Description
CHARACTERS
King Arthur: a semi-retired middle-aged King
Nimsie: The Lady of the Lake, a good sorceress, if played by a female
Or
Merlin: a good wizard, if played by a male. (The role is written as Nimsie in the script. See Production Notes.)
Morgana le Fay: an evil sorceress, if played by a female
Or
Mordred: an evil wizard, if played by a male. (The role is written as Morgana in the script. See Production Notes.)
Tortolina: daughter of Morgana
Queen Guinevere, or Gwinny: Arthur’s wife, and the Pantomime Dame
Gawain: a disgraced ex-knight and eventual fiancé of Tortolina
Henry the Horse: person in single person horse costume
The Questing Beast: a terrible monster with the head of a snake and the body of a leopard potentially played by same actor as Morgana / Mordred
A recorded customer service voice
PRODUCTION HISTORY
A version with the same but slightly different characters and more or less the same story was performed at the Midlands Arts Centre on 18 January 2018.
Reading via Microsoft Teams – Thringstone Pantomime and Drama Society on 13 August 2020
Reading by The Moat Players – September 2020
REVIEWS
“This script does a great job of delivering the characters we expect, the storyline we want and the end result we’re hoping for, along with the bad jokes, the routines and the audience interaction that makes it a proper pantomime.”
“It’s beautifully done, and a lot of fun.” Damian Trasler, Playwright
RUNNING TIME
Approximately 90 minutes
PREVIEW
Preview available here
