Magic Parrot Productions UK- Quality Musicals for Schools on a Tight Budget

"CINDERELLA"
PRICE £35.00

DURATION 55 MINS: FOR ANY TIME OF YEAR

GENRE: The well-known story brought back to life with a mixture of fabulous brand new songs and well known tunes. PRICE: £35.00 Supplied with CD, Script, simple melody line score. Price includes all performance licences, nothing else to pay!!! NEW- THIS TITLE CAN ALSO BE DOWNLOADED!
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No musical ability needed – the children can use the “backing tracks” to perform the songs karaoke style.

The script comes with a 28 track CD containing songs, musical interludes, dance routines. Each song has vocals (for rehearsing) and backing tracks (for performance).

CASTING: Flexible, for a whole class of about 35 children, more if possible. Suitable for top KS1 and KS2 or preferably a mixture of both.

CAST LIST : NARRATOR, BARON BOFFIN, CINDERELLA, BARONESS, UGLY SISTERS: HILDA and EUPHORIA, COOK, NELLIE THE MAID, BUTTONS, BONIO (A dog), TIDDLES (A cat), Animals: Rats/Mice/Bugs/Beetles PRINCE,KING, QUEEN, MESSENGER, HENRY and TOM(party guests) OTHER GUESTS AT THE PARTY, VICAR, plus CHOIR

DURATION: 45-50 mins

SYNOPSIS OF THE PLAY: It's the traditional tale, not Disney-fied and it is very very popular.Lots of scope for dance/movement. Males normally play the baroness and the cruel sisters, and a female normally plays the Prince. If you are looking for a sure-fire EASY play to stage, this is it!!

Copyright Issues:

As purchaser:
· You may customise the script. Once purchased, I can email you the entire script! You may alter the lyrics to suit your pupils too.
You have a single site licence to make copies of the script and lyrics.
· You can and should copy the CD in case of failure during a performance.
· You have site permission to perform this play in a non-commercial setting (e.g. school) , whenever you like, as many times as you like for 1 year.

CD LISTING:
TRACKS 1-14 WITH VOCALS FOR REHEARSALS
TRACKS 14-28 WITHOUT VOCALS-FOR PERFORMANCE
1 and 15 Song - Goodbye Everybody! (Cinders has to go away to a new school)
2 and 16 Song– Children should know their place (Rocky song sung by evil baroness)
3 and 17 Song– If You're Happy and You Know It (sung by Buttons, with new words)
4 and 18 Song– Smoothing Iron (trad English folk song)
5 and 19 Song– In The cellar! (Rock and Roll flavour)
6 and 20 Scratchy violin music, absolutely awful
7 and 21 Ella's Violin Tune (Hoedown style- Animals dance to this)
8 and 22 Song: Poor Cinderella: Gentle ballad sung by Fairy Godmother
9 and 23 Partytime music- grab a partner
10 and 24 Waltz Music (Cinders dances with the Prince)
11 and 25 Music with clock chiming midnight
12 and 26 Song- Prince's Song (jazzy)
13 and 27 Here Comes The Bride Music
14 and 28 Curtain Calls (Musical Extracts)
Original Songs copyright of FMGREEN 2003

SAMPLE OF THE SCRIPT:

SCENE 3: The Kitchen

NARRATOR: The Baroness and her daughters Hilda and Euphoria were really mean to Ella because they were jealous of her. They would not let her sleep in her own room or wear her own clothes. Instead she had to sleep in the cellars and wear tatty old clothes. The horrible sisters bullied her and bossed her around. The only friends she had in the world were Bonio and Tiddles, the cook and Nellie the parlour maid. (ENTER ELLA and TIDDLES)

ELLA: Oh Tiddles. You and Bonio are my only friends. Where's he gone now?
Where's Bonio! Help me find him boys and girls. Bonio! Bonio!
(Bonio enters, hides behind her - Where is he? Behind you! etc etc) Oh, woe is me! To think that I was once the happiest girl in the whole world! They won't let me go to school because they want to spend all the money on jewels and posh clothes. Look at my hands! I scrub and scrub all their greasy pots and pans then I have to clean out the ashes and cinders from the fires. Oh, well, Bonio, at least I have you and Tiddles and Cook and Nellie to talk to. (ENTER COOK)

COOK: Ah, poor little Ella! Are they still being mean to you? Your dear mother would turn in her grave if she could see how they are treating you! (ENTER NELLIE WITH SACK OF VEGETABLES) Ah! Nellie! Did you bring the vegetables for dinner?

NELLIE: Here you are Cook. I left the big pumpkin outside, it's so heavy. Ella, you look so sad. Don't be sad! Your father will come to his senses soon. Besides, one day you'll meet a handsome man and get married!
ELLA I'm not so sure. Even my father is frightened of the Baroness. I'll never meet a handsome man! I never go anywhere! (ENTER BUTTONS with banjo)
BUTTONS: Did I hear you say "handsome man"? Well here I am! If it's handsome you want, it's handsome you've got! Oh, you must be Ella! Don't look so sad!
NELLIE: Buttons! How lovely to see you my darling! (To audience) This is Buttons! My boyfriend! He works here. He's the valet.
NELLIE: Oh my darling Buttons! Such a hunk! Such a man! Oh Buttons! If we weren't so poor, we could get married!
BUTTONS: Yes! It was love at first sight, wasn't it, my little cootchy coo!
COOK: (to Buttons) And a fine couple you make too! Where did you two first meet?

BUTTONS: She stole my heart away from the moment I first saw her……doing the ironing.

****************** CD TRACK 4 SONG: Dashing Away With the Smoothing Iron ***************************

'Twas on a Monday morning when I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-washing of her linen, O
Refrain: Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron, she stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Tuesday morning]………………….A-hanging out her linen, O
'Twas on a Wednesday morning………………A-starching of her linen, O
'Twas on a Thursday morning…………………An-ironing of her linen, O
'Twas on a Friday morning…………………….A-folding of her linen, O
'Twas on a Saturday morning…………………An-airing of her linen, O
'Twas on a Sunday morning…………………...A-wearing of her linen, O

(ENTER BARON) BARON: I thought I heard some rather nice music!

COOK: Sir! Please ask the Baroness to let Ella have her own room back! The cellars are so cold and damp and there are rats down there! Look! Even the cat is playing with a baby rat!
(Tiddles plays with toy rat. Enter Baroness, Hilda (with violin) and Euphoria)

BARONESS: Boff! There you are! What's going on here? You should be working. Go back to your room!

BARON But dearest, I just want to ask Ella how she is….
BARONESS: (Impatiently) SHOOOO! SHOOOO! You should not be sorting out things to do with kitchens and servants. That's womens' work. Now go back to your letters! BARON: But my dear, why can't Hilda and Euphoria help with the housework too?

BARONESS: What! My little precious lambs! It would ruin their hands! No, they are far too pretty to do any work!

BARON (aside) Yes, pretty revolting!

BARONESS: What did you say?

BARON: Oooh! Nothing my angel!
BARONESS Good! I'm in charge of dishing out the jobs around here. Out, out, out!

BARON All right, dear. (Exit Baron)
BARONESS What are you all standing there for? Back to work all of you!
And you! Valet! The carriage needs to be cleaned and polished. I may need to go into town later to have my hair seen to.
BUTTONS: (aside) You should have your head seen to at the same time! Ahem! Yes, of course, ma'am.
HILDA (To Ella) Huh! Ella, you grubby little monster! How do you like it down there in the cellar!
ELLA: I think YOU belong there! There's RATS down there!
(SEVERAL RATS and MICE CREEP ONSTAGE)
HILDA: Ooh! I don't like rats! I hope there aren't any rats! (To audience) There aren't any rats or mice, are there? (Oh no there aren't ..etc…3 times)

EUPHORIA: (shrieks) Ahhh! A mouse! Agggh…another one! (SEVERAL BUGS, BEETLES AND SPIDERS CREEP ONSTAGE)
COOK: It's the bugs and beetles and spiders I can't stand!
EUPHORIA/ HILDA: Bugs? Beetles? Spiders? Wahhhhhhhhhh!
******************** CD TRACK 5 Song: In the Cellar **************************
(Creatures join in the singing and they dance - especially during violin part)
Down in the cellar where nobody goes
The bugs and beetles get in your clothes!
Down in the cellar where nobody goes
The dust and dirt goes up your nose!
Sleeping with the rats and mice in the cellar! Cinderella!
Down in the cellar where nobody goes! The great big spiders tickle your toes!
Down in the cellar where nobody sees! The dust and dirt will make you sneeze!
Sleeping with the rats and mice in the cellar! Cinderella! (Repeat)
COOK! Nasty creatures! Go away! (Creatures exit, aided by Tiddles) Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Nobody should have to sleep in that cellar! Ella should be at school. She's not a servant like me.
EUPHORIA: Aren't you glad we stopped you going back to school? Aren't you happier here with us? (to ELLA) Ha ha ha! What lessons do you miss at school, then?
ELLA: I miss French….I miss arithmetic…………..and oh… I do miss my music lessons.
HILDA: Well you're in luck, little minx! (Holds up the violin)
ELLA: Oh Hilda! My violin! My violin! Please may I have it!
HILDA: Not so fast! I am so kind that I will allow you to listen to ME play the violin I stole from your room.
************* CD TRACK 6: Scratchy violin music ***********

(Hilda starts to play dreadfully. Bonio howls, Tiddles runs away and Ella puts her hands over her ears.) EUPHORIA: (to AUDIENCE) Why, you rude ignorant little weasels! How dare you make fun of my sister's playing. It's beautiful isn't it. (Oh no it isn't….Oh yes it is…Three times)
BUTTONS: Let Ella play instead. And luckily, I've got my banjo. Give us a tune, Ella.
EUPHORIA: No! These children don't want Ella to play. You don't want Ella to play, do you? (Oh no you don't…Oh yes we do…three times)

***************************CD TRACK 7: ELLA'S VIOLIN TUNE *********************************

************DANCE ROUTINE- COOK/BUTTONS/NELLIE/BONIO/TIDDLES************************
HILDA: That's enough of that awful noise! (takes the violin- realises that Ella has got sooty hands.) Eeeagh! Your hands are filthy! (taunting) Dirty Cinder-Ella! Dirty Cinder-Ella! (ENTER BARONESS)

BARONESS: Ella! Stop that fighting at once! You are such trouble! Ah, girls.(To the audience:) What high-spirited little angels my daughters are! Ella! Why aren't you working? It's nearly dinnertime and I see no food cooking! If you don't get a move on, I'll box your ears! Come on my darlings. Eastenders is on the television and we mustn't miss it! ELLA: I'd better prepare their dinner or I'll be in even more trouble than I am already. (CURTAINS CLOSE)


SCENE 4: THE KITCHEN. THE TABLE LAID
(Ella is laying the table. Enter Baroness, dragging Baron who sheepishly looks away from Ella)
BARONESS Ah! I can smell that dinner is nearly ready at last. That lazy little minx is soooooo slow. (screeches) Darlings, come to Mummy! (ENTER SISTERS, ARGUING AS USUAL) HILDA Mummy! You know the Prince? He fancies me. He passed by in his coach yesterday and he winked at me.
EUPHORIA: Yeeh! Couldn't believe what a state you looked and had to rub his eyes!
HILDA :You old sow! I bet he thought you looked like Dot in Eastenders-no on second thoughts she's much sexier than you are!

EUPHORIA Weeeeell! You can talk! You look like that funny little thing in the Junior school!
HILDA: OH! Thank you. You mean the caretaker?

EUPHORIA: No, you fool, the class hamster!

HILDA: I hate you! I'd much rather look like a hamster than a worm with big spots on its nose!

EUPHORIA: Why you pig! You look like the back end of an elephant! HILDA: Well, you smell like one- and you look like the front end, with your long nose and your big ears! (They tustle)
(ENTER BUTTONS)
BUTTONS: Excuse me, ma'am. The King's messenger is outside! Shall I show him in?
BARONESS: Yes, Buttons, show him in. (ENTER MESSENGER, WITH SCROLL)

BUTTONS: Walk this way, sir. (Buttons does a comical walk)
END OF SCRIPT SAMPLE
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