A Script for Aladdin
The following document is a summary of a script written for a
small village in Derbyshire. The full script is available from victuallers@westonontrent.co.uk.The script was originally staged with a large number of computer graphics – these are also available.
Productions to date and planned include
"Uncle" travels from Africa and comes to China where he meets Aladdin. Aladdin is a lazy boy. Father died some time ago. "Uncle" claims to be his uncle and that he will make him rich. Uncle persuades Aladdin’s poor mother to feed him and offers to make Aladdin rich. Mother is cautious. Aladdin is taken to cave where he has to squeeze in (rock rolls back to reveal cave). Aladdin is not keen to go so Uncle gives him a ring. Aladdin finds riches and fills pockets, Uncle says pass me the lamp. Aladdin says no get me out first.
The hole is caused by the Water Company. Severn Trent (say) are evilly sending noxious liquids to the allotments "to get rid of the leaks" and causing Road Works Aladdin is a singer, his Uncle claims he can make him famous and offer his riches beyond his wildest dreams. He wants the lamp and the recording contract off Aladdin. His mum knows better
Sam secretly loves Tai Chi. She only has eyes for Al. Al just wants fame and money.
Sam won’t do what the Uncle wants.
When the uncle offers "New lamps for old" .. It’s because it’s a village rummage sale.
In the middle of the show we have the princess choosing a suitor in "The Prince is Right" hosted by
Danny As-Been, this actually fits into the plot!Genies appearing and disappearing
Rapid scene transformations where castles appear or people get magiced to different places.
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Name |
Based on Name |
Wants |
Relationship |
Accent, Mannerisms etc. |
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Al |
Wants to be famous and rich |
Central Figure |
Nice character but confused about what has value |
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Widow Twanky |
"Chinese Dragon" |
Wants everyone to be happy |
Al’s Mum |
Indulgent |
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Sam |
Wants to marry and settle down and be genuinely happy. |
Al’s Brother |
Honest and True but lacks assertiveness |
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Tai Chi |
?? |
Aladdin to love her AND to be genuinely happy. |
Lives in the village, grew up with Al and Sam |
Besotted with Al’s good looks |
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Tai-Rack |
Princess Sporty Spice. |
To be a proper princess. A kind of posh spice character? |
Aladdin's main chance at fame. |
Superficial, likes fondue sets, and after dinner mints etc. |
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Genie of the Ring |
Conven-tional Panto genie |
To serve |
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Cute, Traditional |
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Genie of the Lamp |
Grumpy |
Peace and quiet or something interesting to happen |
Similar character to Marvin in Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy and the books of Robert Sheckley |
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Genie of the Lump |
Genie of the Lamp |
To serve |
Genie of the Lump - says things like ‘don’t take the hump’ & ‘I had a hunch you’d say that’ |
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Genie of the Limp |
Above |
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camp to develop double entendre |
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Panto Horse |
Weston Super Mare |
"Its not a horse … it’s suryno" |
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Panto Horse (with Chinese eyes?) and a platted mane and tail. |
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Panto Name |
Based on Name |
Wants |
Relationship |
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AbbaBanana? |
Abbanardza |
World domination |
Claims to be Al and Sam’s Uncle |
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Wan Hung Lo |
Wants to be clever and be Abbanrdza’s partner in crime. |
Uncles helper |
Always adjusting underpants. Takes slaps from his boss with grace. |
Pre-scenes
The play will open with an overture – to be written. Computerised 3D graphics will be used as a title sequence.
The title sequence will end and the voice will continue with …. Somewhere in a secret lair in darkest Africa.
We then have a piece of video (an AVI – available!). The video shows the evil uncle. He is in an alchemist’s workshop. He is reading from a book called "Evil Poisons for Pleasure" (a re-titled family bible?). As he plots and evilly sniggers to himself he turns the page and a piece of paper falls out the book. He starts to read the piece of paper as the camera zooms in on the paper. The paper reads ….
How to rule the world …
P.S. There is a map on the back
The Uncle reads out the instructions to the audience, he then turns over the paper and reveals the map. The map shows Africa, China and in the centre the small village of Wes Tong, by Wes Tong it shows a big X where the cave is. He turns back to the front of the paper as the camera zooms out to show the Uncle re-reading his favourite bit at the end about Poisoning all the people he doesn’t like (Blue Peter Presenters, Bonny Langford, Brittany Spears, Chris Evans, Baby Spice). The video fades as the camera zooms in on the Uncle laughing hysterically
Full text available.
A sample of a script (Scene Nine) available …
THIS SCENE is a clever trick. In a previous scene Aladdin has been left abandoned in the cave. The audience can see him leave. At the start of this scene, scenery is brought on and misplaced. This "mistake" hides the smuggling in of Al who miraculously appears. The scene has been frozen at the end of scene 7 whilst a minor scene (8) happens off stage but obviously where the audience can see it. This is a clever trick that
does fool audiences.|
Twanky All cast Twanky Al
Sam Al
Twanky and all Al
Twanky
Al Al
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opens door of washing machine (this is THE major prop)
hands over lamp
Whoosh The genie of the LIMP appears |
What have we here ? Where have you come from ? Al.... I’ve been so worried. Hey, guess what, this most amazing thing happened. I’m rich, rich, RICH beyond my wildest dreams Impossible, your dreams are the wildest I know No, no, no. Look I’ve been to this cave with Uncle Abba Banana and I’ve found all these jewels..... Gasp
and I’ve got Abba Bananas ring and the lamp. Oh no, it’s got dishwasher powder all over it. Mum, wipe my lamp You can’t be trusted with anything. Here let me clean it...what’s it for ? ...aromatherapy ? No... don’t, not that way !!! Un Oh !! |
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Genie of the LIMP
Al Genie of the LIMP Al Twanky
Genie of the LIMP
Twanky
Tai-Chi Al Genie of the LIMP Al Sam |
Panto horse appears, everyone is astonished
grabs lamp genie of the limp disappears Male characters give him a strange look |
Oh my dears, you wouldn’t believe how crowded it is in that lamp. Fresh air at last. Not only is the genie of the lamp bossy, but his feet smell, ugh ! Oh and look at the wrinkles in my best blouse, I ironed this last time I was out, about 400 years ago... I’ll never get the creases out You’re not the genie of the lamp Oh, you’re quick. I am the genie of the limp
Well have a go then Mum, what do you want ? Well I’d like a holiday. I wish I was near some far off holiday resort Alcazoom, Alcazom, grant the wish for Aladdin’s mum
That’s not what I wished for ! I wanted a holiday resort . But he’s........Super A Super Mare Wes-Tong Super Mare (note script is modified for your group!) That’s what I ordered ! Sorry I’m a bit out of practice
Well your not practicing with me ! I wish you were back in the lamp
Where did he go.... seemed like a nice chap to me |
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Al
Genie of the LAMP
Al Genie of the LAMP
Al
Choo Genie of the lamp Al Genie of the lamp
Al
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Whoosh
Jewels appear and do mini-dance encore .
produces paper and starts writing a list
Slave bring in |
He was not the genie. You rubbed the lamp the wrong way Rub it clockwise, left to right then pull the lid with all your might Bye eck guvnor, not again. I was just managing to sort the things out with the genie of the limp out of the way for a moment. What is it you desire, master ? I wish I had some jewels Jewels, jewels, Oh heck, all anyone wants these days is jewels. No one wants anything interesting anymore, like pole cat flavoured jelly. Go then, if I must, how many, a million, 43 trillion Well. Just the 6 ? I saw in the cave would do for a start
That’s magic Al Of course it’s magical. I’m a genie
and I’ll have Gold Oakly’s (????) for all my friends and...
and Porche Boxster Chair and magic carpet (modify to suit (????) and gold what props can be sparingly found ????? |
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Genie of the lamp
Tai-Chi
Al
Tai-Chi Al Others Tai-Chi Al Tai-Chi Al
Tai-Chi
Sam Twanky Al |
not impressed
mouths
glances at Tai-Chi runs off crying to fire exit follows to audience |
Oh not more material goods. No one ever asks me to do interesting work anymore. Now I remember one job I did, turning the sun to yellow, now that was tricky, not that there’s anything wrong with green, but that’s what the guy wanted. Then there was moving the dinosaurs to Venus, ending the ice ages, building the pyramids, Stonehenge, Oh and writing that book for that Eric Van Danken guy Al, do you think its a good idea to have all this stuff, someone might think you’ve stolen it No it’s great. All the things Mum has never been able to buy us and I can buy her some things too But all these things won’t make us happy Oh yes they will. Now I can..... Oh no they won’t Look after yourself be rich and famous..... Look after yourself and marry........Princess Tai-Rack
Tai-Chi, what’s wrong, don’t cry Are you sure that’s what you want Al Yes Mum, we can say goodbye to all this. Follow me. We’re rich, rich, rich I’m rich, rich, rich and I’m going to be famous |
Scene 9 Page 5 of 5 Revision: Prototype
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Tai-Chi |
Sam and Tai-Chi return to main stage. Sam is still consoling Tai-Chi who says to Sam and the audience
leave |
What’s going to happen now ? I thought I would let Al marry me and we’d create music happily ever after. I never thought he’d be really rich....but we would have been happy How is this story going to end ? |
The script can be obtained in a machine readable form from victuallers@westonontrent.co.uk or jam@bamkin.co.uk. Although we insist that the script is distributed to the cast in a paper form to avoid a machine readable copy "going astray" onto the internet.
The script, music and computergraphics are still available. Obviously everything is copyright but we understand the need to modify for your community. Other scripts have been written by the same authors.