Mother Goose

Pantomime Script

Characters: 20 featured roles, principals & supporting (doubling possible) + junior Chorus
Running Time: Approx 2hrs 15mins

The action is set in and around a village called Uphill Struggle, a realm of magic known as Enchantia and on Planet Gander in a galaxy far away.

All is not well in Uphill Struggle. The WI ladies are falling out over plans for the May Fair, all the Morris Dancers have two left feet and Mother Goose has got money worries. Poor Gloria is rapidly running out of cash and is under threat of eviction from her little cottage. Luckily good Fairy Collywobbles decides to send the Goose family a gift of a magical goose called Priscilla who has the ability to lay golden eggs.
Suddenly life couldn’t be richer for the Gloria but something is still missing in her life; a man maybe, or even beauty? Lord Malignum the demon king couldn’t agree more and sets about tempting the dear, vulnerable lady with the promise of eternal youth and good looks.

Character List
Mother Goose (Gloria), the dame
Primrose, her daughter
Tulip, her second daughter
Priscilla, their pet goose
Professor Whimsey, an inventor & neighbour to the Gooses
Squire Skinflint (Clarence), Mother Goose’s landlord
Colin, his son
Malcolm Powder, a bailiff
Bert Toast, his assistant
Fairy Collywobbles, a good fairy
Lord Malignum, the Demon King
Hilda Bunting, chairperson of the WI
Mavis Doyley, the secretary of the WI
Miss Prim, an outspoken member of the WI
Miss Proper, her equally outspoken friend
Mrs Chutney, WI member
Mrs Tombola, WI member
Spirit of the Fountain
King Goosequill, King of Gooseland
Goosepimple, his lord Chamberlain