SCENE 1
THE DECK OF THE GOOD SHIP SHIPTON
PIE-MAN FALLS AND SPINS THE WHEEL THE OTHER WAY. THEY FALL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STAGE AND LAND IN A HEAP.
ALDERMAN AND ALICE COME RUNNING.
ALDERMAN: Grab the wheel and steady the vessel.
ALICE: Got it!!
ALICE STEADIES THE SHIP
10 LINES
ALD: What are you doing?
ALL: All hands, on deck!!
6 LINES
THEY EXIT LEAVING ALICE AT THE HELM
A: I wonder what became of Dick?
DICK: I’m Dick Whittington from Little Ouseburn!! Shhhhh! No one knows I’m on board!
A: I do.
D: Who said that??
A: Me!
D: Alice.
A: Dick. What are you doing here? Father will clap you in irons if he finds you here!
D: Where?
A: There!
D: What about here?
A: Yes. There too! Quick someone’s coming!
SARAH: Hello, you two!
A: It’s only Sarah. Hello Sarah!
2 LINES
S: ……………….. and the stores are empty of stock!
A & D: The stores are empty of stock?
S: Yes! Quick someone’s coming!
ALL: HIDE!!
2 LINES
PIE-MAN: Hello, Sarah!
A: Hello, Simon!
2 LINES
P:……………….., with the stores empty of stock and the armoury empty of armour!
ALL: The stores are empty of stores and the armoury is empty of armour?
P: Yes! Quick, someone’s coming!
ALL: HIDE!!
ALDERMAN: The armoury is empty of armour and the stores are empty of stock!!
ALL: We know!!
4 LINES
ALD: Hello, Sarah!
A: Hello, Father!
5 LINES
D: Whittington!
ALL: Bless you!
1 LINE
P: Ay, ay - Commodore.
A: No!
7 LINES
D: Whittington!
A: Bless you.
4 LINES
ALD: ……… Come here, my boy!
ALL: Hooray!
ALD: …………. Why should I believe anything you say.
A: Because he didn’t do it!
2 LINES
P: So where is Tommy now?
ALL: We don’t know!
5 LINES
S: And that’s not far.
A: (TO AUDIENCE) Is it true?
3 LINES
D: Whittington!
ALL: Bless you!
A: Yey! I knew it couldn’t be you.
D: And you’ll never guess what.
ALL: What??
3 LINES
S: Had to go too far, didn’t you!
A: But Father…
2 LINES
P: Ay, ay! Commodore.
A: Father, please!!
ALD: NO!! ALICE. I’ll hear no more.
SHE EXITS DRAMATICALLY RUNNING AND CRYING
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS ENDS
ALICE: What happened?
2 LINES
ALDERMAN: Nothing. What are you doing back out here?
A: Errrrrm. I just came to help clear up. Come along!
S: Ooooh! It’s been a long day! I’m ready to get my junk in a bunk.
A: Not before all this clearing up is done.
KING RAT PLAYOFF
ALICE: Dick?…Dick?
DICK: …………. I’m locked in here and there is nothing I can do to help!
A: Actually, there is!
D: What?
A: I have the key!
D: Oh! Alice - I could kiss you.
A: Then do it!
D: What?
A: Then kiss me.
they kiss….
SONG STARTS
A: (Over intro) Do we really have time for a song?
OVER INTREMENTAL
A: Someone’s coming?
SONG FINISHES
DICK AND ALICE ENTER
A: The storm!
D: Land ahoy!!
A: Tommy!
P/S/ALD: Hello, you two!
D & A: Hello!
2 LINES
P/S/ALD: Who are you?
A: Ms Bowbells!!
D: Fairy!
ALL: Fairy??
3 LINES
ALD: GEDARDOVIT! And I suppose, you used your fairy magic to help him escape!
A: No. I let him out with the key!
KING RAT ENTERS WITH TOMMY
KING RAT: (Snatching the key) I’ll take that!
ALL: No!!!
KR: Hello, Toe Nails!!
ALL: BOWBELLS!
KR: Whatever! Can you swim Fairy?…Who cares?…
ALL: NO!!
5 LINES
KR: Look in the mirror!!
A: Lock them in. Mwah…ha…ha…haaaaa!!
ALL: What?
A: Lock them in. I’ve never realised how attractive you were!
2 LINES
KR: I knew you’d come round!
A: I mean, who could resist such a handsome, powerful rodent.
KR: Quite right! Shall we duet?
A: Do we have time?
KR: Oh! Of course! I am in charge of the storm, after all.
A: (Fangirling) Wow! Then let’s duet!!
BYE, BYE, BYE PLAYS
DURING THE SONG. ALICE PROCURE THE KEY AND HANS IT TO DICK THROUGH THE WINDOW
ACT 2 SCENE 3 - THE MOROCCAN PALACE
KING RAT ENTERS WITH ALICE
KING RAT: Do you like this one, my little baldy beauty?
ALICE: Oh, yes. It’s beautiful, my big furry ferret!
KR: I’m a rat!
A: I know.
6 LINES
KR ZAPS HIS STAFF
KR:…………………. Isn’t it schnookums!!
A: It’s perfect!
5 LINES
KR:…………. But one boy is no match for me!
ALICE STAMPS ON KING RATS FOOT AND RUNS TO DICK
A: Dick!!
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KR: Oooooooh! Now, I’m scared. Traitor. You’ll pay for this.
KING RAT ZAPS THEM
DICK TRIES TO BLOCK IT WITH HIS BUNDLE BUT HE AND ALICE FALL TO THE FLOOR.
D & A: AHHHHHHHH!!!
6 LINES
SULTANA: What is that?
ALL: A cat!
3 LINES
KR: CAT LOVER!!! AHHHHHHHHHH!!!
A/ALD/F/P: Dick, look out!!
2 LINES
D: AND I…AM…DICK…WHITTINGTON!!!
ALL: BLESS YOU!!
D: I didn’t know I could do that!
A: You’re magic!
5 LINES
KR: No…Ow…Please…No!!
A: What shall we do with him?
SUL: Off with his head!!
ALL: Yeah!
6 LINES
KR: Hi, Hi, How’s it going? How’s it going?
ALL:Good!
5 LINES
D: Alice, will you marry me.
A: Yes!
D: Tommy! We’ve made our fortune!
TOMMY RUNS AND JUMPS INTO DICKS ARMS
ALL: Awwwwwwwwwwwwww!