Thank you Greg, you can be Nick Bottom then.
Kylie: Well done Greg, that’s actually a really important part.
Fred: Cheers mate.
Will: Fred, you can play Francis Flute the bellows mender.
Petula: What’s a bellows mender?
Paul: Someone who mends bellows.
Petula: (Thinks about it) I don’t think that helps.
Fred: Surely you know what bellows are?
Petula: Not really.
Larry: You fan fires with them.
Clarissa: Fred’s used to fanning flames, he’s great at winding up an argument.
Glynis: And Francis Flute doesn’t turn into an ass?
Will: Definitely not.
Fred: That sounds alright then.
Kylie: But doesn’t he have to…?
Will: Thank you Kylie, let’s move on. Matt, you can play Robin Starveling the tailor.
Matt: Alright Will – as long as I’m better at tailing than Briony is at sewing.
Will: Glynis, you can be Snug the joiner. He has to play a lion in the play.
Glynis: That sounds fun, though a bit scary.
Larry: You’ll be great at that Glynis.
Kylie: It’s quite a small part.
Glynis: Oh, goody!
Will: (Grandly) There are no small parts, only small actors.
Glynis: Sorry!
Will: You need to be able to growl like a lion. Give it a try.
Glynis: (Very feebly) Grrrrrhhh!
Clarissa: Is that the best you can do?
Larry: She’ll be just fine after a bit of practise.
Glynis: Thanks Larry.
Will: We need one more mechanical so Clarissa, you will be Tom Snout the tinker.
Clarissa: A man? Why can’t Larry play that part?
Will: I’ve got another character in mind for him. I need a really good actor for this role.
Larry: Thanks!
Will: Tom Snout has to play a wall in the mechanicals play, so it’s a very humorous part.
Kylie: You’d definitely be up to the job Clarissa.
Clarissa: Well of course I’m happy to do whatever the director thinks is best, unlike others (she looks at Fred).
Will: Excellent. Right then, let’s move on to the fairies. Petula, you will make a fabulous Titania.
Petula: Such a pretty name. What is she?
Kylie: She’s a fairy queen.
Petula: How lovely, I can wear a beautiful dress.
Greg: Not if Briony makes it you can’t.
Will: Larry, you can be Oberon the king.
Paul: I take it that’s a fairy king?
Larry: A king’s a king as far as I’m concerned. As long as I have a crown.
Will: And Kylie you can be Robin Goodfellow.
Kylie: Puck? Yes please, that’s a great part.
Petula: No, not Puck, Will said Robin Goodfellow.
Kylie: It’s the same part Petula.
Petula: This play is very complicated.