Bonnie Prince Charlie - Outline of scenes - IMPORTANT!

BOB   

BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE

For “Fringe” performances, 7pm 21^st & 23^rd March 2013 DUNEDIN

Running Order

Enter Narrator & Children - Talking about movie

Children’s chorus  -  “You take the high road”x 3

Narrative 1     

Song 1 – “Sound the Pibroch pt.1”.

BPC welcomed.- Actors group round him & flag Men, Women & Children. No Red Coat costumes.

Narrative 2

Village scene. -  Enter Jacobites Men, Women & Children various activities.

No Red Coat costumes.

Narrative 2 cont.

Song 2 – “Charlie is my Darling”

Enter BPC & highland army to recruit from village, BPC & army leave.

Narrative 3

Battle of Prestonpans, Men only Highland army from rear of auditorium & Red coats on stage unaware of red coats who perform Highland charge

Kill Red coats, Jonnie Cope runs away

Song 3 – “Jonnie Cope”

Narrative 4

Banquet  BPC, gentry Men & Women, Singing group, Dancer, piper, fiddle? Whistle?

no Children no Red Coat costumes.

At end of scene BPC & advisors remain on stage

Song 4 –

Narrative 5

BPC & advisors arguing

Song 5 – “Ye Jacobites”

Narrative 6

Culloden - Battle Scene no Women or Children during battle they enter after.

Jacobites + Piper & Red Coats + flag boy and drummer boy may use auditorium as an entrance. Tba. Red coats assume formation. Cannon and gun fire fx fogger machine red and flash lighting Jacobites killed

Red coats use bayonnettes. Enter Women & children after killings, Red coats harass young women.

Song 6 – “Sound the Pibroch Pt. 2”

Narrative 7

Harassment of Villagers by Red Coats. Men, Women & Children.

Song 7 – “Culloden”

Narrative 8

Song 8 – “Over the sea to Skye”

Flora McD. & BPC in disguise sneaking away, Red Coats looking for them

BPC + 1 other travelling away in boat.

Narrative 9

Small pub scene, people, servant drink a toast, hands over glasses, No Children

Song 9 – “Will ye no come back”

Narrative 10

Prison Scene – Prisoner in chains & 2 then, 1 Red coat guard

Song 10 – “Loch Lomond”

Narrative 11

Farewell Scene – Men, Women & Children. No Red Coat Costumes. Bidding farewell to those emigrating.

Song 11 – “Destitution Road”

Narrative 12

Song 12 – “Flower of Scotland”

Bows: Dancers, Fiddler & Piper, Actors- children, teenagers, red coats, jacobite women, jacobite men, Narrator, then Singers, finally sound & Lighting & crew