Sinbad The Sailor (Down Under)
Jackie Staite
Genre: Pantomime
Cast size: 25 +Chorus
Duration: Two Act
Jackie Staite | Pantomime | Full-length | 6m, 7f, , 6m/f, 6jm/f +Chorus
Short synopsis
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Sinbad and his friend, Daring Dan, agree to undertake a dangerous voyage to Australia on ‘The Saucy Sheila’ under the command of Captain Crabb. Captain Crabb is attracted to Sinbad’s mother, Dame Salubria, and enrols her as the ship’s cook.
But, problems arise, Sinbad goes fishing and inadvertently pulls out The Old Man of The Sea, who curses Sinbad and the ship. Two girl stowaways both insist they are engaged to Sinbad, and Salubria can’t cook. Meanwhile the pirate ship commanded by Glamorous Gloria has its own problems and the only solution is to find and attack another ship.
Shipboard adventure and hilarity follow, the Old Man of the Sea seeks his revenge, and the two girls vie for Sinbad’s attention, the highlight being a very funny frying pan fight. The pirates attack and are driven off but capture the girls and Salubria as hostages. The captives get back to the Saucy Sheila only to be caught up in a storm and shipwreck.
Act 2 is set on the coast of Australia, where Crocodile Aberdeen lives. Baz and Shaz, our Brummie tourists from Ali Baba make another appearance as does our loveable camel Humpthree. Survivors from The Saucy Sheila and the Pirate ship arrive separately and Dan finds a clue about buried treasure. After a fight Sinbad and Glamorous Gloria agree to share the treasure, buy a ship and sail the seas as joint captains. Captain Crabb finds his uniform (which got lost somewhere between act 1 and act 2) and proposes to Salubria. Our two girls Pearl and Coral, both find romance in unlikely places.
The pantomime is easily and cleverly staged. The action changes quickly between The Saucy Sheila and the pirate ship. Both are performed on exactly the same set and only the flag is changed to show which ship we are on. The scene change to act 2 takes place in the interval, and actors from Act 1 can double as Baz, Shaz and Crocodile Aberdeen.
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