Parish of St Mary, Harrington

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Robin Hood

written by Judith Dixon

 

Opening Song  “Walking on Sunshine”

Scene 1 – in the market place(outside the Corr’s house)

The two ladies gossip as the children play in the dust.

 

Guard         Oh yea! Oh Yea! Taxes up again! The Sheriff of Harrington wants to build a new hospital!

Mrs Corr   A hospital indeed. I heard he’s going to spend the money on a new DVD player! I can’t even feed my children!

Mrs Smith  Mine have been eating porridge every day for 6 years!

Mrs Corr   Mine have no shoes that fit!

Mrs Smith  Mine have eaten their shoes!

Mrs Corr   My husband does 2 jobs, just to afford the taxes!

Mrs Smith My husband has 4 jobs and he’s in the Parish Church Council… at church!

Mrs Corr   The Church Council… wow, I am impressed!

Mrs Smith But we still couldn’t survive without Robin Hood and his gang.

Mrs Corr   Oh I know. They are true heroes. So romantic – living out in the woods and all.

Mrs Smith Well, with this dreadful Sheriff in charge we need something!

Mrs Corr   The old sheriff was OK…

Mrs Smith  Dear old fellow, so kind and sweet! A few arrows short of a quiver of course, but so kind.

Mrs Corr   Yes, but when he died, his brother became the girl’s guardian.

Mrs Smith  Poor Marion, they say she’s never recovered from her father’s death. Especially as her uncle is such a monster.

Mrs Corr   And not only that, he took over the job of Sheriff of Harrington: he took over the house, the job, everything… lock, stock and barrel. The girl, Marion, is our only hope. She’ll inherit the title when she marries.

Mrs Smith Will her husband become Sheriff of Harrington?

Mrs Corr   Her husband? – what do you think we are? Medieval? Marion will be Sheriff herself and a good job she’ll do too.

Mrs Smith  Oh yeah, is she pretty? Is she a catch?

Mrs Corr   I heard she is lovelier than a lost lamb at Loweswater! More beautiful than a beflowered bramble at Buttermere! Sweeter than…

Mrs Smith  OK! I get the picture! So we’ve got to find her a fabulous, romantic hero, to marry her and then we can be free from the Sheriff!

Mrs Corr   Perhaps we could put an advert in the window at Ashcrofts though I doubt that will do much good.

Mrs Smith  Oh well, in the mean time I have to find some stale crusts to feed these children – come on kids, supper time.

 

Mrs Smith and the children exit.

 

Mrs Corr   Oddly enough, I’ve had an idea – I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before. Now how to work it, I’m not good at match making as a rule. I have these three daughters you see, the Corrs, and we’ve got no money to buy food . They can sing, but how is that going to feed them. Of course they got their musical talents from me. I used to be a star, well locally anyway. My favourite song was that puppet song from way back – now how did it go…

Sings “Puppet on  a String”

Scene 2  - in the woods

Little John  Oh Robin, it’s time to go to work. Now it’s stopped raining.

Friar Tuck Thank Goodness. I hate robbing in the rain, don’t you John, but I saw those Corr girls yesterday and they are so thin, they’re beginning to turn inside out.

Will Scarlet         You mean the “ Cooarr!!” girls. Aren’t they the best looking family in the parish, Friar Tuck?

Friar Tuck Well yes, but they earn so little from their weaving work and their mother is so ill. They are also the poorest family in the parish. We must find a way to help them!

Little John  One way to help them is to get them some money! Come on, I can sense wealthy people in the woods. Let’s go get ‘em!

Friar Tuck           OK Little John, that’s the best we can do for now, but it’s getting dangerous.

Robin         You’re telling me. Last night, as I delivered our days takings to a worthy family, a soldier recognised me and almost got me with an arrow!

Friar Tuck I had an idea about that, Robin. What about a third party?

Will Scarlet         Oh no, I’ve still got a hang over from the last one!

Friar Tuck           No Will Scarlet, not that kind of party, you idiot – You know my, er, friend, Miss Luscious…

Robin         Maid Marion’s nurse, yes Friar, we know, but we won’t tell the Bishop, we’ve been through this before…

Friar Tuck Don’t be so silly, have you seen her?… anyway, Miss Luscious has bravely volunteered to deliver our donations to the village for us.

Little John  But that means…

Will            No more visits to the Corrs’ house.

Friar Tuck Well it’s up to you, but it would be safer.

Robin         Yeah you’re right – OK when does she start?

Friar Tuck We’d better tell her right away. John, Will, are you coming with me?

Will            Sorry mate you’re on your own, it’s you she wants! We’d just be in her way.

Friar Tuck Oh dear, I suppose I can always use my Jiu Jitsu training if necessary.

 

Friar Tuck scurries out looking apprehensive.

 

Little John  Look Robin are we attacking aristocrats today or what?

 

Robin         OK! OK! We’ll do it. The woods are busy today, I can hear footsteps approaching from every direction.

Will            What technique are we using today, ambushing?

John           Encircling?

Will            Dropping from high trees?

John           Swindling?

Will            Cheating at cards?

Robin         Gentlemen, gentlemen please. I thought today we’d practise the old art of pick pocketing!

 

As they sing, several wealthy people cross the stage and our heroes pick their pockets.   

 

Wealthy people stop and examine a map.

 

John           Isn’t that Harrington Castle?

Danielle      Yes, so we must have just been through Scaw Wood.

Dominic enters from the right.

John           Oh no, I’ve lost my wallet.

Danielle      And my jewelry is all gone.

Dominic shoots the first arrow.

Danielle        Hey what was that?

John           William Tell?

Danielle (feeling the top of her head) No apple!

Dominic shoots second arrow.

John            Indians?

Danielle      Too far East!

Dominic shoots third arrow.

John            This aggression is making me thirsty! (Drinks from a can of Strongbow.)

Dominic shoots Fourth arrow.

Danielle      Could it be…?

Both Together     Robin Hood!

They run off together while the merry men collapse with laughter!

Scene 3 - at the castle

 

Sheriff        (looking through a catalogue) Now this DVD player is no use without a wide screen TV.

Clerk          That’s all very well, Sir, but we’re out of cash again.

Sheriff        Blundering buffalo! We had 10 sacks of gold yesterday. Where has that gone?

Clerk          Well, first there was the DVD player, then the table to put it on and the speakers of course. Then there was the selection of a hundred DVDs and finally the Chinese take-away; that last one was several bags of gold in itself!

Sheriff        A thousand thunders! What a nuisance!

Clerk          I hate to say it, but some people are suggesting you should spend some of the taxes on ...

Sheriff        Oh don’t tell me, education, health and road safety… It’s always the same. Blooming do-gooders! It is your job to get rid of these socialists! I need a wide screen TV and I’m going to get one!

Clerk          But Sir, the people haven’t got any more money to give you. Goodness knows I’ve tried! I’m afraid there might be a riot!

Sheriff        Galloping galoshes! If they have enough energy to riot, they’ve had too much to eat – understand!! You’re supposed to have a silver tongue. Go spin straw into gold for me!

                   However, I’ll apply for a lottery grant just in case you fail!

 

Enter Marion

 

Sheriff        Ah my dear niece, Marion. Come and see my new toy. Wiggling waterhogs! Don’t touch! Little girls might be allowed to touch it on their birthday.

Marion       I’m not a little girl Uncle and well you know it. Just because you know that if I get married, I will receive my inheritance and you will be out of a house and a job and definitely a DVD player.

Enter Nurse

 

Nurse         It’s about time someone sensible was in charge here. I was visiting some of the families in the village and they are getting desperate. My dear brave, friend Friar Tuck says those Corr girls won’t survive much longer, their literally starving! If it wasn’t for Robin Hood…

Sheriff        Gibbering Giraffes! If it wasn’t for Robin Hood and your Friar – I wouldn’t need to raise the taxes. Every time I raise some dosh, those criminals steal it, so I have to raise more – it’s Robin Hood’s fault if the Corrs starve, not mine!

Clerk          But Sir, Robin spends the money he steals on education, health and road safety…

Sheriff        Road safety? Road safety? But he is the danger on the roads!

                   Anyway, I’ll get a nice big lottery grant and you can keep your taxes, you disloyal, disreputable, dysfunctional, disturbed…

 

Sheriff and clerk exit as sheriff attacks clerk with his catalogue.

 

Nurse         How are you going to find a husband, my dear, when you never meet anyone suitable? I have so many, um, possibilities – but I’m afraid none of them would do for you.

Marion       Yes. I know! There’s no point in threatening Uncle, when I know I’ll never meet anyone I want to marry!

Nurse         Well in the mean time we can only do our best. I have to go now for a secret rendezvous with Friar Tuck.

Marion       Oh, Nurse, you must stop this sordid affair!

Nurse         Sordid? He’s a man of God! However, it’s not that kind of meeting. Can I trust you?

Marion       What? Of course you can! What are you up to?

Nurse         I’ll be helping the Merry Men from now on… I can’t say any more!

Marion       How very mysterious!

 

Curtain.

 


 Scene 4 – in the market place

 

The girls are lying around humming beautifully!

 

Mrs Corr   Girls! Girls! Wake up, we have a visitor.

Nurse         Good day everyone! Looking lovely as usual. I was just in Sherwood Forest when I bumped into a friendly Friar. He asked me to give you this!

Andrea       Thank goodness, I’m starving…(to the audience)no really, I am!

Caroline     I can feel the sides of my stomach lining sticking together!

Sharon       Not even a potato for days!

Nurse         Er…girls, girls, I think I was supposed to share it out!

Caroline     Yeah right! Hey…

 

The girls fight for the money, pulling hair etc.

They stop when Robin enters. Nurse is pushed to the background.

 

Mrs Corr   Gracious we are blessed today. We have a dashing hero.

Sharon       Hi Robin! How’s the tree house?

Mrs Corr   I’d say Robin would be just the guy for a certain young lady…

 

All the girls push forward.

 

Mrs Corr   Not you lot – he doesn’t want to marry a scarecrow!

Andrea       Aw Mum! Our self –esteem is low enough!

Robin         Oh – er – I think you’re all lovely!…

Mrs Corr   But I think Robin has his heart set on something finer, a certain Maid perhaps?

Robin         (baffled) I’m sorry Ma’am I’m not sure what you mean?

Mrs Corr   She lives in the castle, perhaps?

Nurse         (aside)What a good idea, I can‘t believe I didn’t think of it myself!

Robin         You mean Maid Marion? Oh she would never even look at me!

Caroline     (jealously) Of course she would! She has everything else, she may as well get the best men as well!

Mrs Corr   You’re quite a catch young Robin! And that Marion’s very attractive. I heard she has your wanted poster on her bedroom wall!

Robin         (Can’t help smiling) No! She… well, she’s … She’s much too good for me! I mean I don’t even know her!

Andrea       I hear soldiers, quick Robin, get going!

 

Enter 2 soldiers, Robin hides behind the nurse’s dress.

 

Soldier        We saw the outlaw Robin Hood come this way. Which way did he go?

Andrea       I didn’t see him did you?

Caroline     Nope. Robin Hood you say? Haven’t seen him around here.

Sharon       He’s not been here all day.

Soldier        He came this way – I saw him.

Corrs          Oh no he didn’t,

Soldier        Oh yes he did

Corrs & audience                   Oh no he didn’t

Soldier        Would this help you remember?

 

Soldier takes out a coin and tosses it casually. Everybody points in different directions.

 

Soldier        Oh for Heaven’s sake, you people are hopeless. Quick march!

 

Exit  soldiers one way and the girls take Robin off  the other way.

 

Nurse         Marion and Robin Hood? You’re a very clever woman, Mrs Corr!

Mrs Corr   Not that clever, I’ve three daughters and no money – these hand outs are alright for now, but we need a regular income, or eventually we’ll all starve!

 


Scene 5  – In the woods

Will            How did we do this week Robin?

Robin         A few pennies, not enough to feed an entire village. Sorry boys, it’s not good enough. We’re going to have to be a bit more creative if we want to get the big bucks.

John           What do you mean, creative?

Robin         I mean, its no good just taking loose change, we need people to part with their money!

Will            And we’d have to persuade them.

John           Or con them – I saw a film once where…

Robin         We’ve all seen the films, so we know what we have to do. Right boys?

Will and John (In New York accents) Right Boss!

Will            Look out, here comes the sheriff.

Robin         Now’s our chance then, just follow my lead.

 

The three of them turn their backs to don their disguise – overcoats, hats and cigars, Robin could put cotton wool in his cheeks.

Enter Sheriff and Clerk

 

Clerk          Are you sure its safe here in the woods, Sir?

Sheriff        Bumping buffalo! Of course its safe. I’m the Sheriff of Harrington, these are Scaw Woods. These are my woods – nobody would dare attack me here.

Clerk          Not even Robin Hood and the merry men?

Sheriff        Pilfering puffins! Those merry men will never get my money! I could outsmart anyone with my eyes closed!

Clerk                    Well I hope you’re right. Those guys look a bit dodgy.

Sheriff        Nonsense, I think they are tourists. Good morning gentlemen, may I welcome you to these beautiful woods. These trees are some of the oldest in ..er..Harrington.

Robin         (In a New York accent) Who is this clown? Check him out.

 

Will checks the sheriff and the clerk for weapons.

 

John           He seems to be the local law, Boss. Maybe we can do some business with him.

Will             They’re clean, Boss.

Sheriff        Business? Ooh yes, I’d like that – I’m an entrepreneur you know!

Robin         We got something big going down, here in town and we need some local know how.

Sheriff        Oh I’m your man alright. What’s the deal? (Nudges the Clerk eagerly)

Robin         Ok here’s the rap – we heard about a Scout Hut near here.

Sheriff        Yes.

Robin         We heard its insured.

Sheriff        Yes.

Robin         We gonna blow it and you gonna get the insurance money and give it to us, see!

Sheriff        Well, quite, however…

Robin         No buts!

Sheriff        I didn’t say but, I said however.

Will            Whatever!

Robin         OK, OK. Man you drive a hard bargain. But I like you, you know! So you can keep some of the insurance money, but you gotta get in on the act from the start!

Sheriff        Now you’re talking. What do you need?

Robin         1 bag of gold up front and 3 later. For the explosives.

Sheriff        What if I say no?

 

John  and Will step forward.

 

Robin         Unfortunately, you’re in the know now, so you really got no options.

Sheriff        Well I suppose, if you put it like that… (hands over his bag of gold reluctantly.)

Robin         (In his own voice and lifting his hat) It’s been a pleasure doing business with you, Sheriff. We’ll be in touch.

 

Exit Robin and gang, running.

Sheriff        What just happened?

Clerk                   You just gave Robin Hood a whole bag of gold, Sir.

Sheriff        Walloping warthogs! I don’t believe it! Nobody must hear of this, do you understand. It’s so humiliating! I hate Robin Hood!

Clerk                    It’s quite a good idea about the Scout Hut.

Sheriff        Oh shut up!


 Scene 6- At the Castle

 

Nurse is doing some chore while humming.

 

Nurse         Robin and Marion up a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…

 

Enter Marion

 

Marion(Calling) Oh Nurse, ah here you are. Have you sorted out my sewing for today? I hate sewing, but what else is there to do?

Nurse         Well, what about a walk in Scaw Wood?

Marion       Scaw Wood? But it’s far too dangerous! Everybody knows that. If you’re not attacked by wolves, you’ll be mugged by the out-laws. They don’t know I support their cause!

Nurse         You’re more likely to find galloping horses than wolves round here! There is at least one Galloping Horse in Harrington and I don’t know of any wolves. Anyway, what do you know about Robin Hood?

Marion       What apart from being brave, wild, untamed, strong…

Nurse         Do you know how handsome he is?

Marion       Well, I may have seen a picture of him… he looks quite fit. But why are we talking about this? He has no time for poor little rich girls!

Nurse         Possibly not, but I heard from Mrs Corr that he sometimes asks about you.

Marion       So he’s a gossip as well… that’s all. Anyway though, perhaps a walk out wouldn’t be such a bad idea, I could collect some mushrooms, or flowers, or something. See you later…

 

Marion exits.

 

Nurse         (Shouting after her.)Watch out for wolves! And that galloping horse! And wear your pretty bonnet!

 

 

No need to draw the curtains here.

Scene 7 – the castle

 

Enter the Sheriff  clutching a letter; the clerk hurries behind

 

Sheriff        This is it. The letter from the lottery people, Camelot. We’ll get millions and I can buy anything I like! I could even get some improvements done on this place – central heating would be nice.

Clerk          What did you say you would spend the money on in your application?

Sheriff        Oh, I can’t remember, a reservoir for the village or some such nonsense…

Clerk          A reservoir, how lovely. People can feed the ducks and we could have a park…

Sheriff        Sentimental salamanders! We’re not actually going to build a reservoir you stupid man! Now this letter -  oh dear, I can’t bear it – you read it…

Clerk          OK, if you insist…

                             Dear Mr Sheriff,

                                      Thank you for your application for money to build a reservoir for Harrington. We do sometimes get bogus claims so we check each application carefully and I’m afraid I cannot find Harrington anywhere on the map. Please feel free to make a second application,

Yours Lancelot

 

Sheriff        Millions of meddling monkeys! Give me that! Can’t find Harrington? Can’t find Harrington! The cheek of it. I cheat my way to gaining the coveted title of Sheriff of Harrington and this upstart from Camelot says he’s never heard of it!

Clerk          It is a small town, but I agree, it should at least be on a map.

Sheriff        You agree? That’s a first! Ok, let’s put our heads together, what could we do to put Harrington on the map, to make our village famous?

Clerk          To make Harrington hip?

Sheriff        Lets not be too ambitious.

Clerk          What about hosting the Oscars?

Sheriff        Too much. A relaunch of Status Quo?

Clerk          Too late. Lets think about it over the news.

 

Switches on the TV

 

Sheriff        Huh it’s Wogan again – will his career never end?

Wogan       Well now, the time has come again to start looking for the talent that will win for Britain, the wonderful title of Eurovision Champions!

Gabby        Yes, Terry, the annual Song contest fast approaches.

What we need now is a venue for the Song for Europe contest,

Terry          That’s right, Gabby, a special competition where we choose our British entry. The Song for Europe is vital and requires an exciting and modern setting.

Gabby        Please contact us if you have any ideas about where this contest could be held.

Sheriff        Are you thinking what I’m thinking?

Clerk          That a cup of tea would be nice?

Sheriff        Colliding camels! No, no, no, that the Song for Europe should be held in Harrington!

Clerk          That’s it! I’ll call right away, do we know Terry Wogan’s number?

Sheriff        It’ll be in the book. You speak to Terry and now that Harrington will be “on the map”, (evil laugh) I’ll reapply for the Lottery Fund.

Clerk          Just one more thing, what about that tax you put on singing?

Sheriff        Delerious daffodils! Do away with it! Let no one say I’m not generous. I am a great and benevolent ruler. We’ll put the tax back again of course, after the concert, when I get my lottery grant. Can you believe the cheek of that Lancelot upstart, never heard of Harrington. He’s probably never heard of the round table!


 

 

Scene 8 – The market

Nurse and Friar Tuck enter from opposite sides of the stage.

 

Nurse         Oh William!

Friar           Ah, Miss Luscious!

Nurse         Darling, call me Gertrude. How are you and the merry men? You live out there in the woods, I think you are so brave!

Friar           Well it’s not easy, I must admit, but there are more important things to consider!

Nurse         Oh yes! It’s not often that we can be together.

Friar           Actually I was thinking of the money for the villagers.

Nurse         Of course, the villagers are cold and hungry. Have you any comfort for them tonight?

Friar           Here you are. Just a few sovereigns to share out. It is good of you to risk your life like this. Why do you do it?

Nurse         Oh you know, to help the people, but mostly, so I can see my little Friarkins every day.

Friar           Well, my goodness – Miss Luscious please!

Nurse         Oh yes, Friar. All day as I take care of my Maid Marion, I can’t help thinking of you. In fact everything I see reminds me of you…

 

She sings “All Kinds of Everything” so sweetly!!! Or maybe “Puppet on a String”

 

No need to draw the curtains here.

 

 


Scene  9 – the Market

A crowd is shopping at stalls and generally milling.

 

Guard         Oh Yea, Oh yea! Song for Europe contest to take place at the castle tonight. All entries will be judged by Terry Wogan! Tax on singing to be abolished!

Danielle      Well, I don’t know what that Sheriff is up to.

Carol          I don’t know either, but it sounds good to me – lets have a party.

 

Everyone cheers. Acrobats do tricks, jugglers juggle.

 

All dance 

 

Andrea       A song contest! Wow! We can sing again.

Sharon       Singing is the one thing we can do!

Caroline     Yeah, we can win this and be shot to fame and fortune!

Scout 1       Not so fast girls.

Scout 2       We’ll be entering this contest too!

Andrea       But I thought you were footballers?

Scout 1       Footballers, singers, whatever the pantomime requires we can do it!

Scout 3       Yeah, I can even juggle!

Scout 2       I’m good at difficult sums!

Sharon       OK. Lets have a practise. We’ll try out this old Eurovision song. We’ll take the first verse, you take the second and everybody join in the chorus.

 

Sing “Making Your Mind Up”

On the second chorus, the scouts throw sweets into the audience.

 

 

INTERVAL


 

Scene 10 – in the woods

 

Enter Marion cautiously.

 

Marion       I feel like Little Red Riding Hood. What is this? A blooming fairy tale? Well, here I am picking flowers in the woods, what did I think was going to happen? I’d accosted by a wild animal and rescued in the nick of time by my handsome hero? Get into the real world Marion!

 

Enter a wolf

 

Wolf           (aside) Allo allo allo. A girl in the woods picking flowers. Sounds like a job for Mr Wolf!

Marion       (To audience) I thought I saw a wolf over there. Was I imagining it? (She carries on picking flowers.)

                   Oh there it is again! Would you help me and tell me if you see it? You’ll have to shout, “It’s the wolf!” (Picks flowers.)

Audience    It’s the wolf!

Marion       Where? I can’t see it.

Audience    It’s the wolf!

Marion       What? Oh no I missed it again.

 

Wolf creeps out and taps Marion on the shoulder. She turns the wrong way and then sees it – she jumps.

                  

Wolf           (To Marion) Hello little girl, can I be of assistance?

Marion       Oh er what, how? You can talk? You’re a wolf! Ha I must tell the Nurse, galloping horse indeed.

Wolf           That’s right and you’re a girl, and a rather tasty looking one at that! (Licking his lips) Now where exactly are you headed? Perhaps I can help.

Marion       Oh, I’m dreaming, no hallucinating.

Wolf           Let me guess, you’re looking for Grandma’s house, isn’t that it?

Marion       Oh help, someone help, Robin Hood help me… (she runs off)

Wolf           She’s looking for Robin Hood, no problem… ( he runs after her).

 

Enter Robin and the Merry Men

 

John           Wow, that was great, we got the post van on its way to the castle! Did you see the fear in the driver’s eyes?

Robin         Yeah John, that’s not really the point. The poor driver never did us any harm, there was no need to frighten the living daylights out of him after he’d given us the loot.

Will            Anyway, what is there? Anything interesting?

Friar           (With a pile of papers, pulls out a flier) What’s this? Harrington to host the Song for Europe contest. All entries will be judged by Mr Terry Wogan, 6th March 2004.

Robin         Terry Wogan coming to Harrington?

Will            All entries… It’s our big chance!

 

John           Big chance… yeah, we’ll rob Terry Wogan!

Will            No, I mean we can enter.

The others  What?

Will            Look, this gig here in the forest, well it’s not going to last forever is it? Someday soon that Marion will get married and become the sheriff and Harrington won’t need heroes any more. What’ll we do then? I’m just thinking of our future!

Friar           And you think our future lies in winning the Eurovision song Contest and being shot to fame and fortune.

Will            Why not?

Robin         You’re Will  Scarlet, not Will Young, you know!

John           I always knew he was simple, but this takes the biscuit. (He speaks slowly as if to an idiot) We can’t sing or dance! How are we going to win a song contest?

Will            We could try!

Friar           I think I agree with Will, but how are we going to get into a contest in Harrington without being arrested.

Robin         Where there’s a Will there’s a way!

 

They each go behind a tree and return in disguise, singing!

 

Marion shouts “Help” from off stage.

The Merry Men hide behind the trees.

Enter Marion running.

 

Marion       Help! Wolf!

 

Wolf appears dressed as Robin Hood.

 

Wolf           Ta da! Here I am my dear, Robin Hood, I’ll save you!

Marion       Oh, right…, it’s just there was a wolf chasing me and he could talk… you seem hairier than I remember from your picture.

Wolf           Oh – all the better to tickle you with, my dear. (As he approaches her the real Robin Hood steps out and shoots him with a bow and arrow! Marion faints.)

 

Robin         It’s Maid Marion.

Will            She’s fainted!

Robin         What should I do?

John           Kiss her you great plonker.

Robin         I can’t do that!

John           Well slap her then, you’ve got to bring her round somehow!

Friar           Come on John and Will, we’ve got to get this loot to Gertrude for tonight’s delivery.

 

They exit, leaving Robin and Marion. He kisses her hand and she wakes.

 

Robin         Are you alright? The wolf was pretending to be me.

Marion       You saved me. Just in time – I thought I must be dreaming. The wolf seemed to be talking to me.

Robin         You’re safe now. What are you doing in the forest all alone anyway?

Marion       Picking flowers… well actually, I was looking for you. I want you to know I think you’re wonderful…I mean what you do for the villagers, of course. My Uncle, the Sheriff of Harrington, is so evil!

Robin         Oh I just do what I can, until…

Marion       Until what, are you planning to leave?

Robin         Oh no, until you marry I mean. I’m sure you have several suitors to choose from. I suppose they all live in Distington or something.

Marion       Well actually, I don’t really know any men. My Uncle doesn’t encourage it as you can imagine. I would like to marry, to release the people from the Sheriff’s tyranny.

Robin         So, the best way we could both help the people of Harrington would be if we…

Marion       Oh Robin, that would be so …

Robin         Marion, will you marry me?

Marion       Oh yes.

Robin         I have nothing to offer you, but …

 

They sing “Beg, Steal or Borrow”


Scene 11 – the castle

 

The sheriff and clerk are working at the desk.

A guard stands by the door.

Nurse enters

 

Nurse         Sheriff, I need to talk to you about Marion.

Sheriff        What about her?

Nurse         She needs more than this life – she needs to meet people and get out.

Sheriff        On the contrary, she needs to prepare for a life of devotion. I plan for her to enter a convent. Perhaps she could discuss it with that Friar you’re so friendly with.

Nurse         Me? And the Friar? I hardly know the man!

Sheriff        Gullible grapefruit! I wasn’t born yesterday! Anyway, what you do in your spare time is your affair.

Nurse         Affair? It’s not an affair! Are you suggesting? 

Sheriff        So you’ll discuss it with Marion then?

Nurse         My affair with the Friar? No I most certainly will not!

Sheriff        Ogling octopuses! No, Madam, about Marion’s future as a nun.

Nurse         A nun? Oh no I’m afraid that’s out of the question. As a matter of fact there are other plans afoot.

Sheriff        Plans? What plans?

Nurse         I’m not prepared to tell you, but suffice to say, Robin Hood may foil your plans one last time!

 

Nurse flounces out.

 

Clerk          Robin Hood again. She’s never going to join forces with Robin Hood! I’m confused?

Sheriff        This is terrible! We must stop them!

Clerk          Stop them doing what?

Sheriff        Edible elephants! Getting married you idiot! Marion and Robin Hood mean to get married to get her inheritance and turn me out!

Clerk          They can’t, they mustn’t, she wouldn’t… he’s been living in the forest for months, he must smell terrible. Surely she wouldn’t want to get close to him!

Sheriff        We must stop them! But how?...

                   I know, we’ll lock her up – she can’t get married when she’s locked in the tower.

 

Clerk          But you can’t do that – what will people say?

Sheriff        I don’t know, you’re the spin doctor – I do it, you explain it – that’s the deal! Guard!

Guard         Yes Sir!

Sheriff        When Marion comes in from her walk, lock her in the tower.

Guard         Yes Sir.

 

 


Scene 12 – The Woods

 

Enter Mrs Smith and some children.

 

Mrs Smith  Come on kids. We must keep searching for berries, your families are relying on you.

Child 1       Mrs Smith, my tummy’s sore!

Child 2       Mrs Smith, these berries are all squashy.

Child 3       Mrs Smith, when will Maid Marion get her act together and find a husband?

 

Enter Marion.

 

Marion       Hello children. You poor things, you look so hungry.

Mrs Smith  Not hungry, Maid Marion, starving. Their lives are in your hands. All you have to do is marry, it’s not hard…

Child 2       Will you save us, Maid Marion?

 

The children sing ? “Save All your Kisses”
Scene 13 – The castle

 

Three guards practising their song and dance act.

 

Mickey       So when we hit the chorus we step forward with the right leg, then round and lift the arms for the flourish…wait for it…1 & 2 & 3 …NOW!

 

Enter Marion singing happily to herself.

 

Mickey       Seize her!