Richard A Cole

Alice in Panto Land Richard A Cole

This is one of a series of pantomimes and shows from TINSEL TURMOIL PRODUCTIONS. Each script contains about a dozen main characters and there are suggestions for set pieces, music, dance etc to allow the purchaser the chance to use as many people as they want!There are no performance fees and the script can be adapted within reason to bring in any local names or people if required. Enjoy!Alice is sitting near a tree, reading a book. She is tired after school and soon falls into a sleep. A load of RABBITS dance around her while she sleeps. Whilst snoozing, a WHITE RABBIT passes by and disturbs her. She talks to him and they start to have a confusing argument. He transforms into BUTTONS and leads her UNDERWATER (set piece)! The adventure begins, unlike in Alice in Wonderland, with a magic carpet ride, courtesy of the Genie! He takes her to the lake of tears where we find some Pantomime Princesses who do not behave in the normal way! Recovering from the underwater escapades, the Genie whisks Alice along to the Mad Hatter's Tea Party where it is populated with Pantomime baddies who are clearly mad and bad. The scene is introduced by another set piece - BE OUR GUEST. Shaking off the villains, Alice next finds herself at a croquet match that is populated with idiots! Silly Billy, Idle Jack, Widow Twankey, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum introduce Alice to a whole range of SPORTS (set piece). Evidence is called for from the POLICE (set piece) and, somehow, Alice emerges from her dream and finds herself back under the tree. ALICE finds herself being accused of wrongdoing by the characters. She, Buttons and the Genie, try to reason with the others. The dream suddenly ends and Alice finds herself asleep under the tree once again.