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    Lipretto Vocal Book WOM! A Musical Comedy 7 ; i Music by George Stiles Book and Lyrics by Anthony Drewe | | Ter NOT FOR SALE «Tie books ie rented fo specified in your i propersy of | 421 West Sith Street New Yorke NY 10019 (212) 541-4684 ‘woritishows.com, NM a | Muse THEATRE Interns || Sieenieniae MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL | thor's Notes ritten as an ensemble piece for a cast comprising jdren who play, between .ctions, wher consideration, the doubling of roles has b Men OT, LOWBUTT and BEWICK » ;, SNOWY, QUEENE, OLD WOMAN (voice only) and MOTHER SWAN In addition the whol: of the stage crew ph "MAGGIE Pie - If you have a spare man availa BIRD (as indicated in the smaller supporting comes from seeing sacters - some of whom, thanks 10 fast costume changes! The show could, larger company however, also be performed by 2 mu Costumes - Where possi re tried to think of the human cou each character and used that esa basis for both the costume design and part was played. S nk of th qualities, so never env 33 to give the show as being people who happen to have saged feathery body suits, masks and beaks. an omithological tome may inform 1 costume comb. Took very much like we Is, allenge/ai successfully achieved in two playing U 1. During sheet of wh Usly and ¢ changes into his Swan costumé silk is spread 2 1 Cat, The Duckling leaves the returning before the "snow" y from the Farn Having rescued U snet, 1 leave che stage momentarily and an acting ASM lookalike rerurns with Duckling his the Cat during the costume offstage. In the subdued lighting state and again with elect the fal Choreographically replaced by ¢ formed Duckling who is enzobed in a cloak of "snow" readh of revelation should be as magical house you have failed! Duck-Speak - You will a afew words are nich you may not allowed in Scrabble - words .dehr". These are simply our pts would be making at that point in the story. Characters - We'v played with real convics found that Honk! works best when the characters are ‘and trath rather than as cartoons. If the eu ze for d s then you will both comedic and moving. can be lentify with, and hopefully have an even Our best wishes for a successful production George Stiles and Anthony Drewe Musical Numbers and Scenes Act One + Various locations around the duckyard. Spring. Compeny Mother C: SCENEI- The Old Woman's Cottage. Late Summer mE ! Cet, Queenie, Low If. The Duckyard. Late automa ‘The Collage - Drate, ida, Company A-collage, vasious locations. A ditch on the moors. Late autumn Wars Aad T co ‘The open countryside. Late winter “Transformation Two Finale: Look At Him (Ré Music No. 1 A POULTRY TALE yy, Henrietta, Cat, Grace, Maure Standing ore dishevee 2 for a variety of farm animal beside the water. He is soon joins TTA, MAUREEN, and the CAT. DRAKE: IN OUR PATCH BEHIND THE FARM ‘WHERE THE PACE OF LIFE IS SLOW ND THE ARE BROAD AND LUSi WE'RE ALL LIVING HERE IN CLOVER ND THE MATING SEASOD SO. THERE WON'T BE C. FOR ANYONE TO BLUSH IN OURLAND BOTH EVERY BANTAM, DUCK AND PHEASANT FOR OUR LIFE IS GOOD AND S$ TILL WE'RE PLUCKED AND OV IT’S A POULTRY TALE OF FOLK DOWN ON THE FARM HERE'S A TURKEY WITH A GOBBLE, WATTLE START TO WOBBLE ROOSTER COCK-A-DOODLES IDA enzers. + IDA/HEN./ MAUREEN/ ‘TURKEY: MAUREEN /HEN.: IDA: + HEN./ TURKEY/ DRAKE: LK DOWN ON THE FARM WHAT A GORGEOUS VISIO! SHE'S MY MISSUS, SHE GOES IN TO POINT OUT TE SKILLS TM LACKING IT’S APOULTRY TALE OF FOLK DOWN ON THE FARM COME ON DOWN AND DON’T BE STRANGERS IN OUR DUCKYARD OF FREE-RANGERS IT’S APOULTRY TALE OF FOLK DOWN ON THE FARM HERE WHERE WATERFOWL HAVE X LITTLE CHICKS ARE MOLLY-CODDLED FOR THE CAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THEM GRIEVOUS HARM HE’S OUR ONLY SOURCE OF WORRY § RARELY GET TO FLURRY IT’S A POULTRY TALE OF FOLK DOWN ON THE FA GLUTTON, RED FORM OF MUTTON KE A PALATABLE SOUP BUT WHEN THOSE LITTLE DUCKLINGS HAT! AVOUR YOU WON'T MATCH THEY'RE DELICIOUS ND IJUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH AS A FELON WHO IS FELINE YOU WILL FOR THOSE JUICY BALLS OF FLUF ing cact MAUREEN: GERI A-DER, BO-GER-DOC-E-DER _DOCEDER DRAKE: [WAH-WA-UH! WAH! WAH! WAH! WAH! IDA: | ‘WAH! WAH! MAUREEN/ HEN: BOC-BO-GA-DER! BOC-EO-GA-DER! TURKEY: [ OBBLE! GOBBLE! ALL: ‘WAH, BUHR, GOBE IDA/HEN./ DRAKE/ TURKEY: IN OUR WATERFOWL REGATTA THERE'S A MOORHEN FOND OF CHATTER + MAUREEN: AND A MANDARIN WITH ORIENTAL CHARM yr FIND EVERY RGANI GRACE enters. GRACE: + IDA/HEN./ | OF FOL + CAT: COME 01 ALL: IR DUCKYARD poscninsmninaccnnenanerts [Music No, 1a- POULTRY PLAYOUT - Optional Instrumental] | IDA: Drake! Drake! It’s no good pad epish, it confuses build on line ones arrive ght be a tarkey’s egg Drake, how woul Must be your side of t DRAKE: just has IDA: (acid) Yes, dear. DRAKE: Anyway, must fly Music No. 2, THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD da,» ID. Well where else d DRAKE exits IDA resumes siting on be AS ADUCK WHEN BEST ‘OU GET BORED THERE GOES DRAKE ON THE LAKE EE HIM THROUGH THE RU ALL THE TIME, FEELING IM JUST IGNORED IDON’T PRETEND THAT THIS TM A SUCKER FOR THE BILLING AND THE COOING HES T WHEN YOU HEAR THAT PITT) OF TINY FEET IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG I'VE HAD TO SIT HERE, MINI MY BROOD ‘THOSE LITTLE HEADS SO SOFT AND DOWNY THEIR BABY BODS ALL GOLDEN BROWNY. ‘THE BEAKS CONSTANTLY OPEN WAITING FOR FOOD PATTER S THE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD THOSE LITTLE DUCKLINGS (DA:) MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN: MAUREEN: PLLDO WHAT ANY OTHER MOTHER WOULD TO TRY TO DOMY BEST AT BRINGING UP MINE ‘THOSE LITTLE PER THAT MAKE IT ALL SEEM WOR’ Morning, Ida Morning, Maureen How is the motherto-be She'd be bet Not him. Dud! of his responsibil were meant for sitting on eggs all di have been designed with big old dimples i ould be out by 2 ses, run by ‘weeks is up. Oh well, the best things come to those who wait MAUREEN: MAUREEN: BOTH: MAUREEN: THAT'S MY RABBLE” IDA: BOTH: IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: BOTH: MAUREEN: BOTH: iE JOY OF MOTHERHOOD (OSE LITTLE PERKS THAT MAKE IT ALL SEEM WORTHWHILE PLL DO WHAT ANY OTHER MOTHER WOULD TO GET MY DUCKS DECKED OU AND LIVING IN STYLE TO GETMY IDA turns to her nest IDA: My babies! The four DUCKLIN from ‘Mum’ - but MAU 10 DUCKLINGS: MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN: MAUREEN exits, BEAKY: FLUFF: BILLY: DOWNY: IDA: BEAKY: IDA: FLUFF: IDA: BILLY: HONK! rein Act One Quack! Quack! ‘Oh, Ida. They’re the loveliest litte ducklings I have ever sev my eyes on. They're the image of their father. Thanks! Speaking of Daddy, Maureen would you be a dear and try to find him for me? He's probably making waves down at the local watering hole All right. (To DUCKLINGS) Auntie MaurMaur is off now, Til see you later. Auntie Maur Maur? What a weird name. What a big world itis. Yeah, far out. Twas getting wellcramped inside that egg. Don’t go thinking thar this is the whole world! Jr strexches far beyond the other side of the lake right into the churchyard though I've never been that far myself, Wicked -ler’s explore, Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. There are one or ‘wo nest rules before you paddle off. Number one, no wet vwebhed-feet in the nest; Number two, you must feather your own nest every morning; Number three, no quack- ing after sunset; Number four, no plankton between meals; Number £.... wait a minute, you're not all here. Hey guys, there's going to be another member of the gang, (peering into the nest) Oh, quack! And it’s the big one Look at the shell on that! dae ver ear ves or er ke oa BEAKY: BILLY: DOWNY: BEAKY: HONK! 41 Eggeellent! How come he got such a big egg? ‘Yeah, we all got cramped into « regular shell, but that one got a queensized ostrich job. T's not fair, Mama. ‘No, Mama, it’s not fair. A general commotion breaks ox, IDA climbs back onto the big egg. DRAKE re. enters DRAKE: Hi, kids, P'm your Dad. IDA: Take a good look at him because you probably won't see him that often. Well, true to form you missed it, the piter-panter of petite paddles. DRAKE: ‘Well I'm here now. OK, kids, who's for a swim? DRAKE issues each of the DUCKLINGS with a rubber ring, each bearing an L’ plate (fo IDA) Whar’s the marter? All that sitting around taken it out of you? IDA: There's sil one to hatch, Dumb-Cluck. The Big One. DRAKE: Let me see that egg again. IDA raises a buttock. es definitely a turkey. You'll never get it to go in the water, Just leave it. (Tums to the DUCKLINGS who are ‘messing about) Oy, cut that out. (Back to IDA) Come and teach the other ones to swim properly. er ones to swim properly. I sat for so long a few days DRAKE: ‘Whatever you say, decr. last one to Hey, w DRAKE exits We stay Music No. 3 DIFFERENT (Pre-reprise) (da) DA ‘WHAT A ROLE ONLY GOOD FOR KEEPING EGGSHELLS WARM ON THE WHOLE THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN MORE UNIFORM IS ONE'S DIFFERENT THIS ONE’S DIFFERENT FROM THE REST IDON’T BELIEVE A TURKEY'S EGG COULD FALL INTO MY NEST IT’S JUST A FREAK OF NATURE TER EGGS I'VE EVER LAID 'S DIFFERENT There is a chipping sound BUT THERE’ There isa cracking sound. AND THERE'S DIFFERENT 7 shoulders of U UGLY: Honk! IDA: Oh my word! soon warm up. The she water, Pm not afraid, Mama. Can are you ready T'm ready st do as I do and you should take to it like ad... . fooks im) you should take to i. Music No. 4 HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH aDA:) UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: BOTH: IDA: UGLY. HONK! APROPOS A PROPELL} ‘MUST KEEP PADDLIN YOU KEEP PADDLING WITH YOU WHILE SEEMING TO Bi BEND YOUR KNEES AND STEADY, WATCH THAT TO YOUR RIGHT.. DANGER Dangers THAT'S FISHING LINE Fishing lis WHICH STRANGLES IFIT TANGLES YOU UP (aside) HE'S A NATURAL IN A CLASS OF HIS OW 1 AM FEELING FULL GRO LOOK AT YO) YOU VERY REASON TO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HI AS IF FREE FROM ALL TROUBLES YOUR BACK STAYS NICE AND DRY BUT MY BOTTOM’S IN BUBBLES KEEP PADDLING LIKE THE CLAPPERS JUST KEEP DDLING WITH YOUR FLAPPERS WHILE SEEMI CALM Let's try a div IGS appear, noisily, wnder A GIFT ITISTODRET THE TALENT’S IN THE BALANCE ND THE POI: WE ONLY WISH THAT DUCKLINGS WOULD TRY SWIMMING WITH LESS NOISE DUCKLING: Cine tie erue ose SLOW THE PACE! BUTI WANT TO GO FASTER IT’S NOT A RACE "SA SKILL] COULD MASTER AND CLEARLY YOU ARE NEARLY FIT IDA: UGLY: IDA: UGLY: IDA: Instrumer BOTH: BOTH: IF YOU HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH end of the song IDA and UGLY get ous of * and she tries to make | look more presentat IDA: ‘There, dear. That looks much berter UGLY: vhen you said I'm not like my brothers and sisters? What is different? IDA: UGLY: IDA: a ber, it’s whar's inside that mat not what we look li ature DRAKE and the DUCKLINGS return from th BEAKY: ‘What's Mama laid? DRAKE: It's a sort of orange preserve often found on toast. BEAKY: No... what's Mama laid. Pointing at UGLY) DRAKE: Something... not very created a monster. as. He’s just aot your normal run-of-the- that’s all. DRAKE: That’ alll Ida, I have a repur: IDA: Tknow, dear, and I woulds FLUFF: I'm scared, DRAKE: IDA: DRAKE: IDA: (Ida, Drake, Ugly | DUCKLINGS: LOOK ATH! ID. NOW THEN, CHILDREN, LET'S NOT MAKE A FUSS DUCKLINGS/ DRAKE: LOOK AT HIM! DRAKE: ARE YOU SURE HE'S REALLY ONE OF U! IDA: FAMILY LIKE! ONG ILL YOU WON'T POKE FUN along, all of you now, fol arall the cat! They waddle off in process 9 ao bree HONK) DUCKLINGS: LOOK ATHIM LEGS ARE BANDY AND THE KNEES ARE KNOCKED LOOK AT HIM BILLY: 2 J G-SHELLSHOCKED DUCKLINGS: BET THE NEIGHBOURS SCREAM AND HOWL, UGLY: WHY ARE YOU SO RUDE? DOWNY: Oooh, touchy MAUREEN enters hurriedly. IDA: Hello, Maureen, MAUREEN: Hello, Ida, Hello, Drake, What a splendid brood. Did the big egg hatch out all riga ‘She sees UGLY. Arghl I ADMIRE YOU FOR YOUR PI STRICTLY ENTRE NOUS HE MAY. UP DUCK NEITHER, DEAR, ARE YOU! MAUREEN: — Well! I must be going. I heard the children from the farmhouse are throwing French bread into the wate sounds trés chic... Idon’t want to miss out. IN scurries of LOOK AT YO (UGLY DOWNY UGLY: BEAKY: UGLY: DUCKLINGS: DRAKE: ALL: HENRIETTA: WHA’ ‘SIT MATTER? Isn't it obvious? WHY DO I MARE YOU ALL LAUGH AND SCOFF? you see your reflection? WHY DON'T AY WITH THE FISHE! faughing quack) WAH, WAH, WAH, W LOOK AT HIM YOU ADMIT HE Is A BIT EXTREME? NOW OL PARENTS WILL START QUIBBLING LOOK AT HIM JUST A VARIATION ON A THE HE'S A TRULY UGLY SIBLING IDON’T WANT TO SEE MY SON LEFT OUT ON ALIMB WHY IS IT THAT EVERYONE HAS TOJEER? TOBE PICKY IE DUCK, PECK! PECK! ITTLE BIT DICKY ) SCOFF? WOULD EXPLAIN HIS LOOKS SO ROUG! ARTH WILL GOURMET COOKS TURKEY/ HENRIETTA: the hood. Now that’s what I call a LOOK STILLA on the lake. She was once P ‘And you will notice that she has a red band of cloth round her leg GRACE enters as School Governor. TURKEY: IDA: UCKLINGS parade past GRACE DUCKLINGS: ) WAH, WAH. WAH. WAI DUCKLING LOOK AT HIM NOW HE’S RUINING OUR PH! IDA: JUST IMAGINE HOW Act One. trier MOTHER NATURE MUST HAVE HAD A LAUGH TURKEY/ HENRIETTA/ MAUREEN: LOOK ATHIM DUCKLINGS: {4 UGLYJLOOK AT HIM » NA, [ A,NAN, GRACE: RELATION ONE SHOULD SEVER DRAKE/ TURKEY/ HENRIETTA/ MAUREEN: — A RELATION ONE SHOULD SEVER OOK AT HIM! DUCKLINGS: LOOK AT HIM! [ NAN, HE IS GAWKY IN WHATEVER HE DOES, 0} | HE REALLY JS AN UGLY O15) HE'S MY SON AND ILOVE DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’ ‘OU’RE TO BLAME IS DUCKYARD WOULD BE SO BORING IF WE ALL LOOKED THE SAME. lsagreement with this last remark, accompanied by chucks, quacks 7 [HEN./GRACE/ MAUREEN/ TURKEY/ DUCKLINGS: GROUP A: DUCKLINGS: GROUP A: DUCKLINGS: GROUP A: DUCKLINGS: DUCKLINGS: GROUP A: DUCKLINGS: GROUP A: ALL: BOUND TO GO THE WAY DODO DID AND HE'S WORSE THAN ANY OTHER look from IDA, and ‘act innocent’ BODYWORK DESIGNED TO SHOCK LA, LA,LA,E LA | PROSPECTS PRETTY DIM LOOK WILL BE LESS GRIM LOOK AT HIM LITTLE THING HIS NECK JUST MADE TO WRING 1 THAN A GLIMPSE OF THIS WIMP OF WIMPS LOOK AT HM! DRAKE approaches TURKEY suspiciously DRAKE: Oy, Turkey. You been messing around with my missus? TURKEY: a self-basting, self boasting wonderful spurs. As for that, well, I wouldn't use it to st insult) g I don’t suppose you will be quite so full of yourself come Thaal (wincing) Ook, I hate th ‘What? Stuffing’ No! Thanksgiving! Tell me, that big cheppie at the back, whatever happened there? He's not exactly your classic Beatrix Potter is he: h! You have to try it- it's much better than the usual even the crusts DRAKE: it a dabble. TURKEY: ring) I'm sure I have room for a lite gobble-gobble. IDA: Oh, yes, Maureen, it’s delicious. Come along, children, try this, the BIRDS gather around ead but ting knocked back. He is pecked and bullied. GRACE: Make way for the Red-Banded Duck UGLY: Honk! GRACE: Téa, youn going to have to do something about that honk, roissants. Get back. You're 100 big for your age already The DUCKLING pushes UGLY back and throws the sch ipped in two SEY KNEW JUST HOW D! IWOULD LOVE TO QU...ONK! BUTIT’S TRUETM A BIRD ‘WHO SEEMS TO LACK THE KNACK TMJUST DIFFERENT TM JUST DIFFERENT FROM THE REST ND WHO CAN BLAME THEM WANTING ME MAKE ME SAD? picks up the two halves NO WONDER THEY Ms KE FUN OF N HARDER WHEN Y ODD BUT DIFFERENT ISN'T SCA DIFFERENT IS NO THRE! ND THOUGH Ih ROTHER THEY FORGET IDIDN'T CHOOSE TO LOOK TI IDIDN'T WANT TO BE UNIQUE IDON’T LIKE THESE GRUBBY AND I HATE MY STUBBY BEAK THERE'S A RUNT IN EVRY LITTER EEP IN EV'R DIFFERENT COULD BE SWELL DIFFERENT WELL DIFFERENT CAT: UGLY: CAT: UGLY: i CAT: | UGLY: say CAT: UGLY: UGLY: HENRIETTA and oricusly wieldin, IDA: GRACE: UGLY: IDA: CAT: We won't be gos: 1 long. Wher harm can And you y UGL Yes, Iam, CAT: Well, that makes two of us. Come along, UGLY: Well... if you're sure cat: Ob, Pm quite sure The CAT leads UGLY ai S MAUREEN: HENRIETTA: it just puts message having someone Jooking like that paraded around the lakeside amenities IDA: (overbearing) Do you mind. That is my son you're t about. There is thing wrong with him. IDA ink that mi GRACE: ell said, Ida, I agree with you. And if I agree then every- body agrees, Ithink an apology is in order from you tw Music No. 68 DO TELL MAMA (astrumental) IDA: Wait a minute, where's he gone? Act One-vee out the Ithought he was a two. what she gedienss ighout. ONE PHRASE THAT LEFT ME SINGULARLY SMITTEN YOUCS YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD YOU CAN'T BEATIT BEFORE YOU BITE YOU CAN TOY WIT! BEFO! YOU Cal WHY Fi IT’S A CRAZY LITTLE GAME CALLED LUNCH! would you like to play? It can be tell your mother. Anything? ... Well LIKE TO PADDLE IN THE PUDDLES DABBLE IN THE MUD TICKLE STICKLEBACKS IN THE SHALLOW THEN MAYBE IF THERE'S TIN GO SLIDING IN THE SLIME TO THE MARSH WHERE YOU FIND MARSHM TLLGO AND TCH WAT! i UGLY: CAT: AVE THE BEST ADVICE WITH YOUR FOOD UR FOOD CALLED LUNCH! WE COULD GO RUSHING IN THE RUSHES E WHERE IT'S BOGGY THEN MAKE A LITTLE CAMP THE MOGGY (CKLINGS AND JOIN OUR GAMES E A PROMIS! ‘OP CALLING ME NAMES OH, ILL HELP YOU TO FORG THE WAY THEY SCOLI ? type sequence YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD YOU CAN'T BEATIT SO DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DU TTH YOUR FOOD BEFORE YOU BITE IT Y WITH YOUR TUCK BEFORE THE CRUNCH YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD W FIGHT IT? IT’S A CRAZY LITTLE GAME. Do you like oranges? Idon’t know, I've never tried one. Well suck on this, 2 of orange into UGLY’s mouth. IT’S A CRAZY LITTLE GAME CALLED LUNCH! song, hear the sound of ‘What's that noise? Salivating It's coming from outside. ‘Ob thay, it’s just those wretched children from the farm playing ball. Do they come and play with me? Do they around my rosie? Id spose they even ber that they own a cat. Some people just shouldn't imals - and eight out of ten cats who expressed a preference would BOY'S VOICE: Duck! CAT: UGLY: Actuall BOY'S VOICE: Duck! CAT om the back of the bead CAT: Struck out by a fo BOY'S VOICE: You bro! GIRL'S VOICE: The ball’s gone inside. UGLY: ning in, ‘Music No. 7A LOST (Usly) The barn door rattles violently | wu fom f purpose UGLY sets off I'D LIKE TO PADDLE IN THE PUDDLES DABBLE IN THE MUD TICKLE STICKLEBACKS IN THE SHALLOWS The sound of a barking dog scares ricerned as he dosin'trecogniz rikes the oho is back in fo UGLY bas been MAUREEN: MAL MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN: IDA: MAUREEN b WOMEN: ; WE FIND IT RATHER DIFFICULT | TO SAY CO! LING THINGS LaH TONIGHT THE UGLY DUCKLING BENEATH AN ANG! ALL: TONIGHT THE UGLY DUC} BENEATH AN ANGEL'S WIN IDA remains looking out into the darkness, tearful but determined. She is suddenly interrupted by TV Presenter JAY and a FILM CAMERAMAN from the Crime Show “America’s Most The FLOOR MANAGER cordons everyone bebind a ‘police tape FLOOR MANAGER: ‘Pm rolling JAYBIRD: And rolling. So tell me, Ida, it has been a week now since cour son went missing. How are you beating up? Can you manage a tear for the camera? xy've arrived, Leave this to me, love. (To JAY which do you think is my best side? Drake, what is this? the head shot. Confusion. Anguish. al disquiet. I love it. And . . | close-up for the reaction shot IDA: JAY BIRD: IDA: JAY BIRD: DRAKE: JAY BIRD: AWAY away, all of you. EVERY DAY WILL ‘MORE EMPTY TE EVERY MO. 2 E GONE IS AMOMENT DARK AND GREY EVERY TEAR A MOTHER CRIES IS ADREAM THAT'S WASHED AWAY ers, carrying a packed s A. They embra burvies on. DRAKE: But, Ida, you can’t just leave me with the other four. IDA: DRAKE: But you're wasting y¢ , love, you know you are, Apart fom whi off yyond the churchy EVER’ EVERY HOUR LA! A MOTHER CRIES ED AWAY 2 HONK! coin Act One $$ HONE! tin Act One The four DUCKLINGS run in to hi ir mother as she departs, VERY TEAR A MOTHER CRIES Tine pases. swith pay clouds. itis morning. Unbeknownst to the audience, UGLY has sought shelter in a ditch Music No. 94 GOOSE MARCH (nstrumenal) ‘Two GEESE enter. GREYLAG bas obvi DOT, wcsly bad a glorious military carer. ho is rather gentler, humors kim sweetly. They walk with a military ‘goose sep GREYLAG: Now where have they got 10? Shabby flock. I do wish ry would keep up. No discipline, that's the troubl the goslings of today. DoT: They’re probably tired, dear. We have been m an awfully Jong time. GREYLAG: —_Poppye. on the k. Would you prefer 1 rsh? T think aor, t we fly? Wi sweet. This way, a shoot Their toay is suddenly blocked by the emergence of UGLY froms his hiding place in the ditch, UGLY: Excuse me, I wonder if you could help. GREYLAG: Keep walking, dear. Eyes front, UFO at four o'clock. UGLY: ua see I'm lost He to walk past. GREYLAG: DOT: UGLY GREYLAG: has sough DOT: GREYLAG: ry career, tary goose do wish : And that) was a different uble with matter ent , strong headwinds, blown off course. DOT: So how come my sister m ’ auderdale? GREYLAG: DOT: UGLY: e st be in that ninutes ago. GREYLAG: i y their mission, UGLY: GREYLAG: UGLY: No. DOT: ‘There’s a shoot on the marsh, dear. It’s very dangerous, UGLY: DOT: people sport. One group of men move through fhe marsh searing ducks into the air, while a second group, zm back out of the air ain, All three look at one another and shr UGLY: ‘The cat warned me about people GREYLAG: The cat? UGLY: Yes, you see [went off with this cat GREYLAG: his parents probably wanted to get rid of blighter. DoT: Dida’t your mother tell you how dangerous a cat is? UGLY: ‘Well, yes, she did but GREYLAG: The enemy. Nasty piece soon as look at UGLY: DOT: sarting the shoot again. Time come to this, but T stumble on. ct One fe proceeds BARNACLES: GREYLAG: PINKFOOT: GREYLAG: SNOWY: DOT: PINKFOOT: BARNACLES: GREYLAG: Barnacles .. . Barnacles 0 say dangerous, mission. Our task i Ob, here we go. Translation, Dot? The duckling’s lost his mum, bless him, and we'ze going ‘the say itd goose by his Pigeon Anentioal As you know, wg are about to the likes ‘we have not faced before, You are a fine body of geese an e of your very b WE'RE OFF ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE ‘WE WILL BE NO STRANGER TOD THE SQUADRON WILL 46 DOT: GREYLAG: DOT: GREYLAG: BOTH: DOT: GREYLAG: DOT: SQUAD: HONE! Semin Act One ‘WE'RE OFF AND NO MATTER WHERE WE ROAM ALTHOUGH THE MIND BOG GLE IN GOGGLES RE TO FIND YOUR HOME “LES ¥'S CLEAR PREPARE FOR TAKE-OFF DEAR ‘WE MUST PLAY OUR PART HARK AT HIM IFEAR HIS CA IN LIGHT! ARE RATHER DIM CHOCKS AWAY OUR AIR DISPLAY MUST START ‘WE'RE OFF ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE AND OUR SIMPLE MISSION POSITION THE WHEREABOUTS OF YOUR FARM ‘WE'RE OFF AND UNLESS WE'RE BLOWN INTO KINGDOM CO? WE WON'T BE BACK UNTIL WE'VE FOUND YOUR MUM, going to pli ory, Til what I was afraid of. WE'RE OFF ON A WILD GOOSE CHA! IT’S A THANKLESS TASK, BUT WE ASK WHO COULD DO IT AS WELL AS WE? OFF, EN TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEMS’ CRUX COULD BE GRANDER AGANDER Excuse me, Si Whew? I think we’ spectacles, Barn dvance. Hello, Ducky - thou Stand back or I'll peck Ooh, be still my quaking legs ‘ou doing here? ‘What are friends for? T've come to take you home, your mother is carrying on something fearful My mother? ... you've seen Of course. She sent met Listen here, Car. I’m in con squadron has taken personal charge of the duckling’s safe return to his mother. ‘Well, I wouldn’t try flying at the moment, Haven't you heard the gun? We will commence maneuvers as soon a§ the shooting party is over. I's their parry but we'll fly if we want to, ha, ha, ha Silence in the ranks. SNOWY: CAT: GREYLAG: Very w s 1 | GREYLAG: AVOIDIN! ‘WE'LL SEARCH FOR T QUACK.QUA! he next speech. DOT: name is Dot, lam it and, on bebulf of Captain Greylag, I would | come you to this shernoon’s fight from Bog; farm. We will be cruising at an altitude of several feet and flying in a rather formation. In the unlikely procedures many times before, We hope you have 4 pleasant journey, ank you for choosing Goose Ait. . . “The Fluffy WE'RE OFF TO ENSURE THIS DUCKLING ISNOTSOGLUM WE WON'T BE BACK UNTIL WE'VE FOUND YOUR The CAT runs back in CAT: The coast is clear. They are putting away their guns GREYLAG: Are you sure? CAT: (deliberately false) On one of zy lives GREYLAG: Good. All right, men. Final check. Oh, and chute for you caT: F... forme? GREYLAG: CAT: Oh, cat imer! SQUAD/DOT/ GREYLAG: OUR WINGS ARE SPREAD CAT: GREYLAG/ DOT: Act One. tree | | YOURMUM 10 UGLY the Goose Sguadr 10 tb said he was people had put away their guns. He bat should I do now? We bear the voice of IDA in UGLY's head. Music No. 11 ACT ONE FINALE: HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH Reprise) de, (of) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH IT’S NOT ALWAYS SO EASY TO HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH FOR A REASON BUT HOPE SEEMS TO FADE WITH EACH SEASON AND MAMA YOU SEEM SO FAR AWAY. (appearing ‘elsewhere’ (OLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH IT'S YOUR VOICE IT'S YOUR VOICE THAT IHEAR MORE EMPTY THAN T! EVERYWHERE THE $ A SHADOW HAS BEEN C. apa) UGLY: BOTH: cottage. WOMAN approaching. f Blackout cottage. i | EVERY MOMENT THAT YOU'RE GONE IS AMON | HOLD YOU.

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