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Three timeless tales retold for the stage by one of the UK's most renowned writers of plays for children and young people, Charles Way. His plays appeal to audiences of all ages, are translated into many languages and perfomed internationally. This collection includes The Golden Goose, The Tinderbox and Sinbad – The Untold Tale.
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Publisher
Aurora Metro BookseBook ISBN
9781906582319The Golden Goose
The play was commissioned by and first performed at the Library Theatre, Manchester on November 25th, 2006.
CHARACTERS
CAST
Fairy King,
Stephen Finegold
Fairy Queen
Rebecca Hulbert
Christina
Rebecca Smart
King Conrad
William Finkenrath
Boris
Andrew Grose
Birgit
Annie Rowe
Dajona
Eleanor Howell
Dummling
Paul Stocker
Hermit Siebenstein
Stephen Finegold
Humble
Rebecca Smart
Meek (in Act One)
Annie Rowe
Meek
William Finkenrath
White Witch
Rebecca Hulbert
Prince Charles
Andrew Grose
Directed by
Charles Way
Music by
Richard Taylor
Design by
Jamie Varten
Lighting by
Nick Ritchings
Choreography by
Georgina Lamb
The play can be performed by a cast of 8.
ACT ONE
Scene One
Bewitching music from the fairy world. Enter the Fairy King and Queen, Humble and Meek. The Fairy King reads from a large book.
Fairy King
Once upon a time, in old Europe in the days when folk and fairy folk lived side by side, there was a castle and in this castle, lived a King. (He turns the page and the King ‘pops up’ for it is a pop-up book.) There he is … and this king had two daughters, Dajona and Birgit.
(He turns the page and up pop the two daughters.) Dajona was the oldest and she was the saddest person whoever breathed. She was so sad she refused to laugh. She would not laugh, she could not laugh so one day her father sent out a proclamation –
‘The man who makes my daughter laugh will be free to ask for her hand in marriage.’
What? What –?
Fairy Queen
You’ve started at the wrong place.
Fairy King
I have not.
Fairy Queen
That’s Chapter Two.
Fairy King
No, no – this is Chapter One.
Fairy Queen
No, my sweet – it’s Chapter Two.
Fairy King
What?
Fairy Queen
The princess who wouldn’t laugh – Chapter Two. (He looks and realises his mistake and shuts the book snappily. The magical music is repeated.)
Once upon a time, in old Europe
In the days when folk and fairy folk
Lived side by side
There was a poor cottage.
Fairy Queen
Ah … I know it well, husband. We have turned the milk sour there many times this past year.
Fairy King
It is a humble dwelling.
Fairy Queen
As you can see. With rough furniture.
Fairy King
In this poor cottage lived two young men with their mother. Dummling and Boris.
(He turns the page and up they pop.)
It was so very far into the woods that the King’s proclamation, which I didn’t mention earlier, never reached the cottage and it is here that the story begins.
Fairy Queen
At Chapter One. Now all they need, my lord is life.
Together they sprinkle/blow golden dust onto the pop-up scene. Behind them, lights fully rise on the life-size scene.
Christina
Where did all this dust come from?
Dummling
I don’t know, Mother.
Christina
As if I didn’t have enough work to do.
Dummling
It’s all – golden.
Christina
Golden? Don’t talk rubbishsense –dust isn’t golden, not round here.
Dummling
But this is – look – all shiny and golden.
Boris
Do shut up, Dummling.
Dummling
But I’m –
Boris
An utterly stupid person without a sensible thought in his head.
Dummling
That’s not true …
Boris
Yes it is.
Dummling
Is it, Mother?
Christina
Well …
Boris
Exactly.
Christina
We are what we are, Dummling.
Boris
And you are stupid.
Christina
Boris!
Boris
Golden dust we have now.
Dummling
But it is – was.
Boris
Duh.
Christina
Stop it! If you keep on at each other, you shall go without supper – the pairboth.
She turns away and Boris pours a cup of water over his own head.
Boris
What on earth –?
Christina
What now?
Boris
Dummling poured water over my head.
Dummling
I never.
Boris
Well, who did then?
Dummling
You did.
Christina
Oh, Dummling, what kind of fool would pour water over his own head?
Boris
Just ’cos I told you the truth.
Christina
No rain for three months, an...
Table of contents
- The Classic Fairytales 2
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Introduction
- The Golden Goose
- The Tinderbox
- Sinbad – The Untold Tale