Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomime Script Spotlight
Just Right… and then some!
Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a newer entry to pantomime canon and has taken audiences by storm and surprise. Our version sets the story at Dame Bernie Barnum's Circus with her twin clowns Charlie and Cooper, her not-very-strong strongman Sampson, and Psychic Cheryl, whose gift of foresight is best described as occasionally accurate. The villain, Madam Meanie, wants to buy the circus out from under Dame Barnum, and the Three Bears arrive as a dancing act she'd very much like to poach. There is also a custard pie machine called the Pie-O-Matic 6000, which is almost as messy as it is funny.
Synopsis
Barnum's Circus is struggling financially, and Madam Meanie, a rival circus owner with expansion plans and no scruples, has sent her associate Bean to assess the situation. Her plan is to buy Dame Barnum out at a knock-down price and add the whole operation to her growing evil empire.
When Goldilocks encounters the Three Bears in the forest and leads them back to the circus, things take an unexpected turn for everyone. Madam Meanie sees an opportunity in the dancing bears, Dame Barnum sees a way to save her circus, and Baby Bear would really like her lollipop back.
This panto is porridge for the soul!
Straight from the Script
Psychic Cheryl demonstrates her gift:
Psychic Cheryl: 'I will now use the incredible power of my mind to correctly predict where this gentleman lives.' (She reveals the card) 'I knew it! For that is why I have written that you live… at home!'
Dame Barnum: 'That's not a very good prediction.'
Psychic Cheryl: 'I knew you were going to say that!'
Casting Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Who this script suits
Thirteen principal roles and three supporting parts put Goldilocks in our medium cast scripts, with named parts at every level rather than a handful of leads and a crowd. The circus setting gives you a natural framework for adding acts, and the clown twins Charlie and Cooper are a gift for performers who enjoy physical comedy and quick changes. The Three Bears stay warm, funny and entirely separate from the villain plot until the two threads collide in Act Two. If you want a title a little off the beaten track, a title audiences won't have seen quite as many times as Cinderella or Aladdin, then this is the one among our unusual pantomime scripts that most repays the risk.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Reviews
‘We loved the script and could see a lot of potential with it for our group. It was BEAR-rilliant!’ - Branching Out Drama Society on Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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