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The Miller’s Sons - Richard
Spurgeon, Tony Shepherd, Colin Monk
Our story starts in times austere
(The audience near shed a tear).
A miller died, he left this life
Bereft of money, power or wife.
Three orphaned sons, in awkward stance,
Awaited their inheritance.
The eldest son, he fared the
best.
The mill was his, this left the rest
With nought, I thought,
worth smiling at.
One gained a cow, the last a cat.
But this was not just any puss -
For fireside warmth and feline fuss.
This cat had skills beyond most's
reach -
For she had gained the power of speech.
(I thought she was
quite clever too,
At all the things she then did do.)
For while her master pondered
sore
On how to make his station more,
And where to find himself some
loot,
Our cat became a Puss in Boot.
(I know that there were really two
-
Her boots, I mean, but to be true,
E'en though I struggled for much
time,
I couldn't find a word to rhyme!)
So off went Puss in Boots, with
song,
A-thinking as she walked along
Of cunning plans devised for one
Who really was a miller's son.
The Cutters
In order to impress the King,
Into his presence gifts did bring.
A rabbit and a partridge made
A
great impression when displayed.
This tasty fare our puss did bring
To
set before the Queen and King.
(Though here, I fear, I may have erred,
And bird and rabbit might be spared.
For just as likely, I suppose,
Have been as pets for Princess Rose.)
To find a man for Princess Rose,
A pretty problem this did pose.
For twas a very special guy
Would
suit a Princess who's so shy.
The King decided that he'd get
A partner
off the Internet.
(That's one for Princess Rose, I mean,
The King
already had the Queen!)
The King - Tony Rice-Oxley
For trip in car they off then
set,
And saw a stranger, very wet,
A-struggling in the mighty stream.
Our clever cat began to scream.
Cried Puss, "My master drowns, alas,"
"He is Marquis of Carabas".
And then jumped in the brave Chauffeur
To save said son of late miller.
As luck would have it, Mrs Queen
Had lately to the cleaners been.
This kindly lady lent some clothes.
The miller's son, from head to toes
Soon reappeared in Princely dress,
A pretty Princess to impress.
The car was there, they climbed inside,
And all went off to take a ride.
The Interval was next, and we
Queued happily for cups of tea.
And so our show began again,
In meadows and in fields of grain.
The cutters cut, the reapers reaped,
The mice wore clogs, and sang so sweet.
The cutters then, as if by
chance,
All entertained us to a dance.
And Puss was there, and did espy
The Royal couple passing by.
Our clever cat told all to say
Her
master owned these fields, and they
All spoke as asked when were addressed
By King and Queen, who looked impressed.
Wanita and The Reapers
The cat to Ogre's castle came,
To play the next part of her game.
Met energetic Mrs "O",
Her
husband was quite different though.
This boastful Ogre was sure that
He
was more clever than our cat.
He'd play her game and after, he
Would
serve her up, with chips, for tea.
The things he turned himself into
To
show the cat what he could do!
A lion roaring from his lair,
A timid
mouse from under stair.
This second move was a mistake
For Puss in
Boots a leap did make,
And instantly devoured the mouse,
Declared the
castle "Open House",
Laid on a party there and then,
Invited King and
Queen, and when
The King arrived plus Rose plus Queen,
The cat revealed
her clever scheme.
There was just one thing left to do -
She said her
master owned this too.
Puss in Boots (Kaylie Allison)
The King got all impressed again,
Declared that ne'er throughout his reign,
He'd ever seen a place so
grand,
The noblest castle in the land.
And very soon, the King, he saw
He'd best make him his son-in-law.
So calling for his dubbing sword,
Was soon as faithful as his word.
Made miller's son a Prince indeed,
Count of Cowplain, Duke of Denmead,
And half a dozen places more -
There may have been, I'm not too sure!
But anyway the deed was
done.
The King and Queen had gained a
son.
And here the story ended, so,
We reached the last part of our
show.
Our Panto finished with a Bang,
And Flash, and Wallop, as all sang
Of Eve and Adam, Romeo,
And Anne
Boleyn, and do you know,
Napoleon was in it too,
They even mentioned
Waterloo!
A final thankyou now is due
To all the cast and backstage crew.
And everyone who made the tea,
For light and sound and scenery,
Plus makeup, prompt and piano.
And, one more thing before I go,
To everyone who joined us here,
We
hope we'll see you all next year.
Jane Rice-Oxley, Director of the Production
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