The Vampires of Planet X
Version for performance as filmed
1. Vampire Captain ……………………………
2. Vampire 1……………………………
3. Vampire 2……………………………
4. Vampire 3……………………………
5. Vampire 4……………………………
6. Vampire 5……………………………
7. Vampire 6……………………………
8. Space detective 1……………………………
9. Space detective 2……………………………
10. Space detective 3……………………………
11. Space detective 4……………………………
12. Queen of the vampires/Miss
Black……………………………
13. Child 1……………………………
14. Child 2……………………………
15. Child 3……………………………
16. Child 4……………………………
17. Policeman 1……………………………
18. Policeman 2……………………………
19. Policeman 3……………………………
20. Policeman 4……………………………
Scene 1 in the vampires’ spaceship
Enter 4 or 5 children
Children:
Ladies and gentlemen, we present “The Space Detectives”, scene 1 in the
vampires spaceship.
Sound effect:
Noise of spaceship
Enter Vampires
Vampires:
Hello everyone, we are vampires. We are The Vampires of Planet X!
Vampires 1,2,3:
We are hungry.
Vampires 4,5,6:
Yes, we are hungry.
Vampires 1,2,3:
We need blood.
Vampires 4,5,6:
Yes, we need blood.
Captain:
I know, I know.
Vampires:
So, what are we going to do?
Captain:
We are going to the planet Earth.
Vampires:
The planet Earth?
Captain:
Yes, the planet Earth.
Vampires:
Why are we going to the planet earth?
Captain:
We are looking for the Queen of the Vampires.
Vampires:
The Queen of the Vampires?
Captain:
Yes, the Queen of the Vampires is on Planet Earth. Let’s go.
The vampires crouch down behind cardboard spaceship.
Sound effect:
Noise of spaceship
Enter space detectives
Space detectives:
Hello everyone, we are the space detectives!
Detective 1:
We fight aliens.
Detective 2:
We fight big monsters
Detective 3:
We fight dinosaurs.
Space detectives:
If you have a problem, call the space detectives.
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Detective 4:
I am tired.
Detective 1,2,3:
Why are you tired?
Detective 4:
Every day I wakes up.
Detective 1,2,3:
Every day she wakes up.
Detective 4:
Every day I get up.
Detective 1,2,3:
Every day she gets up.
Detective 4:
Every day I have breakfast.
Detective 1,2,3:
Every day she has breakfast.
Detective 4:
Every day I have a shower.
Detective 1,2,3:
What! You never have a shower. You are stinky!
Detective 4:
Be quiet, be quiet.
Detective 1,2,3:
Where are we going?
Detective 4:
We are looking for the Vampires of Planet X.
Detective 1,2,3:
The vampires of planet X?
Detective 4:
Yes, they are bad.
sound effect:
alarm
Detective 1:
What’s that?
Detective 2:
It’s a spaceship.
Detective 3:
It’s the vampires of planet X.
Detective 4:
Follow them.
Sound effect: alarm on Vampires ship. The vampires all stand up.
Vampire 1:
What’s that?
Vampires 2:
It’s a spaceship.
Vampires 3,4:
It’s the space detectives.
Captain:
Shoot them.
Sound effect: Lasers firing.
Captain:
Let’s go to planet Earth.
Scene 2, in (name of your school).
Enter 4 or 5 children
Children:
Scene 2 in (name of your school)
Children:
Hello everyone, welcome to (name of your school). Do speak English?
Audience:
Yes.
Children:
If you want to speak English, come to (name of your school).
Children ask each other some questions, depending on what they know, such as:
What is your favourite ….? Can you …..? What’s your name? What are you going to do today?
What do you do in your free time?
A child runs to the side and comes back.
Child 1:
The new teacher is coming.
The children sit down. Enter Miss Black.
Miss Black:
Hello everyone.
Children:
Hello.
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Miss Black asks each child a question.
Children:
What is your name?
Miss Black:
My name is Miss Black.
Children:
What is your favourite drink?
Miss Black:
My favourite drink is blood.
Children:
Blood!?
Miss Black:
Only joking.
Miss Black turns around and the children all throw balls of paper at her.
Miss Black:
What are you doing?
Children:
What are we going to do today?
Miss Black:
We are going to have a picnic.
Children:
Where?
Miss Black:
In the forest.
Sound effect:
bell.
Children:
It’s playtime, it’s playtime.
Children exit running.
Miss Black:
Don’t forget your homework!
Scene 3 in the forest
Enter 4 or 5 children
Children:
Scene 3 in the forest
Enter children
Child 1,2:
Can you see Miss Black?
Child 3,4:
No, I can’t. Can you see Miss Black?
Child 1,2:
No, I can’t.
Sound effect:
Noise of spaceship
Children:
What’s that noise? It’s a spaceship. It’s going to land.
Children hide at the side of the stage. Enter the vampires.
Vampires:
Where are we?
Captain:
We are on the planet earth.
Vampires:
Why are we here?
Captain:
We are looking for the Queen of the vampires.
Enter Miss Black.
Children:
It’s Miss Black. We have to stop her.
Vampires:
Who are you?
Miss Black:
I am the Queen of the vampires.
Vampires:
The Queen of the Vampires?
Miss Black:
Yes, I am the Queen of the vampires.
Vampires 1,2,3:
We are hungry.
Vampires,4,5,6:
We need blood.
Miss Black:
Don’t worry. In my school there are a lot of children.
Vampires:
Children, my favourite.
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Miss Black:
Follow me.
Exit vampires and Miss Black. The children stand up.
Children:
Our teacher is a vampire. What can we do?
Child 1,2:
We have to tell the police.
Child 3,4:
Let’s go.
Exit children.
Scene 4 in the police station
Enter 4 or 5 children
Children:
Scene 4 in the police station.
Enter police.
Police:
Hello, everyone, we are the super police. We are strong, we are fast, we are
clever. We are the …..super police!
Policeman 1,2:
What did you do yesterday?
Policeman 3,4:
I caught some criminals. What did you do yesterday?
Policeman 1,2:
I caught some big criminals.
Policeman 3,4:
Really?
Policeman 1,2:
Well, little criminals.
Enter children.
Children:
Help, help.
Policemen:
What is the problem?
Children:
There are vampires in the forest.
Policemen:
Don’t be silly, vampires don’t exist.
Children:
They do! They do!
Policemen:
Go home!
The children exit.
Sound effect:
Noise of spaceship
Police:
What’s that noise? It’s a spaceship. It’s going to land.
The police hide at the side of the stage. Enter space detectives.
Policemen:
Who are you?
Space detectives:
We are the space detectives.
Policemen:
The space detectives! Oh no!
Space detectives:
Don’t worry, we are friendly.
Policemen:
Why are you here?
Space detectives:
We are looking for the Vampires of Planet X.
Policemen:
The children!
Space detectives:
What children?
Policemen:
The children said there are vampires in the forest!
Space detectives:
Let’s go.
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Scene 5 in the forest
Enter 4 or 5 children
Children:
Scene 4 in the police station.
Enter children walking backwards from on side of the stage, and the police walking backwards from the
other side. They bump into each other in the middle of the stage.
Everyone:
Aaahhhhh!
Police:
The vampires!
Children:
Don’t be silly. We are not vampires.
Police:
Have you seen the vampires?
Children:
No. Have you seen the vampires?
Police:
No.
They now ask the audience.
Police, children:
Mummies and daddies, have you seen the vampires?
As they are asking, the vampires enter and stand behind them, jumping up and down so the audience can
see them.
Audience:
Behind you!
Police, children:
Pardon?
Audience:
Behind you!
Police, children:
Pardon?
Audience:
Behind you!
Police, children:
Don’t be silly!
They turn round.
Police, children:
Ahhhhh!
Vampires:
Hand up!
Police, children:
What are you going to do with us?
Vampires:
We are going to take you to our spaceship. Let’s go.
Exit everyone.
Scene 6 on the vampires spaceship
Enter 4 or 5 children.
Children:
Scene 5 in the vampires spaceship.
Enter vampires, children and police.
Children:
Where are we?
Vampires:
This is our spaceship.
Captain:
Put them in the prison.
They put them at the side of the stage.
Vampires:
I’m tired.
The vampires fall asleep on the floor on the other side of the stage. Enter space detectives.
Look, the vampires spaceship.
Space detective 1:
Atchoo!
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The space detectives crouch down.
Vampire 1:
What’s that?
Vampires:
It’s nothing. Go to sleep.
Space detective 2:
Atchoo!
The space detectives crouch down.
Vampire 2:
What’s that?
Vampires:
It’s nothing. Go to sleep.
Space detective 1:
Atchoo!
The space detectives crouch down.
Vampire 3:
What’s that?
Vampires:
It’s nothing. It’s only the space detectives.
The vampires go back to sleep and then suddenly jump up.
Vampires:
The space detectives!
Captain:
Shoot them.
Sound effect:
Lasers firing
While they are fighting, one of the police takes a key from a vampires and unlocks the door (miming the
door etc)
Space detectives:
Hands up!
Vampires:
Oh no! Let’s go.
They turn around and try to escape.
Children, police:
Hand up
Space detectives:
Put them in the prison.
Children, police:
Thank you space detectives.
Space detectives:
You’re welcome.
Children, police:
What is going to happen to the vampires?
Space detectives:
Don’t worry about a thing.
Children, police:
Why?
Space detectives:
‘Cos every little things gonna be alright.
Song: Bob Marley Three Little Birds
Everyone
The end
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