Rapunzel play cast of 6 an alternative version

Rapunzel play cast of 6 - alternative version of the original Brothers Grimm version

This is one of a set of 'alternative' fairy tales based on those written by Brothers Grimm - whom I'm guessing would by now be looking more than just a bit grim! Our play hardly sticks to the script. As with the others in this collection, the endings are just a little different!

This alternative Rapunzel play (cast of 6) can be used for performance or as a guided reading text. The Wicked Witch might seem an unlikely heroine - but who else is going to accompany Rapunzel on her shopping trip? This version turns 'original' on its head giving us a truly alternative take on things.

Cast size and Duration

Cast of 6, reading time approximately 10 minutes

Purchase includes: Synopsis of original fairy tale, play script, teaching input, discussion and suggested follow up activities.

Other cast of six plays available in this series: Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin; Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella are also available as assemblies, cast size 30 (easily adaptable up or down). Snow White also available as a pantomime.

Sample Text
(Enter Wicked Witch – Narrator gestures for audience to boo and hiss)
Wicked Witch: (Angrily) Now wait just one moment! Who’s in the wrong here?
(Wicked Witch points to couple)
Wicked Witch: Them or me?
Narrator: (Puzzled) Sorry?
Wicked Witch: Oh you will be! Along with these two – or should I say, three?
Father: (To Wicked Witch) How dare you threaten my wife and unborn child!
Wicked Witch: (To Father) So! Just to set the record straight. Have you or have you not just helped yourself to my rampion?
Father: (Spluttering) Well, I er
Wicked Witch: And is this or is this not the second time you have climbed over my wall and trespassed on my property?
Father: Well, um
Wicked Witch: Guilty! On both counts! And not even brave enough to admit to it! So who’s the bad one now?