DRAMA CLUB SCRIPT. Term: Summer 2014 Day: Tuesday Age group: Title: Macbeth

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1 DRAMA CLUB SCRIPT Term: Summer 2014 Day: Tuesday Age group: 8-10 Title: Macbeth All: When shall we three meet again, in thunder lightning or in rain All: When the Hurley burley s don, when the battles lost and won All: That will be ere the set of sun, Er: Where the place All: Upon the heath, There to meet with MACBETH! Cannon: Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through fog and filthy air (NOISE) Be: What is this place? A: I am not sure my friend but it has a strange air about it. Let s rest here. Be: You fought well today my friend A: Nonsense I have never seen anyone as brave as you in battle Banquo E: A drum a drum Macbeth doth come Be: I feel like we are being watched A: Me too, hold on a minute (Scream), What are these creatures Be: They look like women, but they can t be because they have beards A: Creatures speak if you can, what are you? Witches: Hail Macbeth, hail to thee C: Thane of Glarms Witches: Hail Macbeth, hail to thee R: Thane of Cordor Witches: Hail Macbeth, hail to thee

2 J: That shalt be king thereafter A: What is this you speak, it can t be Be: Why do you look so shocked, they say you re will be king. What of my future hags! Bi: Your sons will be kings but not you. Be: (shrug) eh, good enough. (Witches retreat) (Servants of the castle, hand over right ear leaning towards R) L: Meanwhile in Macbeths castle R: Oh I do hope I hear from my husband soon. C: Hem, hem, Lady Macbeth a letter from your husband. R: He says he has earned a great respect, (cross stage) He also said he met some witches. All: Witches? Nah! R: (Cross stage) and they said he is going to be king. All: King? Nah! C: Lady Macbeth the king is coming here tonight R: GASP King Duncan, I have to clean the place. (clap clap, all step forward and start cleaning) J: Excuse me Cannon: Welcome home my Lord J: I have returned, why are all the servants frantically cleaning R: I m glad you asked, but first tell me how you come to be Thane of Glarms and Cordor J: I could tell you but we have to be alone, leave us. (All bow, back of stage) J: I met some strange creatures who told me I would be king R: But how is it possible the king still lives and he is coming here tonight J: We must make him feel welcome and we will discuss this later tonight. (ALL Trumpet)

3 Bi: I do wish they wouldn t do that, everywhere I go trumpets, trumpets, trumpets. R: It is a pleasure to have you at our house, King Duncan Bi: The pleasure is all mine, I had to see the new Thane of Cordor J: You are too kind Bi: Nonsense the other one was a traitor and lost his head. That reminds me what are we having for dinner? (Table) Bi: Thank you all, for making me feel so welcome, let s eat. (Eat) This is delicious! (Freeze) R: Can I speak with you a moment my love A: Please excuse me King Duncan. So, what s the plan R: I m going to get the king drunk, and later on when he has returned to his room, you will creep in and kill him. A: Oh I don t know if I can. R: (Slap) Pull yourself together. A: I don t know if I can be the man you want me to be. R: Of course you can and you will. A: But what if we fail. R: Then we fail. (All sleep) Er: Why are you not in bed my son? C: The sky s awake so I m awake Er: You know it is nearly midnight and you should be in bed. Who s there? A: A friend, Banquo, a friend Er: Macbeth? I thought you had gone to bed. We are just on our way now. This is my son Fleonce C: Is this Macbeth the great soldier you told me about?

4 Er: The very one now off to bed you go. I had a dream last night about those witches we met in the forest. A: What a horrible dream that must ve been Er: But I can t help thinking about it. Is what they say true? A: Wipe it from your mind; it is not worth thinking about Er: Thank you sir. DAGGER SCENE (All one slow step forward, rub eyes) All: Is this a dagger I see before me? The handle towards my hand? Come let me clutch thee. (Swipe, swipe, hold.) C: Art thou a dagger of the mind? Be: A false creation? El: The cause of a heat oppressed brain? (Three onto knees, pray) A: My eyes are made the fools of the other senses. L: There is no such thing! R: It is the bloody business. (Three onto knees, pray) Er: I go and it is done, the bell invites me J: hear it not Duncan for it is a knell Bi: That summons thee to heaven, or to hell. (Three onto knees, pray) (Pull dagger, stand, turn, three steps, stab) Er: GASP King Duncan s dead! Be: Murder, murder! (All sit. L is worried) L: What is keeping my husband? Duncan s death should be quick. The potion that I gave the guards won t last long. Bi: (Slow walk in looking at hands) It s done.

5 L: Why do you still have these weapons? The blood is still fresh on your hands. Bi: Did you hear anything? L: When? Bi: As I came back were there any screams? L: No the house is still sleeping Bi: (SIGH) This is a sorry sight. L: I will go and plant these on the sleeping guards. (Plant) Now my hands look like yours. (All knock) Bi: What is that distant knocking? Quick to our beds we must go. (L and Bi exit) C: Good morrow Macduff Be: Good morrow Lennox, Why have you been in bed so late, did you drink too much last night? C: I think we all overdid it last night the King s not even awake yet? (Laugh) Be: Ah our master must be stirring, here he comes. C: Our knocking awoke him. J: Good morrow to you both. Be: Is the king awake yet? J: Er, er, er not yet. Be: I Must speak with him it is of great importance J: (arm round) How about I tell you when he is awake. Be: But it is not your job to do so. C: What are you the kings hand maiden (Laugh) J: (Extra laugh) Hand maiden, that s a good one. (Serious) I ll tell you when he is awake. EXIT (All up)

6 Bi: MURDER TREASON RING THE ALARM (Run to a point and ring the alarm) Er: Banquo, Donalblain, Malcolm awake! A: Shake off your downy sleep. Death has come to this house. R: Ring the bell, ring the bell (Pull the bell) (Split into two sides facing one another, shout at one another, R and El come out and everyone freezes) El: I don t like this at all someone has murdered our father R: I don t think we are safe here Malcolm El: You are absolutely right. You go to England and I ll go to Ireland. R: Good luck my brother (Exit opposite) MACBETH HIRES MUDERERS C/Er SL practicing swordfighting A: (SR) No one must suspect my guilt, the only person between me and the throne is Banquo. (All creep to Alex as evil murderer) L: You called for us sir. A: I have a job for you, you know Banquo All: Yes my lord A: I want you to kill him and his son All: We shall my lord (creep to SL) Er: That s right son, keep your arm up, we ll make a soldier of you yet. (C charges at left, hides behind) Er: Run Fleonce, run as fast you can and don t stop. (C EXITS, All circle around Er) Er: Who sent you, who sent you! BELL NOISE

7 (Er drops, arms over the top of her, move away Er is dead, move away to the corners) MOVE TO TABLE POSITIONS All: Cheers! Bi: How glad I am that you are all able to attend my feast. Eat well until your stomachs are full my friends (Er comes in, face Macbeth and point) Bi: Banquo it can t be C: What are you saying, there is nobody there Bi: Of course there is no one there (Er walks around to the middle and points) Bi: Get out, get out of my house spirit! (Look at one another) Bi: Everyone leave the feast is over. (Everyone complain) Bi: OUT! WITCHES All: Round and round the cauldron go, in the poisoned entrails throw (Hands up, Laugh) All: (frog) Double, double, toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble. Be: How now you secret black and midnight hags. C: Ah Macbeth we ve been expecting you Be: I need some more advice from you creatures Witches: ooh advice from us, (cannon) speak, demand J: Would you rather hear it from us, or our masters? Be: Call them. Let me see them. GET CAULDRON

8 (Up surround cauldron, all down, Billy up) Bi: Beware the Thane of Fife (Up surround cauldron, step right, all down, Ellie up) El: Beware of man not born of woman. (Up surround cauldron, step right, all down, Rachel up) R: Beware when Birnham wood comes to Dunsinane Hill Be: (To aud, witches vanish) Well that s ridiculous woods can t move, where have they gone. Mh I have all the information I need. LADY MACBETH El: Why won t it come off, come off. (rub hands on floor, rub hands) come off. Out, Out. ALL: (examine El as doctors in a line at the back) Er: I have watched this woman for two nights now. Be: When was the last time she walked? L: (hands together) She has risen from her bed and put on her nightgown, then she takes a piece of paper and folds it. J: And what happens then? L: She doesn t write upon it. She just seals it and puts it back. R: Has she done any sleepwalking at all? L: Not to my knowledge doctor. A: (Hand out) Here she comes, she looks fast asleep. El: (Walks across stage, kneel down and rub hands) Out, out damn spot. Out I say! C: What is she saying? Bi: Let s watch her some more. El: Will these hands ever be clean? Here s the smell of blood! All the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten this hand. To bed I go. PAPER

9 All: Mmm yes, mmm yes. BRANCHES Macbeth pacing R: My Lord (Be jumps) Be: Why have you got that goose faced look? R: Sir there are 10,000 Be: GEESE! Villian? R: No sir, soliders. Be: What soldiers? R: The English force sir Be: Go and take thy goose-face to your position. I will not be afraid. I will defeat any enemy for the honour of my wife. (Move close behind tree branches) Er: (Be falls down, all move to the sides) Turn hell hound. Be: Do what you will Macduff for I cannot be harmed by any man born of a woman. Er: Ah-HAH Then you will not feel my sword. (lunge forward, Macbeth dies) Now men fight for me your new king. Fight for honour, fight for Scotland. BRAVEHEART MUSIC