Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs
The classic story is brought to life in true pantomime style, refreshed and enriched with laugh upon laugh!
Brimful of comedy, this hilarious new version takes some beating! Original material and inventive ideas live hand in hand with the traditional story and essential pantomime fun.
The Seven Dwarfs, often (but not always) played by children, have distinct comical characters, each providing a small speaking role, ideal for youth theatre groups, dance academies or societies wishing to nurture young talent.
A brand new, original comic two-some, Justice Quill and his idiotic scribe, Scribbles (acting as legal advisors to evil Queen Avarice) add to the hilarity, irony and anarchy whilst, unusually for this title, there are stacks of optional possibilities to feature the Chorus.
Cleverly avoiding the need for a large number of scene changes, this script lends itself to straight-forward staging, whilst offering boundless opportunities for the more ambitious.
Full cast and scenery requirements are listed below
Many productions of this script have won NODA and drama federation awards, including Wickham Bishops Drama Club (NODA “Best Pantomime”)!
We also offer a version of this script for schools or youth theatre groups (slightly simplified and with added lines for Chorus members). For a Reading Copy of this, please select Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs and specify “youth version” in the message box on the order form.
"...This is about as good as local family pantomime can get, its witty script peppered with one-liners in a crackingly paced favourite, written with flair by A P Frayn. Pantostatic!” (Southern Evening Echo)
New Mills AO&DS
Friendship Theatre Group
EXCERPT from Act II Scene 1: The Dwarfs’ Cottage © Alan P Frayn
| BRAINY: | Let us introduce ourselves. I’m Brainy. |
| SMILEY: | He’s the clever one. And I’m Smiley. |
| BRAINY: | He’s the happy one! (To the other 5:) Come on, your turn – and keep it short! |
| DOZY: | I’m Dozy. |
| BRAINY: | He’s one slice short of a loaf! |
| BLUSHFUL: | (Shy and embarrassed at meeting a girl) I’m … oh, gosh … I’m Blushful. |
| SMILEY: | He’s short and sweet. |
| SNIFFLE: | I’m Sniffle. |
| BRAINY: | He’s short of a … |
| SNIFFLE: | (Interrupting) A … a … a … ah – tishoo! (He sneezes into his hands.) |
| BRAINY: | Yes, he’s short of a tissue! |
| SNIFFLE: | How do you do. (He shakes hands with Snow White.) |
| SNOW WHITE: | (Looking at her hand) Err! I see what you mean! |
| SNOOZY: | I’m Snoozy. |
| SMILEY: | He’s always short of sleep. |
| GRUMBLY: | And, if you must know … I’m Grumbly. |
| BRAINY: | He’s short tempered! |
| DOZY: | And he’s got a short fuse! |
| OTHER 6: | (ALL except Grumbly:) So he may be a bit short with you! (They laugh.) |
| SNOW WHITE: | So, do you think I could stay here with you? |
| DOZY: | How about it, lads? |
| GRUMBLY: | No! Women are trouble! |
| SNOW WHITE: | I’m a very good cook! |
| 7 DWARFS: | In that case, it’s a “yes”! |
| SNOW WHITE: | Why, thank you – and I promise you won’t go short! … Oops, sorry! |
Characters
| SNOW WHITE: | Young princess. (Female) |
| QUEEN AVARICE: | The Wicked Queen, Snow White’s stepmother. A “glamorous baddie”. (Female) |
| EDNA BUCKET: | Pantomime Dame, the Palace housekeeper. (Obviously, best played by a man) |
| CHUCKLES: | The Queen’s new jester. (Male or female) |
| PRINCE FERDINAND: | Dashing young Prince. (Can either be played by male, or female as Principal Boy) |
| FAIRY FORTUNE: | Typical good fairy character. (Female) |
| MERLIN or MERLINA: | The voice of the Magic Mirror. (Male or female) |
| JUSTICE QUILL: | The local magistrate. (Male or female) |
| SCRIBBLES: | Quill’s idiotic scribe. (Male or female) |
| SLURP: | The Queen’s henchman. (Male) |
| THE 7 DWARFS: | 7 small speaking roles with characters in line with their names. (Mixed male and female) |
| CHORUS: | Palace Maids/Servants Diamond Spirits (Optional) Spirits of the Forest Scouts, Cubs, Guides and Brownies (Optional) Avarice’s Minions (Optional) Royal Courtiers |
| DANCERS: | Featured in musical numbers as desired. Also play the Forest Animals in some scenes. |
Scenes (Notes on simplified scenery are also included in the script)
| ACT I | |
| Prologue: | Once Upon a Time … (Front of Tabs, then the Mirror set) |
| Scene 1 : | The Palace Courtyard (Full stage exterior scene) |
| Scene 2 : | The Queen’s Dressing Room (Front of Tabs, then Mirror) |
| Scene 3 : | The Diamond Mine (Full stage mine interior scene) |
| Scene 4 : | If You Go Down to the Woods Today (Half-stage scene) |
| Scene 5 : | Deep in the Forest (Full stage woodland scene) |
| ACT II | |
| Scene 1 : | [Optional] Carry on Camping! (As Act I Scene 4 or 5) |
| Scene 2 : | The Dwarfs’ Cottage (As Act I Scene 5, plus cottage) |
| Scene 3 : | The Queen’s Dressing Room (Front of Tabs, then Mirror) |
| Scene 4 : | Meanwhile, Back at the Cottage (As Act II Scene 2) |
| Scene 5 : | The Queen’s Dressing Room (Front of Tabs, then Mirror) |
| Scene 6 : | The Diamond Shrine (As Act I Scene 3) |
| Scene 7 : | Chuckle with Chuckles! (Front of Tabs) |
| Scene 8 : | ... Happily Ever After (Probably as Act I Scene 1) |