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Lesley Cookman

LESLEY COOKMAN  

 Nationality:    English
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Novelist Lesley Cookman started writing pantomimes for her local theatre company when she was asked to direct and couldn't find one she liked. Since then, all her pantomimes have been published by Jasper, including Summer Season, the Music Hall musical commissioned by the British Music Hall Society's archivist, Max Tyler.

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below is a list of Lesley Cookman's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Ali Baba         Cinderella         Little Boy Blue         Puss In Boots         Queen Of Hearts         Red Riding Hood         Sleeping Beauty         Summer Season

Ali Baba

Synopsis:
Superb reviews for this fine script. The popular panto story of the adventures of ali Baba, and a magic cave told in a new and exciting version that is jam-packed with humour.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-902837-51-7

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  16

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Cinderella

Synopsis:
Splendid, traditional, fast-paced pantomime from the author of 'How To Write a Pantomime' to make your choice even more difficult. Following the original storyline closely, while introducing the Demon King and two attendant fairies into the action, alongside the more familiar characters. Specially written for amateur performance, it can be staged simply or as a more elaborate production.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2008   978-1-905993-67-3

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  13

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Little Boy Blue

Synopsis:
New and charming pantomime specially written to accompany the author's book 'How To Write a Pantomime'. Little Boy Blue is Princess Bo-Peep's shepherd. When rascally Knave of Hearts announces his intention to marry Bo-Peep, everyone gets involved, Tommy Tucker, Lord Chamberlain, Old King Cole, the Knave's mother, the Queen of Hearts, not to mention fairies Lavender and Deadly Nightshade plus two bungling henchmen. Oh, did I mention the high jumping insomniac cow, Buttercup. . .?

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-874009-69-4

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  14

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Puss In Boots

Synopsis:
Tom, Dick and Harry, the Miller's sons have been left the cat, Puss, the donkey, Ned, and the mill respctively after their father's death. The Good Fairy (Fairy Light) changes Puss into a magic talking cat, algernon de Quincy, who immediately puts his plan to make Tom rich into action and takes a gift to the King and Queen. The King's Chamberlain, in the pay of the Ogre, is very suspicious and sets the King's bodyguards, Push and Shove, to follow, and if possible, capture the cat. Tom, on meeting the Princess, falls in love with her, to complicate matters, and algernon de Quincy has his work cut out to foil the Ogre, the Chamberlain and Push and Shove. With the help of the Princess' Nurse, Eureka Fish, and the Queen's Ladies in Waiting, Milly and Jilly, he succeeds triumphantly.

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 2007   978-1-905993-33-8

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  6            Other:  -

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Queen Of Hearts

Synopsis:
New version of this enchanting tale. The ace of Spades, deposed ruler of the Magic Kingdom, plans revenge by stealing the Queen of Hearts' magic tarts at the annual Regatta. Then there's the taking over of the Diamond Mine. . . whatever next?

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-904416-47-0

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  17

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Red Riding Hood

Synopsis:
Traditional pantomime from the author of 'How To Write a Pantomime'. Red Riding Hood's grannie is Decidua, the Forest Guardian, who, having a bad cold is unable to prevent the Wolf from entering the forest. along the way, we meet Prince Stefan and his bodyguard Cecil, who falls victim to the charms of Dame Ida Hood, and three very disgruntled little pigs, not to mention the wicked Lady Millicent, who has designs on the Prince herself. . .

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Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   0-953065-11-1

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  16

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Sleeping Beauty

Synopsis:
Celebrations take place at the birth of Princess aurora, when an old lady arrives to complain that she had not been invited to the christening. This evil witch Carabosse then makes a terrible curse - 'the Princess will pricked her finger and die.' Fairy Queen, arriving late, sets in motion a counter-acting spell - but will it work?

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-874009-54-6

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Genre:
Pantomime - Full Length, Fairy Tale (Traditional)

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  12

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Summer Season

Synopsis:
a troupe of Pierrot players 'Will's Wanderers' perform each 'Summer Season' on the sands. Wealthy Shepherd family also take a house there every summer. Both sets get inextricably mixed up in a story of love, deception and misunderstandings before the season closes. Suggested are some infrequently used Music Hall songs, or choose your own!

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1st Published:
Jasper Publishing Ltd 1998   1-904416-56-X

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Genre:
Musical

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