Grade 3
Unit 2
Line order
3A – 1. Michelle (Line leader), 2. Theo, 3. Dojin, 4. Julian, 5. Livia, 6. Sanggeon, 7. Xerxes, 8. Victoria, 9. Gaston, 10. Laura, 11. Eric, 12. Hajin, 13. Mathew, 14. Kyeongmin, 15. Yuri, 16. Ryan, 17. Chanyeong, 18. Jane, 19. Yiru, 20. Elim, 21. Leonie (Caboose).
3B – 1. Jordan (Line leader), 2. Diana, 3. Daniel M, 4. Lucy, 5. Jihan, 6. Alice, 7. Jiuk, 8. Soohyun, 9. Hyeseong, 10. Charlotte, 11. Sia, 12. Audra, 13. Xavery, 14. Chloe, 15. Daniel F, 16. Seoyoon, 17. Skye, 18. Michael, 19. Athena, 20. Henry, 21. Ethan (Caboose).
Grade 2 to 5 production
‘PANTO PANDEMONIUM’
3A enters from SR and 3B enters from SL and goes along the front of the stage.
SCENE 1 – At school
Song – WELCOME! ( Track 1 / 13 ) – ALL GRADES
With vocals
Backing track
[The opening section could be sung by a soloist ‘compère’. During this opening music, children who will form part of the stage ‘audience’ later in the show enter, through the actual audience if possible, and move into the performing area to reach their places, preferably having everyone in position by the time the ‘Welcome’ section begins.]
Soloists LADIES, GENTLEMEN; LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
(spoken) THE SHOW’S ABOUT TO BEGIN!
PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS,
UNWRAP YOUR SWEETS.
TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONES… (PLEASE!)
TAKE YOUR COATS OFF,
TRY NOT TO COUGH:
THIS IS A SMOKE-FREE ZONE… (cough)
(spoken) Here we go!
All WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO OUR PRODUCTION.
THIS IS, THIS IS,THIS IS OUR INTRODUCTION!
EVERYONE’S BEEN BUSY,
GETTING IN A TIZZY.
MAKES YOU FEEL QUITE DIZZY –
EXCITEMENT BUZZING EVERYWHERE!
YES THE TIME IS RIGHT!
ENJOY THE FUN TONIGHT
SO EVERYBODY PLEASE RELAX
AND WATCH THE SHOW!
IT’S TIME TO HAVE SOME…
FUN AND LAUGHTER NOW YOU’RE AT THE PANTO!
FUN AND LAUGHTER NOW YOU’RE AT THE PANTO!
WE’RE SO GLAD YOU CAME TO SEE TONIGHT’S SHOW.
COME ON, LET’S GO!
EVERYBODY’S HERE (x4 – Grade 3 go 3rd)
LET THE SHOW BEGIN (x4 – Grade 3 go 3rd)
WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP! IT’S TIME FOR SHOWING!
ACTION, ACTION, ACTION! LET’S GET IT GOING!
EVERYTHING IS READY,
EVERYTHING IS STEADY!
EVERYONE IS WAITING
FOR THE MAGIC WORDS: ‘GO, GO, GO!’
YES THE TIME IS RIGHT.
ENJOY THE FUN TONIGHT!
SO EVERYBODY PLEASE RELAX
AND WATCH THE SHOW.
IT’S TIME TO HAVE SOME
FUN AND LAUGHTER NOW YOU’RE AT THE PANTO!
FUN AND LAUGHTER NOW YOU’RE AT THE PANTO!
WE’RE SO GLAD YOU CAME TO SEE TONIGHT’S SHOW.
COME ON, LET’S GO!
HAVE A GOOD TIME (x4 – Grade 3 go 3rd)
AT THE PANTOMIME!
(All grades exit from where they entered from – Grade 3 goes back to homeroom).
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SCENE 3 – In Pantoland – Jack and the Beanstalk
JACK (moving away) Oh, it’s pandemonium round here! All the stories are
going wrong! (moving back) Humpty Dumpty came to our house
yesterday, looking for a wall! I told him he was in the wrong story…
MARTIN (looking off, to where the DWARFS will come on)
Hold on, there’s someone coming!
[3A enters from SR and 3B enters from SL (with their spades resting on their right shoulder) marching, going in a loop and giving each other a high five on the way.
Leonie: ‘Company… (Hic!) HALT!’
(They stop and bump into each other, then find a bubble space). Could stand down their spades as if they were rifles.
Song – WE’RE THE COLORFUL DWARFS ( Track 5 / 17 )
With vocals
Backing track
Dwarfs (one word each in turn, bending their knees when they each sing their color) Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x3)
Laura (purple) Company… (HIC!) Halt!
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
Dwarfs (as before)Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x2)
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
(Each child with a speaking line comes upto a microphone at the front. 3A could come upto the one on SR and 3B could come upto the one on SL, or they could just alternate, or go to the closest microphone).
Gaston (red 3A) Have you seen her?
J/MAR/JOHN Who?
ALL DWARFS Snow White!
JACK No – I haven’t seen Snow White. But I did see Humpty Dumpty.
Laura (purple 3A) Hic! Humpty Dumpty? That’s the wrong story.
ALL DWARFS: the wrong story.
JACK So is this!
Leonie (red 3A) Is it?
JACK This is Jack And The Beanstalk.
Mathew (green 3A) Jack And The Beanstalk?
Victoria (blue3A) (looking around) Where’s the beanstalk?
MARTIN There isn’t one.
Sia (pink 3B) (pointing to JOHN & MARTIN) Who are you?
MARTIN Oh, we’re not in a story at all.
Ethan (purple 3B) This is very confusing!
ALL DWARFS: Very confusing!
JOHN You’re telling me!
Chloe (Red 3B) (to JACK) Isn’t there a giant in your story?
JACK Yes. He’s in the woods.
Hyeseong (green 3B) That’s not right.
Alice (blue 3B) No, it isn’t. (pointing) He should be up there!
ALL DWARFS: Up there!
JACK Nothing much is right today.
MARTIN (to JACK, cleverly) How do you know the giant is in the woods if you haven’t seen him?
Daniel (Green 3B) That’s a very sensible question!
ALL DWARFS: A very sensible question!
Gaston (red 3A) A very sensible question.
[Other DWARFS nod and murmur ‘sensible’ in agreement.]
MARTIN Thank you. So how do you know?
[Everyone looks at JACK.]
JACK I know he’s there because I’ve heard him roaring!
Laura (purple 3A) (scared) Roaring? Hic! What’s his roar like?
ALL DWARFS: What’s it like?
GIANT (offstage) Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum! Shake and quiver – here I come!
JACK Like that!
Ethan (purple 3B) Goodness me! Is that the time? Better get moving! Come along!
[DWARFS hurriedly get back into line, ready to march off.]
RED DWARFS Must be going!
RED DWARFS Better be on our way!
GREEN DWARFS Sorry we can’t stop!
GREEN DWARFS Things to do!
BLUE DWARFS Places to go!
PINK DWARFS People to see!
PURPLE DWARFS Errands to run!
Laura (purple 3A). Hey! My hiccups have gone!
ALL DWARFS Byeeee!!
(quickly) Hup, two, three, four! Hup, two, three, four! (until off)
[Grade 3 march off quickly and go back to homeroom. DO NOT need to march off in a line. ]
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JACK Oh, I forgot! I still have to go to the shop!
GIANT I’ll come with you. What have you got to get?
AUDIENCE Fairy soap, a wobbly jelly, and curry sauce!
JACK (as they go off together) Er… some curried soap, a saucy jelly… No,
that’s not it… a curried fairy?
I’ll get it right in a bit… saucy soap…
[Exit JACK & GIANT.]
MARTIN Well, those two have made friends.
AUDIENCE Ahhh!
JOHN But now we’d better find our friends!
MARTIN Oh, yeah! Alison and Sara! I wonder where they are…
JOHN And we’ve got to find two more objects.
Better go back through that door…
MARTIN (looking at him) Don’t tell me you’re starting to believe all this?
JOHN (with a cagey smile) I might be!
Magic Doorway (Short) – Incidental ( Track 30 )
[JOHN & MARTIN go through doorway.
MOO enters Right. ALL GRADES ENTER. 3A from SR and 3B from SL]
MOO (calling) Tail? Tail! (crossly) Tut… Where is Tail?
[Exit Right.]
Scene 4 – Working the Audience!
[Enter BOO & HISS.]
HISS Hello!
BOO Remember us?
HISS We thought we’d give you a bit of encouragement.
BOO A nice little sing-song.
HISS It’s very easy to learn, and we want you all to join in.
(moving to Right) I’ll teach the people on this side.
BOO (moving to Left) And I’ll teach the people on this side.
HISS Are you all ready?
AUDIENCE Yes.
BOO I didn’t quite catch that. Are you all ready?
AUDIENCE (loudly) YES!
BOO Good. Then let’s begin by practising the words.
Say after me: (very slowly) Pan-to Pan-de-mo-ni-um.
AUDIENCE (same speed as BOO) Pan-to Pan-de-mo-ni-um.
HISS Very good! Now a little faster. Pan-to Pan-de-mo-ni-um.
AUDIENCE (same speed as HISS) Pan-to Pan-de-mo-ni-um.
HISS Great! That’s the words learnt! Now for the tune. We’ll sing it first, to show you how it goes.
Song – PANTO PANDEMONIUM ( Track 7 / 19 ) – ALL
With vocals
Backing track
BOO & HISS Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-um
Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-um
Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-yum
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.
Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-um
Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-um
Panto Pan-de-mo-ni-yum
Yum, yum!
BOO Now it’s your turn. My side can go first. Are you ready?
AUDIENCE (Left & 3A) Yes!
[Left side sing ‘Panto Pandemonium’ – 2A and half of 2B, 3A 4A and 5A and half of 5B. BOO conducts.]
HISS Not bad, but it wasn’t very loud.
(to AUDIENCE Right – 2C and half of 2B, 3B 4B and 5C and half of 5B. HISS conducts.) Can we do better than that?
AUDIENCE (Right & 3B) Yes!
BOO Oh no you can’t!
AUDIENCE (Right & 3B) Oh yes we can!
AUDIENCE (Left & 3A) Oh no you can’t!
AUDIENCE (Right & 3B) Oh yes we can!
BOO Prove it then.
[Right side sing ‘Panto Pandemonium’. HISS conducts.]
BOO That was pretty good, actually.
HISS Well now we all know the song, let’s sing it together, as loud as we
possibly can. It might scare off the Wicked Witch!
[ALL sing, BOO & HISS conduct. WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY creep in, holding fingers to lips. They move to where they can be seen when standing, but not when crouching.]
BOO Very good. Hopefully that’ll do the trick.
HISS We mustn’t let the Wicked Witch get away with anything!
BOO No. Don’t ever help her.
CHILD Gaston (shouting) Look out! There she is!
[Baddies duck down, BOO/HISS turn to look.]
BOO Where? I can’t see her.
[BOO/HISS turn back, baddies stand up.]
AUDIENCE Behind you!
[Baddies duck down, BOO/HISS turn to look.]
HISS Where?
[BOO/HISS turn back, baddies stand up.]
AUDIENCE Behind you!
[Baddies duck down, BOO/HISS turn to look.]
BOO/HISS There’s no-one there!
[BOO/HISS turn back, baddies stand up.]
AUDIENCE Behind you!
BOO (to HISS, without turning) Do you think they’re teasing, Hiss?
[Baddies start to creep up behind BOO & HISS.]
AUDIENCE (very urgently) Behind you!
HISS (to BOO) I think they’re teasing, Boo.
WITCH/SP /GR (menacingly) Oh no they’re not!
BOO / HISS (in unison, turning to see WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY)
Oh no! They’re not! Let’s get out of here!
[BOO & HISS run away from the baddies.]
WITCH After them!
Chase – Incidental ( Track 28 )
[WITCH, SPOTTY, GROTTY chase BOO & HISS again, then all exit through Pantoland doorway. Enter MOO, Right.]
MOO Tail! Tail! Where are you? (then asks two people at random, who both
shake their heads) Have you seen Tail? (to everyone) Has anyone
seen Tail?
AUDIENCE (firmly) No! We haven’t seen Tail!
MOO (tearfully) I was only asking!
Witch’s Entry – Incidental ( Track 25 )
[MOO gives a little scream and runs off Right as the
WITCH enters, with SPOTTY & GROTTY.]
WITCH (looking around) Where are they? Where are those horrible kids?
GROTTY What makes you so sure they were here?
WITCH Because I can smell them, Grotty! I can always smell goodness!
It hangs in the air and gets (shouting) right – up – my – nose!
SPOTTY Yeah, goodness stinks! (holding nose) Phwah!
AUDIENCE Oh no it doesn’t!
S/G/W Oh yes it does!
AUDIENCE Oh no it doesn’t!
S/G/W Oh yes it does!
WITCH They’ve been here, that’s for sure, but where are they now?
GROTTY (indicating AUDIENCE) We could always ask them again.
SPOTTY They won’t tell us! They’re all nicey-nicey!
WITCH (nastily) Well, we’ll ask them in a nicey-nicey way then! (over-sweetly
to AUDIENCE) Good evening everyone! Hello! So good to see you!
Just wondering…Were those nice children here?
AUDIENCE (innocently, shaking head) No…
WITCH /SP/GR (nastily) Oh, yes they were!
AUDIENCE Oh, no they weren’t!
WITCH Oh. We don’t believe you anyway!
[Enter BOO & HISS with their prompt signs.]
GROTTY (pointing to WITCH) Anyway, when she rules Pantoland…
SPOTTY …which will be very soon…
GROTTY (pointing at AUDIENCE) …she’s not going to allow people like you into the audience!
SPOTTY No! It’ll be baddies only!
[BOO prompts AUDIENCE.]
AUDIENCE BOO!
SPOTTY Yeah, all baddies!
[HISS prompts AUDIENCE.]
AUDIENCE HISS!
GROTTY No goodies!
[BOO & HISS prompt AUDIENCE.]
AUDIENCE BOO! HISS!
[BOO & HISS give thumbs up.]
WITCH But first, we’ve got to find out what those smelly kids are up to. They mustn’t spoil my great day!
SPOTTY They can’t be far away! Come on! (to the audience)
WITCH/SP/GR We’ll be back!
[BOO & HISS prompt AUDIENCE.]
AUDIENCE BOO! HISS!
[Exit WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY.
BOO & HISS move to Centre Stage.]
BOO (to HISS, pointing at AUDIENCE) They’re definitely improving.
HISS (to BOO) They did lie, though – the children were here.
BOO That’s true. (to AUDIENCE) Complicated business, trying to do the right thing.
AUDIENCE (nodding heads) Complicated business!
HISS (to BOO) But at least they’re trying.
BOO Yes. There’s hope for them yet.
BOO/HISS (to AUDIENCE) Keep up the good work!
Magic Doorway (Short) – Incidental ( Track 30 )
[Exit BOO & HISS and all grades from where they entered from. Then DWARFS could march, singing their song again before exiting.]
Song – WE’RE THE COLORFUL DWARFS ( Track 5 / 17 )
With vocals
Backing track
Dwarfs (one word each in turn) Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x3)
Laura (purple) Company… (HIC!) Halt!
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
Dwarfs (as before)Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x2)
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
(Grade 3 exit and go back to wait in homeroom.)
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SCENE 6 – Aladdin
Song – WHAT WOULD YOU WISH? ( Track 9 / 21 ) – Grades 4, 5 & Aladdin.
JOHN So, will you let us borrow the lamp? We need to get its magic back!
ALADDIN OK then. (hands lamp to JOHN) I hope your plan works. Otherwise, I’ll
be stuck in that cave for ever!
ALISON It’ll work. It’s got to!
ALADDIN Good luck!
[Exit ALADDIN.]
SARA Right. We’ve got all three objects. Back to the Good Fairy!
MARTIN Which way, do you think?
JOHN It’s got to be through that doorway!
SARA Come on. We’ve nearly done it!
Magic Doorway (Short) – Incidental ( Track 30 )
[Exit J/A/M/S as before, and Grade 3 could march through at this point, singing their song again. 3A from SR and 3B from SL]
Song – WE’RE THE COLORFUL DWARFS ( Track 5 / 17 )
With vocals
Backing track
Dwarfs (one word each in turn) Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x3)
Laura (purple) Company… (HIC!) Halt!
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
Dwarfs (as before)Red, red, green, green, blue, pink, purple (Laura – HIC!) (x2)
ALL DWARFS We’re the colorful Dwarfs,
Looking for Snow White.
Though the witch has got her,
We’ll rescue her tonight.
We’ll fight the witch with spades,
Throw sand into her eyes,
And take Snow White away!
Hip, hip, (HIC!) Hooray!
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SCENE 7 – The final confrontation
Witch’s Entry – Incidental ( Track 30 )
[Enter WITCH, GROTTY & SPOTTY.)
WITCH Pah! Those nasty children aren’t here, either!
SPOTTY What shall we do?
GROTTY There’s nowhere else to look.
WITCH (pointingtoAUDIENCE) This’orrible lot are still here,though!
AUDIENCE Hissssssss…
[Enter BOO & HISS, with thumbs up.]
WITCH Never mind! It’s time to put my Master Plan into action!
S/G Go, Mistress!
[During the next few lines, BOO & HISS prompt AUDIENCE as necessary, while SPOTTY & GROTTY make menacing gestures.]
AUDIENCE BOOO! Hisss!
WITCH I shall summon all my slaves, all my powers, and— whatever those goodies do—I shall beat them!
AUDIENCE BOOO! Hisss!
WITCH What can that stupid Fairy do without her magic? Nothing!!
AUDIENCE BOOO!!!! HISSS!!!
WITCH (shouting loudly) Listen!
[All goes very quiet, and WITCH speaks in a sinister voice.]
I call upon my helpers, everywhere!
(shouting) Witches, goblins, creatures of the night! Help me overcome
those snivelling goodies for ever!
[Lighting is subdued, with dry ice if possible. Extra BADDIES creep in to move menacingly, scaring AUDIENCE. The CD entry point for the baddies is after 16 bars, the last four bars of which feature high strings and xylophone.]
Song – MASTER PLAN ( Track 10 / 22 ) – Grades 3, 4 and 5
With vocals [The song / dance ends with WITCH / BADDIES cackling.]
Backing track
Baddies Master plan! (x8)
Witch I’ve got a master plan!
Chorus & Baddies She’s got a master plan!
Witch I’ll do it if I can!
Chorus & Baddies She’ll do it,
Witch I’ll rule the world!
Chorus & Baddies She’ll rule the world!
SPOTTY & GROTTY: She’s got a very cunning master plan!)
[Extra BADDIES sing ‘Master Plan’ in a sinister way under the next section.]
Witch From Europe to China,
Chorus & Baddies. From Europe to China,
Witch Each woman and each man,
Chorus & Baddies They’ll do it,
Witch They will obey!
Chorus & Baddies They will obey!
Witch/Baddies Master plan, master plan.
Working magic stronger than
All the goody-goodies in the
world can do. (x2)
Chorus (2nd time the above verse is sung) Nasty plan, nasty plan, We’ll resist you if we can!
Baddies Master plan! (x4) Keep on singing all the way through to the end
of the witch’s solo.
Witch From dark and dirty lairs,
Chorus From dark and dirty lairs,
Witch Sharp claws and tangled hair!
Chorus They’re danger –
Witch My creatures stray!
Chorus (in unison with the Witch’s line above) Her creatures stray!
(Baddies She’s got a very cunning master plan!)
Witch Approach us if you dare,
Chorus Approach them if you dare,
Witch Confront our evil stare,
Chorus Don’t do it!
Witch We’ll have our way!
Chorus (in unison with the Witch’s line above) They’ll have their way!
Witch/Baddies Master plan, master plan.
Working magic stronger than
All the goody-goodies in the
world can do.
Master plan, master plan.
Working magic stronger than
All the goody-goodies in the world .
(x3)
(2nd and 3rd time the above verse is sung) Nasty plan, nasty plan, We’ll resist you if we can!
Chorus Nasty plan, nasty plan,
We’ll resist you if we can!
[The song / dance ends with WITCH / BADDIES cackling.]
Good Fairy Twinkle – Incidental ( Track 26 )
[Enter GOOD FAIRY and J/A/M/S through Pantoland door. MARTIN, JOHN & ALISON carry goose, shoe and lamp respectively. Extra BADDIES to sides, snarling. BOO & HISS hold positions. WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY are Centre, backing away from GOOD FAIRY.]
WITCH (stamping her foot in anger) Aargh! They’ve got the goose and the
shoe and the lamp! (crescendo) I hate them! I hate them! I hate
them!
[As she speaks, GOOD FAIRY walks downstage, waving her wand at the WITCH, who
backs away to the side.]
GOOD FAIRY There’ll be no more hating round here, thank you! And no more
pandemonium.
[WITCH snarls. The three magic objects are placed on the floor,
Stage Right. A ‘magic’ spotlight lights that area.
WITCH & BADDIES cower and wince.
GOOD FAIRY touches each object with her wand in time with the sound effect.]
Three Magic Sounds – Incidental ( Track 32 )
GOOD FAIRY There! That’s all the good magic back!
AUDIENCE Hooray! (ALL applaud)
GOOD FAIRY Jack! Cinderella! Aladdin! Come and get what belongs to you!
[Enter JACK, CINDERELLA & ALADDIN. Each picks up their object when addressed, then moves aside.]
(to JACK) Jack, may you never go hungry!
(to CINDERELLA) Cinderella, may you live happily ever after!
(to ALADDIN) Aladdin, may your wishes come true!
(to AUDIENCE) We must banish all that’s wicked from this place and
let the good magic in!
(to J/A/M/S) Children! Get the baddies into the magic light! [J/A/M/S
approach WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY.]
Boo—Hiss—come and help them.
[BOO & HISS begin to chant directly at the WITCH, encouraging ALL to join in.]
BOO/HISS/J/A/M/S (loudly to WITCH) Into the light! Into the light! (repeat ad lib.)
WITCH (shouts as she retreats to one side) No! I’m not going in there!
SPOTTY (following) Nor am I!
GROTTY (following) Nor me!
WITCH/SPOT/GROT (shouting very loudly) We don’t want to be good!
[Chant stops abruptly. BADDIES are all cowering.]
GOOD FAIRY Are you sure? Do you want to be bad for ever? What about you,
Grotty?
BOO/HISS/J/A/M/S (chant whispered ad lib at GROTTY) Into the light! Into the light!
[AUDIENCE join in. Chant stops when GROTTY speaks.]
GROTTY Er… maybe. I wouldn’t mind being good, sometimes.
WITCH (shaking her fist) Traitor!
GOOD FAIRY (to GROTTY) Well, that’s a start. Would you like to try out the magic
light? Help him everyone!
AUDIENCE (softly chanting) Into the light! Into the light! Into the light!
[GROTTY moves cautiously into the light, then relaxes
with a happy smile. The chanting stops.]
SARA Well done, Grotty. You can be friends with us now!
[GROTTY moves to join J/A/M/S, who welcome him.]
GOOD FAIRY What about you, Spotty?
SPOTTY Well… I suppose just occasionally I could be nice to people.
[Hesitant nodding reaction from the extra BADDIES. As WITCH speaks, she moves towards SPOTTY, who backs away towards the light, so she’s driving him into it!]
WITCH You nasty, weak, disloyal, pathetic, despicable traitor!
GOOD FAIRY Well done, Witch, you’ve driven him into the light!
WITCH Noooooooo!!
[Once in the light, SPOTTY stands up straighter, with a smile. After a moment, he gives a thumbs up sign.]
GOOD FAIRY (to SPOTTY & GROTTY) How does that feel, Spotty?
SPOTTY It feels good! (pointing at J/A/M/S) Can I join them now?
GOOD FAIRY Yes. And you’ll find life a lot nicer from now on! And now… (to WITCH)
What about you?
[WITCH is standing alone, arms folded, looking sad and sulky. The song is directed towards her.]
Song – STEP INTO LIGHT ( Track 11 / 23 ) – Witch, Good Fairy and a small ensemble group (Ceres – 2A, Leming – 2B, Hajin – 3A, Michelle – 3A, Alice – 3B & Chloe – 3B)
With vocals
Step into light, You’ll be all right (in harmony)
(x2)
On your own,
You stand alone,
With troubles that you can’t undo.
No-one’s there
To show they care,
To see what you’re going through,
And you can’t see a way – Don’t know what to say
Or do.
Good Fairy: Feeling small,
You’ve blown it all,
And everything you’ve done seems wrong.
Hold my hand,
I’ll help you stand, Together we’ll get along, ‘Cos together we’re strong.
[Dialogue within the song:]
Witch: (Cymbal crash cue) But what’s the point of me trying to be good?
Good Fairy: Well, you’d like yourself more.
Witch: (Cymbal crash cue) Like myself? Really?
Good Fairy:Yes! And you’d have lots of friends.
Witch: (Cymbal crash cue) Friends?
(sadly) I’ve never had friends, only slaves.
Good Fairy:(Cymbal crash cue) You’d like having friends.
Witch: Would they be nice to me?
Good Fairy:That’s what friends are for!
(Cymbal crash cue) If you wanted to be good, I would be your friend.
Witch: Really?
(Cymbal crash cue) (offering her hand) Won’t you come? Please?
[WITCH hesitantly goes to her. GOOD FAIRY takes WITCH’s hand, mimes conversation. Other BADDIES walk nervously into the light and happily out again. WITCH is led into the light at the very end of the song.]
ALL Move out of darkness, Step into light.
Walk on the good side, You’ll be all right.
(x3)
Step into light, You’ll be all right!
GOOD FAIRY There! That wasn’t so bad, was it?
WITCH (shuddering) Ohh… It feels very strange…
GOOD FAIRY Does it?
WITCH Hang on a minute…
[Pause. Everyone leans in.]
No. It still feels strange.
[Everyone straightens up with a sigh.]
Wait! Hang on another minute…
[Pause. Everyone leans in.]
(with realisation) I feel… happy! Is this what it’s like to feel good?
[ALL smile, thumbs up, nod, etc.]
I like it! I haven’t felt this good for years!
GOOD FAIRY Well done, everyone! You’ve saved the Witch, saved the pantomime
and saved the day! Pantos everywhere can begin!
[MOO and TAIL enter from opposite sides, run to meet and miss each other, turn back
and do high fives. The whole cast come onto stage, to join in the final song.
N.B. Underlined lyrics show changes from the ‘Welcome’ number.]
Song – GOODBYE! ( Track 12 / 24 ) – ALL
With vocals
Backing track
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
From all the baddies!
So long, so long, so long
From all the goodies!
Everyone’s been busy,
Getting in a tizzy.
Makes you feel quite dizzy –
Excitement buzzing everywhere!
Yes the time is right!
Enjoy the fun tonight
So everybody please join in
and clap your hands!
It’s time to have some
Fun and laughter
Now you’re at the panto!
Fun and laughter
Now you’re at the panto!
We’re so glad you came to see tonight’s show.
Come on, let’s go!
Everybody’s here (x4 – 3rd time grade 3)
Now you’ve got to go (x4)
Bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye! The show is over!
There is, there is, there is No more to show yer!
Everything is ready! Everything is steady!
Everyone is waiting for the magic words: ‘Go, go, go!’
Yes the time is right
Enjoy the fun tonight
So everybody please join in
and clap your hands!
It’s time to have some
Fun and laughter
Now you’re at the panto!
Fun and laughter
Now you’re at the panto!
We’re so glad you came to see tonight’s show.
Come on, let’s go!
Had a good time (x4)
At the pantomime!