Panto Scripts
GOOD FAIRY: STARGLOW PRETTY-PRETTY DEW-SHINE (Fairy Starlight): In several scenes. Can be any age as she never ages. Does not really sing anything by herself.
EVIL FAIRY: TOADLICK GOAT-STRANGLER (Fairy Toadlick): In virtually every scene. Any age, but ideally not a youngster. No singing of anything serious but needs to be able to do slapstick.
HENCHMAN: Yurinn Spacewaste. Could be any age or gender. No singing.
PIMPLEVANIA ROYAL FAMILY
KING PEPPIN THE 1ST of PIMPLEVANIA: CHRISTENING SCENE 1 ONLY: Father of Prince PEPPIN the 2nd and ancestor of PEPPIN the 5th. (Can be played in disguise by the actor who will later play PEPPIN the 2nd and PEPPIN the 5th)
QUEEN PETRONELLA of PIMPLEVANIA: SCENE 1, 3 and 5 ONLY: Wife of King PEPPIN the 1st.
PRINCE PEPPIN THE 2ND of PIMPLEVANIA: About 5 to 8 years old. Son of King PEPPIN the 1st. SCENE 1 ONLY.
PRINCE PEPPIN THE 2ND of PIMPLEVANIA: About 20 or 25 (slightly older than Princess Beauty). GOOD FAIRY’S GARDEN SCENE 3 & BIRTHDAY PARTY SCENE 5: Same actor as Peppin 5th in Act II.
PRINCE PEPPIN THE 5TH of PIMPLEVANIA: ACT II ONLY: Same actor as Peppin 2nd in scenes 3 &5.
TINTINABULA ROYAL FAMILY
KING BRENDAN of TINTINABULA: SCENE 1, 3, 5 and FINALE: kind ruler and good father OF Princess Beauty. NEEDS TO SING
QUEEN FELICITY of TINTINABULA: CHRISTENING SCENE 1 ONLY: Mother of Princess Beauty and Wife of King Brendan. (Should be played, in minimal disguise, by the actress who will later play the grown-up Princess Beauty but doesn’t have to be)
PRINCESS BEAUTY of TINTINABULA: Age about 18 or 21. GOOD FAIRY’S GARDEN SCENE 3; BIRTHDAY PARTY SCENES 5, 6 & 7 and FINALE. NEEDS TO SING
HERALD TO THE TINTINABULA COURT
PIG & PIGLET
YOUNG PRINCES & PRINCESS (VERY Young Chorus): All palace scenes
YOUNG PRINCES & PRINCESS (Young Chorus): All palace scenes
ELVES/GOBLINS (VERY Young Chorus)
COURTIERS, SOLDIERS & SERVANTS (Adult chorus)
DANCING SKELETONS etc
PUPPETEERS
LIST OF CHARACTERS & WAYS OF FILLING THE ROLES (lots of choices in this one but don’t panic - it makes sense when you see the whole story!) Click the scroll to see tiny bit of script