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Fairy Tale Courtroom
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 2m, 21 any gender (youth)
This extremely adaptable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales, when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial.
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Cast Size
4w, 2m, 21 any gender (youth) -
Duration
75 Minutes -
Subgenre
Fantasy, Adaptation (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences, Fable/Folktale, Parody/Spoof -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
This extremely adaptable comedy shows the other side of several familiar fairy tales, when two of their biggest villains, the Big Bad Wolf and the Wicked Witch, are brought to trial. Both the Wolf and the Witch have been frolicking from fairy tale to fairy tale, wreaking havoc as they try to prevent the general public from living happily ever after. Hear the personal accounts of what happened, told in testimonies and flashback sequences, from characters such as Snow White, Dorothy, Sleeping Beauty, the Three Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, and many others, including the Witch and the Wolf themselves, as each trial unfolds. The audience is the jury, so each trial has two endings, depending on the verdict. The trials can be performed separately, with a few small cuts for a running time of approximately thirty minutes each, or together with no cuts for a running time of about one hour and fifteen minutes.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Present Day
- Setting
A modified courtroom.
- Features Fantasy Costumes
- Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive
- Duration 75 Minutes
- Cautions
- No Special Cautions
Media
"This show has the rare qualities necessary to be funny for the whole family." - M.A. Sterling, Director
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.