This is a very funny, joke-filled version of the traditional pantomime. Dick Whittington and his cat Tommy come to London to make their fortune but find the streets not exactly paved with gold. The evil King Rat and his assistant Dirty Rat do their best to cause mayhem but Fairy Gossamer is there to stop them. The comedy duo Mr Mate and Mr Check provide much of the humour, as does the traditional dame Sarah the Cook. There is plenty of excitement with a shipwreck, an encounter with a gorilla and the skeletons of skull cave.
Male – 5
Female – 7
Male or female – 7
There is also a gorilla, together with small speaking parts for chorus members & junior dancers if required. As with all pantomime many of these parts could be played by male or female of any age.
Excerpt
Captain: Aye, ‘tis time to set sail. You’ve been idle ashore too long and the men are turning soft. I’ve heard tales of drinking and wenching in town.
Mr Check: Where in town? Can we go?
Mr Mate: Behave! You’ve had quite enough excitement lately. What happened when you went to that seafood dance last week?
Mr Check: I pulled a muscle.
Mr Mate: Must have been a good place!
Captain: Bless my soul! If we’re to set sail soon we’ll need a crew. We haven’t enough strong men to heave to and splice the mainbrace. We’ll have to send out the press gang.
Mr Mate: Who are the press gang?
Captain: You two!.It’s not what I hoped for but yer the best I have. Just bring me some fit and healthy men and we’ll stow them in the brig till we put to sea.
Mr Mate: Aye aye cap’n. We’ll have the Lost Cause with a full crew before you can say Birds Eye Fish Fingers.
Mr Check: Landlubbers ahoy!
Sarah and Peter enter DR.
Sarah: Who are you calling a landlubber? I have very good sea legs.
Peter: That’s why she walks that way.
Captain: Top of the morning madam. Can you direct me to the local store where I may purchase items for a long journey?
Sarah: You can buy everything you need at Fitzwarren’s Emporium.
Captain: And where be that?
Sarah: I’ll take you there. It’s not every day I get to meet a charming sailor, and I do love a man in uniform. I could be your mess mate.
Peter: And she is a proper mess mate!
Captain: Well they do say all the nice girls love a sailor. Heave to and lead the way.
Sarah and Captain exit DL.
Mr Mate: Good morning young gentleman.
Peter: Hello Mate.
Mr Mate: I’m the first mate.
Peter: Hello mate mate.
Mr Mate: And he’s the second mate.
Peter: Hello mate.
Mr Check: Mr Check at your service.
Peter: Hello Check mate.
Mr Mate: We could do with a third mate.
Peter: I’ll gladly be your mate.
Mr Check: Hello mate.
Mr Mate: Great mate! Follow us to the Lost Cause and I’ll find you a uniform.
Peter: Pardon?
Mr Check: A mate’s uniform. You can’t come to sea without one.
Peter: Oh I can’t go to sea, I can’t swim.
Mr Mate: That’s alright, neither can he.
Mr Check: I nearly drowned in a bowl of muesli this morning.
Mr Mate: Yes, a strong currant pulled him in.
Male – 5
Female – 7
Male or female – 7
There is also a gorilla, together with small speaking parts for chorus members & junior dancers if required. As with all pantomime many of these parts could be played by male or female of any age.
Excerpt
Captain: Aye, ‘tis time to set sail. You’ve been idle ashore too long and the men are turning soft. I’ve heard tales of drinking and wenching in town.
Mr Check: Where in town? Can we go?
Mr Mate: Behave! You’ve had quite enough excitement lately. What happened when you went to that seafood dance last week?
Mr Check: I pulled a muscle.
Mr Mate: Must have been a good place!
Captain: Bless my soul! If we’re to set sail soon we’ll need a crew. We haven’t enough strong men to heave to and splice the mainbrace. We’ll have to send out the press gang.
Mr Mate: Who are the press gang?
Captain: You two!.It’s not what I hoped for but yer the best I have. Just bring me some fit and healthy men and we’ll stow them in the brig till we put to sea.
Mr Mate: Aye aye cap’n. We’ll have the Lost Cause with a full crew before you can say Birds Eye Fish Fingers.
Mr Check: Landlubbers ahoy!
Sarah and Peter enter DR.
Sarah: Who are you calling a landlubber? I have very good sea legs.
Peter: That’s why she walks that way.
Captain: Top of the morning madam. Can you direct me to the local store where I may purchase items for a long journey?
Sarah: You can buy everything you need at Fitzwarren’s Emporium.
Captain: And where be that?
Sarah: I’ll take you there. It’s not every day I get to meet a charming sailor, and I do love a man in uniform. I could be your mess mate.
Peter: And she is a proper mess mate!
Captain: Well they do say all the nice girls love a sailor. Heave to and lead the way.
Sarah and Captain exit DL.
Mr Mate: Good morning young gentleman.
Peter: Hello Mate.
Mr Mate: I’m the first mate.
Peter: Hello mate mate.
Mr Mate: And he’s the second mate.
Peter: Hello mate.
Mr Check: Mr Check at your service.
Peter: Hello Check mate.
Mr Mate: We could do with a third mate.
Peter: I’ll gladly be your mate.
Mr Check: Hello mate.
Mr Mate: Great mate! Follow us to the Lost Cause and I’ll find you a uniform.
Peter: Pardon?
Mr Check: A mate’s uniform. You can’t come to sea without one.
Peter: Oh I can’t go to sea, I can’t swim.
Mr Mate: That’s alright, neither can he.
Mr Check: I nearly drowned in a bowl of muesli this morning.
Mr Mate: Yes, a strong currant pulled him in.