Saint George and the dragon
D Streames  2002
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Princess: ..........................................................
Emily: ............................................................
George: ...........................................................
Sir Berty: ..........................................................
Sir Sid: ............................................................
King: ..............................................................
7. Queen: .......................................................
8. Royal Adviser 1: ..........................................
9. Jerry: ..........................................................
10. Mrs Bean: ..................................................
11. Dragon:.......................................................
12. Wizard: ......................................................
Scene 1 In the forest
(Enter Princess Matilda and Emily)
Princess:
Ahhhhh. What a beautiful day! Hello everyone, my name is Matilda, I am a Princess.
Emily:
(Enter George)
George:
Hello everyone, my name is Emily. I am the Princess´ friend.
Princess,Emily:
Hello.
George:
Hello.
Princess:
What´s your name?
George:
My name is George.
Emily:
Are you a Prince?
George:
Me, a Prince? No, no.
Emily:
Can you sing?
George:
Yes, I can.
Princess:
Are you good at singing?
George:
Yes, I am.
Princess:
Oh no, it´s five o´clock. We´re late! We must go. Goodbye!
I´m very tired and I´m hungry.
George:
Goodbye.
(Exit Princess and Emily)
George:
What a beautiful Princess! Maybe I can marry her.
Wizard:
Ha ha ha ha ha. You can’t marry her!
George:
Why?
Wizard:
Because she is a princess.
George:
A Princess?
Wizard:
Yes, she is a princess. She is Princess Matilda and only a prince can
marry her, and you are not a prince.
George:
(Exit George)
Wizard:
Oh well...
Ha, ha, ha, I am Wilmon, Wilmon the Wizard. I am very clever and I am magic.
With my magic I will marry the beautiful Princess, ha, ha, ha.
(Exit Wizard)
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Scene 2
In the village clothes shop
Jerry:
Can I help you?
Mrs Bean:
I’m looking for a jumper.
Emily:
I’m looking for a suit of armour
Jerry:
What size are you?
Mrs Bean:
I’m a 36.
Emily:
I’m a 44.
Jerry:
Here you are
Mrs Bean:
Can I try in on?
Jerry:
Yes, the changing rooms are over there.
(Mrs Bean and Mr Smith go and try it on and then come back)
Mrs Bean:
Thank you, I’ll take it.
Emily:
Me, too. I’ll take it
Jerry:
Anything else?
Mrs Bean:
No, thank you. How much is it?
Jerry:
That´s twenty three pounds fifty. Anything else?
Mrs Bean:
Yes, I’m looking for some trousers.
Jerry:
(Enter Royal adviser)
What size are you?
Royal Adviser:
The King and the Queen.
(Enter King and Queen)
King, Queen:
Hello, hello, hello! How are you? How are you?(waving everyone including the audience)
(George, Sid and Berty enter running)
George:
Help, help. The dragon is coming. The dragon is coming!
Berty:
Don´t worry. I am Sir Berty the Brave. I can fight. I am good at figting
Sid:
And I am Sir Sid the Strong. I can throw. I am good at throwing.
(he mimes throwing a knife)
Berty:
I am strong. I am the strongest knight in the world.
Sid:
I am fast. I am the fastest Knight in the world.
Berty:
I am brave. I am the bravest Knight in the world!
Sid:
No, no, no. I´m the bravest Knight in the world!
Berty:
You! Brave, Ha ha ha ha ha! I´m the bravest.
Sid:
Oh no you’re not!
Berty:
Oh yes I am.
Sid:
Oh no you’re not.
Berty:
Oh yes I am.
Sid:
Oh no you’re not.
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Berty:
Oh yes I am.
(While they are arguing the dragon enters)
Sid:
Oh no you’re not!
Berty:
Oh yes I am!
Dragon:
Excuse me.
Sid,Berty:
Yes.
Dragon:
Grrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Berty and Sid:
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh The dragon!!!
(The dragon chases Sir Sid and Sir Berty off stage)
Queen:
This is terrible, this is terrible.
Emily:
What can we do?
King:
There is a big dragon.
Royal Adviser:
A big dragon, hmmm...that is a difficult question.
Queen:
We need brave Knights.
Royal Adviser:
I’ve got an idea.
Queen,King,Princess,Emily: Yes?
Royal Adviser:
Yes, a fantastic idea. A competition! Whoever kills the dragon can marry the princess.
Queen,King,Princess,Emily: Fantastic!
Queen:
Go and tell everyone that there is a Royal competition. Whoever kills the dragon
can marry the princess.
Scene 3 In the forest...
Royal adviser: (Holding the sign and reading from it)
By order of Her Majesty the Queen:
Competition.
Wanted: Brave Knights.
Whoever kills the big dragon can marry the Princess.
Sid:
I am brave! I can marry the princess.
Berty:
You? Ha ha ha. I am brave..
Sid:
Oh no your not!
Berty:
Oh yes I am!
Sid:
Oh no your not!
Berty:
Oh yes I am!
(They fight)
(While they are fighting the Wizard enters)
Wizard:
Excuse me
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(Berty and Sid stop fighting and turn to the Wizard)
Wizard:
I’m sorry, but you cannot marry the Princess.
Sid and Berty:
Why not?
Wizard:
Wizard:
Because I will! Alikazam!!! (The Wizard casts a spell and Sid and Berty fall asleep)
Now, where is this dragon, where is the dragon?
(The dragon appears and follows the wizard around the stage, but the wizard doesn’t see the dragon and
continues to ask the audience if they’ve seen the dragon)
Dragon:
Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
Wizard:
Aaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!! (The wizard faints and Sid and Berty come back to life)
Dragon:
Grrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Sir Sid , Sir Berty:
We can beat you!
Dragon:
Only the best can beat me.
Royal Adviser, Emily, Queen:
We are the best.
Dragon:
Let’s play a game and see! Can you swim?
Emily, Queen:
Yes, we can.
Dragon:
Are you good at swimming?
Emily, Queen:
No, we are not.
Dragon:
Eliminated. Can you ride a horse?
King, Sid, Berty:
Yes, we can.
Dragon:
Are you good at riding a horse?
King, Sid, Berty:
No. we aren’t.
Dragon:
Eliminated! Can you fight?
George:
Yes, I can.
Dragon:
Are you good at fighting?
George:
Yes, I am.
Dragon:
Are you the best?
George:
Yes, I am.
Dragon:
Wrong! Eliminated. I am the best, I am the best.
George:
Let’s see.
(They fight. The dragon is about to kill George when the princess enters and saves him by slaying the dragon)
George
Thank you Princess:
Princess:
You’re welcome. You’re a very brave man.
Mrs Bean, Emily, Sir Sid, sir Berty:
King, Queen, Royal Adviser 1:
Everyone:
Yes, you’re very brave.
Well done. (Shakes his hand) You can marry the Princess.
Hooray, hooray!
The end
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