Synopsis
Step right up to the big top! This Goldilocks and the Three Bears pantomime script is a whirlwind of laughter, thrills, and heart.
Goldilocks works at The Circus of Dreams with her best friend Candy Floss, while her mother Barbara Barnum keeps the show on the road. But trouble lurks when Baroness Berserk and her bumbling henchmen, Spit and Sawdust arrive in town. When the circus’s honey pot goes missing, Goldilocks finds herself in a forest cottage… home to a very unusual bear family!
Can they rescue the bears and save the circus from ruin? Expect toe-tapping tunes, dazzling dances, and a brand-new star act in the big top! This panto promises fun, surprises, and a magical circus extravaganza for the whole family.
Roles
15 Speaking Roles + Ensemble
- Goldilocks Principal girl. She is a talented young woman destined to follow in the footsteps of her mother and run the Circus of Dreams.
- Candy Floss Goldilocks’ best friend. Works on the confectionary stall but has big dreams to headline the circus one day with an equally big voice to match.
- Barbara Barnum Dame. Goldilocks’ mother. A hardworking, caring woman who owns the Circus of Dreams. Barbara is determined to save the circus from financial ruin, while keeping her animals in excellent conditions.
- Rory Comic. Lion Tamer who is terrified of big cats. Spends his time wishing he was a clown but doesn’t have the confidence to pursue the career of his dreams.
- Baroness Berserk Evil Ringmaster. Cruel and careless. Mauled by a bear as a child, and bent on seeking revenge ever since.
- Spit Baroness Berserk’s henchmen. The brains of the operation.
- Sawdust Baroness Berserk’s other henchmen. The brawn of the operation.
- Spirit of the Ring The good fairy, destined to protect the animals in the circus from harm, who has a soft spot for Barbara Barnum.
- Daddy Bear A grumpy older bear with a kind heart.
- Mummy Bear A motherly mid-life bear with a sweet tooth.
- Baby Bear A plucky young bear with dancing feet.
- Circus of Dreams Acts Ensemble.
- Circus of Nightmares Acts Ensemble.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears Pantomime Script Extract
RORY The honey pot. There it is!
RORY points and they rush over to the table.
GOLDI. What’s my music box doing here?
RORY And why are there three bowls of freshly served porridge waiting for us?
BARBARA Who knows. But I’m starving after all that searching! (Aside) Shall we eat the porridge?
Audience response.
No, quite right, it’s not ours. But it does seem to be going to waste…
BARBARA sits down first, at the largest chair in front of the biggest bowl of porridge. RORY joins her in the next largest, then GOLDILOCKS in the smallest. When GOLDILOCKS sits down, she breaks her chair.
GOLDI. Oh no!
BARBARA Look what you’ve done.
RORY It’s not even your house.
GOLDI. I didn’t mean to.
GOLDILOCKS re arranges the broken chair into a pile, and kneels by the table. They tuck their napkins into the collars, and put another on their laps.
BARBARA Time to tuck into this delicious porridge.
BARBARA takes a large spoonful and tries a bit.
Ouch! That’s very hot.
BARBARA turns to ask GOLDILOCKS what her porridge is like, in doing so, she pushes RORY’s head directly into the porridge bowl in front of him. The following section should be performed with a knowing tongue-in-cheek about the messy sequence.
Goldilocks how’s your porridge?
GOLDI. Mum! You’ve just pushed Rory’s head right into his bowl of porridge.
BARBARA Oh dear Rory. That is a shame. Still, how’s your porridge dear?
RORY (Emerging covered in porridge licking his lips) It’s a bit cold actually.
BARBARA Is it? Here, have some of mine, that should warm it up.
BARBARA takes her bowl of porridge and pours it over RORY’s head. She makes sure to scrape out every drop.
There we go. Make sure you get the lot.
GOLDI. Mum! I can’t believe you just did that. It’s gone all over his costume.
RORY blows from his lips and bits of porridge continue to drip down his face.
BARBARA He’ll be all right dear. Now, how was your porridge?
GOLDI. (Taking a spoonful and eating it) Mine’s delicious. It’s just right!
RORY It’s just right, is it?
GOLDI. Yes, that’s what I said. Just right.
RORY Well in that case I think you ought to try some, Barbara. After all it was your suggestion to try the porridge in the first place.
BARBARA Oh no thank you, I’m full up now.
RORY You’re full up?
BARBARA Yes, I’m full up.
RORY After one little spoonful?
BARBARA Yes, I’m totally full.
RORY But I insist.
RORY picks up the bowl, holding it closer to BARBARA BARNUM threateningly.
BARBARA No thank you Rory. I’m full.
RORY But I insist.
BARBARA BARNUM gets increasingly frustrated
BARBARA I’m full.
RORY But I insist.
BARBARA I’m full.
RORY But I insist.
BARBARA I’m full!
BARBARA BARNUM takes out her frustration pushing the bowl back to RORY. It ends up in his face and drips all over him.
