Murder Mystery Panto Script Package
Count Me In - David Jones(2009)
12,490 words
5 (possibly 8) male characters; 6 (possibly 9) female characters
(The ugly sisters, Millicent and Nancy, plus the Mirror, can be played by male or female actors. The total number of characters is 14.)
They said it couldn't be done! Oh yes they did! Oh no they didn't! Oh yes they did! Oh no... Oh you get the idea.
This murder takes place in a magical kingdom of Once-More. It is the 18th birthday ball of the ever so charming Prince Charming. He is destined to marry Cinders. But wait, Little Red Riding Hood has had a 'thing' for him and wants to know where she stands as does the narcoleptic Sleeping Beauty and the botox taking, and rather pale, Snow White both of whom were left at the 'altar' by the Prince.
But hold! The Prince has invited the three brothers. First the father of Cinders, King Nigel; secondly his brother, King Arnold the father of Sleeping Beauty; and the third brother King Martin the father of Snow White. But they have something more in common! They are, or have been married to the Wicked Stepmother. She has won big in the divorce courts and now she wants more.
The Wicked Stepmother wants one of her ugly daughters to marry the Prince. Once Millicent or Nancy have seduced him with their magic cakes then he will forget about the others and fix his attention on one of them.
But what of the Fairy Godmother and her nemesis Count Spatula. He stopped the magic of the Fairy Godmother by breaking her wand and making her virtually powerless.
But the Mirror on the wall will see all and dissect who did the crime.
PLEASE NOTE: This play is designed with a slight twist. The audience are asked to guess who has been killed - and by whom and why!
