Old Father Time (Moger)
Doreen Moger
Genre: Pantomime
Cast size: 13 +Chorus
Duration: Two Act
Doreen Moger | Pantomime | Full-length | 6m, 4f, 6m/f +Chorus
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In the Kingdom of Summertime preparations are in hand for the bringing in of the New Year, and Mr Timepiece the castle clock-keeper is there to make sure all goes to plan.
However, Old Father Time is refusing to leave and so make way for Baby New Year's arrival. This could spell disaster and to make matters worse, to cement his position, with the aid of his dim henchpersons, Tik and Tok, he plans to steal the pendulum from the World Clock that controls time for everybody, unless his demands are met.
Meanwhile Mark Time has fallen in love with Princess Joyful, but because he's a commoner (and Dame Beatty Time's son) King Happy won't allow their marriage until he becomes nobility.
Needless to say the pendulum is duly removed by OFT which sets off a chase around the world to find him and return it to the castle before 2359 on December 31st! Off to sea on the SS Millennium go Dame Beatty, Mark and Joyful, 'assisted' by the daffy but lovable Percy Part-Timer and the 'poachers-turned-gamekeepers' Tik and Tok. The first stop is Neptune's undersea world where they learn that their quest must take them on to The Island Of Eternal Darkness.
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