The Little Mermaid Pantomime Script
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This is not the Disney version. You can tell because Ariel's sisters are called Persil, Daz, Lenor, and Own Brand.
When Octavia offers Ariel legs in exchange for her voice, Dame Beluga carries on teaching singing with varying degrees of success and tuning, Lobster Theodore tries to hold the palace together, and Octavia's henchmen Slip and Slap turn out to know far too much about Marvel's multiverse.
There's a cue-card scene that tips its hat to the film Love Actually, and a voice-passing scene in Octavia’s lair that gets sillier and sillier with every single turn. Your Ensemble are kept busy both on land and underwater, so there’s plenty of action for everyone.
This panto adventure is FIN-tastic!
Cast Size: 12 Principal Characters, plus 5 Supporting Roles and Ensemble
Approximate Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes plus Interval
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The Little Mermaid Pantomime Script Excerpt
The ENSEMBLE, as Mermaids and Sea-Creatures, are gathered with SCAMPI and waiting for QUEEN MARINA’s State of the Sea Address.
ENSEMBLE 1: Have you seen the state of the sea lately? It’s full of microplastics and drinking straws.
SCAMPI: I know, but microplastics don’t make great material for panto.
ENSEMBLE 2: They’re not great material for the ocean either!
SCAMPI: Touché.
THEODORE: (Entering, grandly) Stand aside. Make way! I am Lobster Theodore, Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Hermit, Guarder of the Oysters, Keeper of the Pearls, Defender of the Reef, and Generally Snappy Dresser!
SCAMPI: (To the AUDIENCE) He always has these unnecessarily long titles. Last time he introduced himself I missed the tide.
ENSEMBLE 3: And as for snappy dresser, you should see him on casual Fridays.
THEODORE: (Bristling) Excuse me… For I am Lobster Theodore, Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Hermit…
SCAMPI: (Interrupting) Yes, yes, we know. Do you have to say the whole thing every time?
THEODORE: Of course I do, for I am Lobster Theodore, Her Majesty’s Most…
ALL: (Interrupting) Alright!
SCAMPI: Why are you here and what do you want?
THEODORE: Some respect. Just a little bit.
SCAMPI: (Cheekily) OK, Aretha Franklin.
THEODORE: That is not my name!
SCAMPI: We know. It’s Lobster Theodore…
As SCAMPI says the name, members of the ENSEMBLE begin joining in, one title at a time, until all are speaking in unison.
SCAMPI and ENSEMBLE: Her Majesty’s Most Loyal Hermit… Guarder of the Oysters… Keeper of the Pearls… Defender of the Reef…
ALL: And Generally Snappy Dresser!
THEODORE: (Satisfied despite himself) Precisely. Now, Queen Marina is on her way with her daughters for the State of the Sea address, and she’s not in the finest of moods.
SCAMPI: Why not?
THEODORE: Because one of her daughters is missing.
Everyone gasps dramatically.
SCAMPI: Which one?
THEODORE: Ariel.
Everyone immediately relaxes.
ENSEMBLE 1: She’s always swimming off.
ENSEMBLE 2: I reckon she’s looking for humans again.
THEODORE: (Sharply) Don’t say the H-word. Her Majesty doesn’t like it.
SCAMPI: (To the AUDIENCE) Many years ago, the Queen’s parents were caught in fishing nets and never came back. So you can understand why she’s not their biggest fin!
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The Little Mermaid Characters
Principal Characters
Ariel: Titular character who dreams of the surface
Prince Evan: Principal boy and Ariel's love interest
Dame Beluga: The Royal Singing Teacher
Scampi: Ariel's best friend
Queen Marina: Queen under the sea. Ariel's mother
Octavia: Queen Marina's sister, with eyes on the throne
Lobster Theodore: Queen Marina's righthand man
King Godfrey: King on land and Evan's father
Willis: Prince Evan's friend and confidant
Slip and Slap: Octavia's hapless henchmen
The Spirit of the Sea: A good fairy and storyteller
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Persil, Lenor, Daz, and Own Brand: Ariel's sisters
Annette: An unexpected assistant
Ensemble: Mermaids, Sea-Creatures, Sailors, Citizens, Guards and Jellyfish, etc
List of Scenes
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Prologue
Scene One: Beneath the Waves
Scene Two: The Singing Lesson
Scene Three: Aboard the Ship
Scene Four: The Shore
Scene Five: The Bargain
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Scene Six: The Royal Palace
Scene Seven: Beneath the Waves
Scene Eight: Octavia’s Lair
Scene Nine: Back on Dry Land
Scene Ten: The Wedding
Scene Eleven: Song Sheet
Scene Twelve: Finale/Bows
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