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The Rumpelstiltskin Racket

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  2w, 2m, 7any gender (adult)

Kjartan Poskitt

"the power of the play lies in its metaphoric realism and its suggestion that such scenes are being enacted all over 1930s Germany ..." - Michael Billington, Guardian

The Rumpelstiltskin Racket

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m, 7any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
From the author of Henry the Tudor Dude, comes this inventive and highly individual presentation of the well-loved fairy-tale. The Palace is bustling and the hacks from the Daily Slur are hard at work. Will Miranda manage to spin straw into gold, or will she be flogged by the jealous Madam Inquisitor? Only her mysterious visitor can help, but at what cost? A humorous, tuneful excursion into a world of love, intrigue, deception and the magical mischief of the manikin with no name.
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Performing Groups
Smithy: a paper seller. Smirch: a journalist. Smutt: a journalist. The Baker. Professor Miller. Miranda: his daughter. The King. Madam Inquisitor. The Manikin. The Town Crier. Smudge : a press photographer. Messenger, Villagers, Guards, Servants, Crows, H

11 named parts, doubling possible

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"So it's a fairy story, but this baby sure ain't no pantomime."

Music

  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

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Kjartan Poskitt

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