Grade 4
2023 to 2024
Unit 2
Grade 2 to 5 production
‘PANTO PANDEMONIUM’
Running order:
4A – Line leader: 1. Bianca, 2. Lawrence, 3. Jian, 4. Casper, 5. Sophia, 6. Jerome, 7. Angel, 8. Diego, 9. Ethan.W, 10. Grace, 11. Hayun, 12. Fedo, 13. Chloe, 14. Gihyeon, 15. Seolah, 16. Andy, 17. Levy, 18. Esther, 19. Ipek, 20. Ella, 21. Ethan. B, 22. Oscar
4B – Line leader: 1. Mars, 2. Claire, 3. JY, 4. Annie, 5. Jana, 6. George, 7. Erin, 8. Tilda, 9. Alejandra, 10. Hera, 11. Elaine, 12. Yurim, 13. Maro, 14. Yuchan, 15. Hayoon, 15. Amber, 16. Harry
SCENE 1 – At school
Song – WELCOME! ( Track 1 / 13 ) – ALL GRADES
With vocals
[Preferably have 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!
Grade 2, 3, 4 and 5 enter, or are in position as the curtain opens.
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 4 go second)
LET THE SHOW BEGIN (x4 – Grade 4 go second)
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 4 go second)
AT THE PANTOMIME!
(All grades exit. Grade 4 wait backstage)
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WITCH Those horrible children will help me get into the theatre, and then – heh, heh, heh! – I’ll carry out my Master Plan!
[BOO holds up sign. AUDIENCE boo.]
You are about to witness my greatest triumph! (triumphantly)
I – shall – rule – Pantoland!
[BOO & HISS hold up signs. AUDIENCE hiss & boo.]
This year in every pantomime, the baddies will win! Yes! The baddies will win! After all, that’s what everyone wants to see, isn’t it?
[BOO & HISS lead the AUDIENCE:]
AUD./BOO/HISS Oh no it isn’t! (smug)
WITCH Oh yes it is!!
AUD./BOO/HISS Oh no it isn’t! (cross)
WITCH Oh yes it is!!
AUD./BOO/HISS Oh no it isn’t!
WITCH (exasperated) Oh for goodness’ sake!
Spotty? (points at BOO & HISS) Get rid of those two! Come on
Grotty, let’s tell ’em!
[WITCH & GROTTY move to the centre.
SPOTTY chases BOO & HISS off, then rejoins WITCH.
All three move about during the chorus sections.]
Grade 4 enter.
Song – HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES! ( Track 2 / 14 )
Vocal track
Backing track
WITCH I AM JUST A LITTLE SICK OF BEING MET WITH SNEERS.
EVERY PANTO I’VE BEEN IN FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
ALL I GET IS BOO AND HISS ATTACKING MY POOR EARS.
WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY WE ARE JUST A LITTLE SICK OF BEING
MET WITH SNEERS. SO… LET’S
ALL HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES, HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES
CHEER ALL THE BADDIES FOR A CHANGE!
HISS AT THE GOODIES! HISSSSSSS THE GOODIES!
BOO ALL THE GOODIES FOR A CHANGE!
HERE’S WHAT YOU MUST DO:
GIVE A GREAT BIG BOOOOOOOOO!
BOO THE GOODIES! BOO! BOO! BOO THE GOODIES!
WITCH, SPOTTY & GROTTY WE DON’T EVER GET TO WIN,
WE NEVER SAVE THE DAY.
ALWAYS SEEMS WE’RE BOUND TO LOSE
IN EVERY SINGLE WAY.
ALL WE WANT IS JUST ONE TIME
TO WIN A LITTLE ‘YAY!’
JUST ONE TIME WE’D LIKE TO WIN,
JUST ONCE TO SAVE THE DAY. SO… LET’S
(BOO & HISS sneak back in, & act dismayed, shaking heads, etc.)
All HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES, HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES
CHEER ALL THE BADDIES FOR A CHANGE!
HISS AT THE GOODIES! HISSSSSSS THE GOODIES!
BOO ALL THE GOODIES FOR A CHANGE!
WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR
IS A GREAT BIG CHEER! CHEER THE BADDIES! (Hooray!)
HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES, HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES, (x4)
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM:
HEAR IT FOR THE BADDIES!
[WITCH gives a final cackle, and all three exit.
BOO & HISS move to Centre.]
BOO (to STAGE AUDIENCE, disgusted) You lot joined in the singing! It didn’t take long for you to change sides!
HISS You should be ashamed of yourselves!
HERA We think that you did a great job cheering don’t we gang?
Gr.4 YES!
MARS You were awesome!
Gr.4 YES!
BOO You’re rubbish! You’re meant to cheer the goodies!
[Exit BOO & HISS, shaking their heads, talking to each other as they leave.]
They were cheering the baddies! Can you believe it?
HISS You just can’t get a good audience these days!
Grade 4 exit and return to wait in homerooms.
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SCENE 3 – In Pantoland – Jack and the Beanstalk
GIANT (offstage) Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum! Shake and quiver – here I come!
JACK Like that!
DWARF 7 Goodness me! Is that the time? Better get a move on! Come along!
[DWARFS hurriedly get back into line, ready to march off.]
DWARF 1 Must be going!
DWARF 2 Better be on our way!
DWARF 3 Sorry we can’t stop!
DWARF 4 Things to do!
DWARF 5 Places to go!
DWARF 6 People to see!
DWARF 7 Hey! My hiccups have gone!
ALL DWARFS Byeeee!!
DWARF 7 (quickly) Hup, two, three, four! Hup, two, three, four! (until off)
[Grade 3 DWARFS march off. G4 Baddies enter]
GIANT (as before) Fee, Fie, Foe, Fum!
Shake and quiver – here I come!
JOHN (alarmed) He sounds very big!
What do we do if he comes this way?
JACK (making to run away) Hide, of course!
Gr4 Scaredy cats! (make funny faces)
MARTIN Wait! It’s no good running away. We’ll help you tackle him. (to JOHN) The Good Fairy needs the goose, remember?
JOHN How are we going to take it from a giant?
MARTIN We’ll need a bit of courage, that’s for sure.
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This is where we got to when adding more lines.
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Song – FEE, FIE, FO, FUM! ( Track 6 / 18 / 33 )
Vocal Track
Backing Track
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
J/M/J What we need is courage!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
Chorus What they need is courage!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
J/M/J Give us a bit of courage!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
Chorus Give them a bit of courage!
J/M/J & chorus Ahhh,
Wish that we were else instead.
Ahhh,
Wish we could be safely in our beds!
Ooh,
Seems we’ve gotta stand and be like a man! …oh!
Chorus Bring on the giant, They’ll do what they can!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
J/M/J Giants are very scary!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
Chorus ‘Specially if they’re hairy!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
J/M/J Give us a bit of courage!
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
Chorus Give them a bit of courage!
4B Ahhh,
4A Wish that they were somewhere else instead.
4B Ahhh,
4A Wish they could be safely in their beds!
4B Ooh,
Seems they’ve gotta stand and be like a man!
Chorus. …Hmm!
J/M/J Bring on the giant, We’ll do what we can!
ALL Bring on the giant! Let’s see the giant!
Bring on the giant now!
(repeat)
Giant Fee, fie, fo, fum!
ALL Bring on the giant! (x3) Bring on the giant! (x4)
JACK (immediately after the song) Look out! He’s coming!
[All three boys crouch, covering their eyes. Enter GIANT, carrying a goose, which he puts down before approaching the boys.]
GIANT (cute) Hello! Are you playing hide and seek? Can I join in?
JOHN (without removing his hands from his eyes) No! Run away!
Quick!
JIAN Oh, they’re such a bunch of scardy cats!
JACK We’re hiding from the giant.
GIANT But I can see you!
JOHN Yes, but we’re hoping the giant won’t!
GIANT I am the giant, and I can see you!
Gr.4 We can see you too.
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JOHN What? (opens fingers a little, then takes hands away altogether, standing up) Who did you say you were?
GIANT I’m the giant!
LUNA He already said that!
JOHN Martin! Jack! Look at the giant!
[MARTIN & JACK slowly open fingers and look up high, where they suppose the giant’s head would be, then slowly move their heads to look down to where he actually is, staring in amazement.]
JACK (to MARTIN & JOHN, standing up) That’s not a giant!
MARTIN (also standing) He’s much too small!
BIANCA I agree!
G4 Yeah!
GIANT (offended) I am a giant! I just haven’t finished growing.
(proudly) My Mum and Dad are four metres tall.
In a hundred years or so, I’ll be that tall aswell.
Giants grow very slowly.
JOHN But you’ve got a very loud voice. We heard it!
SEOLAH So did I!
Gr4 So did we!
GIANT Oh, that’s not my voice. It’s a recording of my Dad.
I always use it when I’m a bit scared—and there is a
Wicked Witch about!
MARTIN Yeah, we know all about her!
GIANT Do you live round here?
JOHN We’re—just visiting, (pointing to JACK) but he lives somewhere near.
JACK Yes, I live over there with my mother, in a little tent by the wood.
GIANT Are there any other children around here?
JACK Not very many.
GIANT Who do you play with?
JACK No-one much.
GIANT Nor do I. It’s lonely living in the woods.
G4 (look left, then look right looking confused) We’re not
lonely!
JACK I get lonely too. My Mum’s always too busy to play with me.
JOHN Why don’t you two play together?
JACK Play with him? I can’t!
JOHN Why not?
JACK Because he’s a giant!
JOHN But only a small one…
G4 But we can play with you.
GIANT And I could come and play any time.
JACK (interested) Could you really?
GIANT Yeah, any time!
JACK (doubtful) Well… I don’t know what my mother would say if a giant came round! This isn’t how the story’s supposed to go!
GIANT How is it supposed to go?
JACK You’re supposed to live up a beanstalk and have a goose that lays golden eggs.
GIANT (gets goose) Well, I do have a goose, but it only lays goose eggs! Yuk!
JOHN (nudging MARTIN) Don’t you want the goose, then?
GIANT No. Dad told me to get rid of it, but I can’t leave it just anywhere.
[JOHN & MARTIN look at each other.]
MARTIN Would you mind giving it to us?
GIANT (thinking) Er—well—you can have it if – if Jack invites me to his house!
JOHN Whaddya say, Jack?
JACK Well, the trouble is – he’s still a giant!
MARTIN But such a very small one!
JACK Hmm… Have you got any computer games?
GIANT Hundreds of them!
JACK Oh! Well… OK, but let’s go to your house first.
You can get your games!
GIANT OK.
JOHN (to MARTIN) Looks like Jack’s found a friend!
MARTIN Yes… (hinting) but the Giant still needs to give us something.
GIANT What? Oh yes! (handing the goose to MARTIN) Here you are. (giving a cute little wave) Bye-bye, Gertie Goose! I’ll miss you! (to JACK, pulling a face) But I won’t miss those eggs!
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 (sarcastically) 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.]
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 audience ‘house Right’ – 4B) I’ll teach the people on this side.
BOO (moving to audience ‘house’ Left – 4A) 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 )
Vocal track
Backing track
BOO Now it’s your turn. My side can go first. Are you ready?
4A (Left) Yes!
[4A ‘Panto Pandemonium’. BOO conducts.]
HISS Not bad, but it wasn’t very loud.
(to AUDIENCE Right) Can we do better than that?
4B (Right) Yes!
BOO Oh no you can’t!
4B (Right) Oh yes we can!
4A (Left) Oh no you can’t!
4B (Right) Oh yes we can!
BOO Prove it then.
[4B 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.
Gr.4 We disagree!
CHILD (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! (Gr.4 mime laughing)
[Baddies duck down, BOO/HISS turn to look.]
HISS Where?
[BOO/HISS turn back, baddies stand up.]
AUDIENCE Behind you! (Gr.4 mime laughing)
[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! (Gr.4 mime laughing)
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! (Gr.4 mime laughing)
HISS (to BOO) I think they’re teasing, Boo.
WITCH/SP /GR/Gr.4 (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 & gr.4 chase BOO & HISS again, then all exit through Pantoland doorway. Enter MOO, Right.]
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SECOND HALF
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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’orriblelotarestillhere,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.]
Grade 4 enter.
Song – MASTER PLAN ( Track 10 / 22 )
Vocal track
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!
Witch From Europe to Japan,
Chorus & Baddies From Europe to Japan,
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 (Gr.5) (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 us 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)
Gr.5 Nasty plan, nasty plan, We’ll resist you if we can!
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, Gr.2 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 (2, 3, & 5) 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 & Gr.4.]
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!
Gr.4 (following) Nor are we!
SPOTTY (following) Nor am I!
GROTTY (following) Nor me!
WITCH/GR.4/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 What about you?
GR.4 (solo line) Well I guess that it might feel good when you’re kind to someone. What do you think? (asking the rest of Gr.4)
GR. 4 Hmm…we agree!
[WITCH moves towards G4, who backs away towards the light, so she’s driving them into it!]
GOOD FAIRY Well done, Witch, you’ve driven them into the light!
WITCH Noooooooo!!
[Once in the light, SPOTTY & Gr.4 stand up straighter smiling. After a moment, they give the 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 & Ensemble group (Ceres – 2A, Leming – 2B, Hajin – 3A, Michelle – 3A, Alice – 3B & Chloe – 3B)
Vocal track
Backing track
[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)
GOOD FAIRY (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.]
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 )
Vocal track
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 – Gr.4 go second)
Now you’ve got to go (x4 – Gr.4 go second)
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 – Gr.4 go second)
At the pantomime!