SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS – Synopsis
Three fairies tell the audience of how the wicked queen came to be wicked: learning that her
husband, King A will leave all of his inheritance to his daughter Snow White, the queen - his
wife poisons her husband and destroys his will leaving only the queen and snow white in the
castle. Snow White is made to work her fingers to the bone for the queen while the queen
spends her days pampering herself to make herself look ‘the fairest of them all. Snow White’s
days are often light-hearted and uplifting thanks to the castle cat, Cuddles, her nanny, Nanny
Nick-Nack and the castle jester, Simon. When the wicked queen asks the magic mirror who
the fairest of them all is, the answer puts the wicked queen into a jealous rage. The fairest of
them all is indeed Snow White, and she hires a henchman to go and kill Snow White.
In the tower Cuddles the cat notices that the queen has dropped the
keys to the tower door outside the doorway. He tries to tell Simon the
jester and Nanny Nick-Nack but he takes no notice. Finally the
henchmen realises what Cuddles is trying to say and the three of them
manage to get the keys with the help of the fairies and they free the
cat, the nanny, the jester and the henchmen. They decide they must all
try and stop the wicked queen and protect Snow White.
Meanwhile the queen is looking through spells in which to kill snow
white. She decides that a poisoned apple will be just the trick. She
disguises herself as a crone and leaves the castle to venture out into the
forest.
When the dwarfs set off for work the next day
Snow White and the animals decide to tidy up the
house. Suddenly there is a knock at the door. An
old crone is selling apples and Snow White is
encouraged to take a bite. She does so and falls to
the ground. The queen runs off into the forest.
Snow White is sent out into the forest to pick some berries and is
followed by the henchman who confronts Snow White. He is
stopped in his tracks by the three fairies and ask him to consider
his options and look closely at his conscience. He cannot bear
himself to kill her, so he tells her to run away and never come
back. He kills a pig and brings back it heart. The henchman shows
the wicked queen the heart and she is delighted. Nanny NickNack, Cuddles and Simon are devastated and they are put into the
castle tower.
Meanwhile the animals of the forest help Snow White to safety by showing her the
Dwarfs’ cottage. Whilst she loves the cottage she is very tired and decides to have a
sleep. When the dwarfs arrive home they are terrified but they soon warm to Snow
White’s charm. They decide she can stay. The Wicked Queen wakes up with a terrible
hangover after the wake of Snow White but asks the magic mirror who the fairest of
them all is. When the mirror tells her it is still snow white and she is alive, she is
enraged, locks the henchmen in the tower and sets out to kill her herself.
Cuddles, Nanny Nick-Nack, Simon and the henchman find themselves in a creepy part of the forest full
of ghosties and ghoulies. They find the dwarfs cottage and see Snow White. The dwarf return home to
find Snow White unconscious. Prince Valiant also arrives, notices Snow White and is amazed at her
beauty. Cuddles, Simon and Henry the Henchman arrive with the fairies and the fairies tell them all that
Snow White will awaken with one kiss from her true love. The queen tries to stop them but the fairies
put a spell on her which means she will forever look like a hag. The prince kisses Snow White and she is
awake. She is whisked away by the prince. The dwarfs are sad to see her go but pleased she has her
happy ending. The pantomime ends with a wedding.