Cruising to Christmas!
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First Half
Pre-start and stage clearance
The stage is cleared of any Christmas material during a "Cruising" song to reveal the stage as HMS Sinkable
Captain's Comments and Staggering Waitress
The Ship's Captain is welcomed on board and a waitress staggers across the stage
Ship's Entertaiment Crew
The On Board Entertainment Crew appears as one puppet , but is then joined by some parrot puppets for a singing of "Go West"
Dance or Theatre Group
A local Dance or Theatre Group entertain
The Three Dears
A very funny sketch mimicking 'The Three Bears' as three old dears chat about their time in board
Solo Singer (1) and Staggering Waitress
A Local singer performs and the Staggering Waitress makes a quick appearance
Captain Pugwash (1)
The first appearance of Captain Pugwash as he is pushed across the stage
A Christmas Tree Song (1)
A short song is introduced to the audience to get them to sing along
Snowball Fight
Polysterene snowballs are thrown into the audience and a snowball fight ensues!!
The Tango
A wee girl and a tall man have a go at the Tango with hilarious results
Solo Singer (2)
Another solo singer makes an appearance
Adult Dancers
Local adult dancers perform
Captain Pugwash (2)
Captain Pugwash make another trip across the stage
The Sinking Sketch
The main sketch of the first half where chaos reigns as HMS Sinkable is sunk, the audience are rescued by a helicopter crew and a great celebration ensues to the tune 'Land of Hope and Glory'
Second half
The Presenter is back with a song for the audience to join in
Dance or Theatre Group
The Dance or Theatre group entertain for the second time
Captain Pugwash (3)
The Sea Captain is back again
Titanic Song
A couple or a singer perform the theme tune from the film 'Titanic'
A Christmas Tree Song (2)
The second time the cast and audience sing this easy song
Terry the Turkey
A puppet turkey is used to great comic effect as the audience have to decide to 'save him' or 'stuff him!!'
Puppet Sketch
Parrot or other puppets mime to 'Baby it's cold outside' and 'The Shoop shoop song!'
Adults Dancers
The Adult dancers come back for another performance
Raffle and Staggering Waitress (4)
The raffle gets called and the Staggering Waitress makes her last appearance
The 12 Days of Christmas
The audience are divided into 12 parts and jump up to sing the classic and boisterous '12 Days of Christmas!'
Finale
The cast come back on stage, various 'thank you's' are made and then glow sticks are waved by the audience as the cast and crew sing along to 'We are Sailing'
The music to 'Hawaii 5 O' is the cue for the cast to pretend to be board sailing and large balloons and coloured material are thrown in to the audience. This is followed by a Conga round the Hall
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Pre-start and stage clearance
The stage is cleared of any Christmas material during a "Cruising" song to reveal the stage as HMS Sinkable
Captain's Comments and Staggering Waitress
The Ship's Captain is welcomed on board and a waitress staggers across the stage
Ship's Entertaiment Crew
The On Board Entertainment Crew appears as one puppet , but is then joined by some parrot puppets for a singing of "Go West"
Dance or Theatre Group
A local Dance or Theatre Group entertain
The Three Dears
A very funny sketch mimicking 'The Three Bears' as three old dears chat about their time in board
Solo Singer (1) and Staggering Waitress
A Local singer performs and the Staggering Waitress makes a quick appearance
Captain Pugwash (1)
The first appearance of Captain Pugwash as he is pushed across the stage
A Christmas Tree Song (1)
A short song is introduced to the audience to get them to sing along
Snowball Fight
Polysterene snowballs are thrown into the audience and a snowball fight ensues!!
The Tango
A wee girl and a tall man have a go at the Tango with hilarious results
Solo Singer (2)
Another solo singer makes an appearance
Adult Dancers
Local adult dancers perform
Captain Pugwash (2)
Captain Pugwash make another trip across the stage
The Sinking Sketch
The main sketch of the first half where chaos reigns as HMS Sinkable is sunk, the audience are rescued by a helicopter crew and a great celebration ensues to the tune 'Land of Hope and Glory'
Second half
The Presenter is back with a song for the audience to join in
Dance or Theatre Group
The Dance or Theatre group entertain for the second time
Captain Pugwash (3)
The Sea Captain is back again
Titanic Song
A couple or a singer perform the theme tune from the film 'Titanic'
A Christmas Tree Song (2)
The second time the cast and audience sing this easy song
Terry the Turkey
A puppet turkey is used to great comic effect as the audience have to decide to 'save him' or 'stuff him!!'
Puppet Sketch
Parrot or other puppets mime to 'Baby it's cold outside' and 'The Shoop shoop song!'
Adults Dancers
The Adult dancers come back for another performance
Raffle and Staggering Waitress (4)
The raffle gets called and the Staggering Waitress makes her last appearance
The 12 Days of Christmas
The audience are divided into 12 parts and jump up to sing the classic and boisterous '12 Days of Christmas!'
Finale
The cast come back on stage, various 'thank you's' are made and then glow sticks are waved by the audience as the cast and crew sing along to 'We are Sailing'
The music to 'Hawaii 5 O' is the cue for the cast to pretend to be board sailing and large balloons and coloured material are thrown in to the audience. This is followed by a Conga round the Hall
ON A BUDGET???
Click into 'Quick & Easy Sketches' for SHORT and Really EASY Panto Stories and Sketches for £20 and £25