Seven Golden Dragons

Although the characters are referred to as "he" throughout the script, reflecting our original production, there is no reason at all why many of the characters should not be female. Elflings, Orcs and other fantastic creatures are sexless and a production in which Znakbar and the Orcs are played by girls would have an interesting new dimension. I think to make the Golden Dragons themselves female would mean major alterations to parts of the script but feel free to try.

The size of the cast can be varied considerably. There can be large numbers of Orcs and Elflings or you can restrict yourself to the named characters. There is the possibility of doubling in the minor roles (e.g. Dad, Mum, pilots, hijacker, monsters, slaves etc.) allowing a minimum cast of 25­/30 but, if you want to include as many people as possible, over 60 could be usefully employed. A large cast will give the songs more impact and make the crowd and fight scenes more exciting.