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Scene 1 : Piratical Goings On : on board the pirate ship.

Captain Christmas is fed up. He hasn't got a Christmas tree. We meet the pressed ganged group of girls who turn out to be more competent sailors than the male crew.

Scene 2 :The Jungle Island : Version One: on a tropical island.

Monkeys are holding a business meeting for their MTV company, (Monkey TV). Version One is based around current TV programmes. The Pirates find treasure and a Christmas tree.

Scene 2 :The Jungle Island : Version Two : on a tropical island.

For use when TV programmes in Version One become outdated. This time the company, Monkey Business, exports bananas, and is looking to increase sales. The Pirates find treasure and a Christmas tree.

THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS OF SCENE 2 ... THE FIRST IS BASED UPON TV PROGRAMMES WHICH MAY WELL BE OUTDATED WHEN YOU COME TO THE MUSICAL.

Scene 3 : Nabbed : in the market.

In the market the pirates buy decorations for the tree. After a fracas they are captured.

Scene 4 : Down in the Dungeons : Princess Dotty's dungeons.

The crew are dejected until Princess Dotty commandeers them as emergency staff for her Christmas party. When the prison cell is empty, some rats practice a dance routine for their own Christmas concert.

Scene 5 : A Right Royal Party : Princess Dotty's dining hall.

The prime minister, Mr Blur, has forgotten to get decorations for Princess Dotty's Christmas tree. Captain Christmas has some however, and saves the day. The crew need never go pirating again.

Captain Christmas

Synopsis

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Absolutely superb

A pantomime .. of sorts!  All that pirate Captain Christmas wants for the festive season is a decorated Christmas tree.  The story contains eight brilliant songs as it careers between treasure, monkeys, girl power and dancing rats!

Terrific fun ... don't miss it!

Cast

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Sample Script

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Bosun              Well done First Mate, we were looking for an experienced crew. You lot can swab these dirty decks and do the laundry … polish the ship’s bell and stuff.

Janey              And you can take a long walk off a very short plank. This is the twenty first century … isn’t it? (Looks around at non 21st century scene) Girl power you know! We’ll do the sailing, you do the washing. (Exit all male cast members)

SONG 2 : GIRL POWER

The song provides an opportunity for the girls to perform a dance routine.

Percy               (From offstage) Land ahoy cap’n! (Runs on stage pointing) Land ahoy cap’n!

Bosun              (Looking through telescope) Well I thought girl power was just a lot of hot air, but it’s found us an island cap’n.

Capt                Brilliant. You know what this means bosun?

Bosun              Trees!

Girls                Trees?

Mate                Cap’n must have a Christmas tree for his birthday. It will help cheer him up.

Janey              (Very dramatically) What would cheer me up right now would be a force five-gale blowing sea spray through my hair, the whistle of the wind in the rigging, the howl of the wind at the sails and the tortuous bucking of the trusty ship beneath my feet!

Crew men         Oooooh….. get you!

Pete                Well it’ll cheer me up to feel some warm, firm sand under my feet. I’m fed up with being sea sick.

Jeany              (Scoffing) Whoever heard of a pirate being sea sick?

Percy               ‘Praps this will be my dream island. A veggie plot and flower garden would cheer me up.

Suzy               (Sarcastically) Whoever heard of a gardening pirate?

Paul                (Unfolding a map, looking very puzzled) Cap’n, this island … it isn’t on the map.

Sally               (Crosses to him) The map’s upside down, dope.

Suzy               (Scoffing) Whoever heard of a pirate not being able to read a map? Come on girls let’s heave to.

Mate               [Aside to audience] Might be quicker if they heaved three or four! [Exits]

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