The Crown of Immortality
Narrator Pharaoh Moriarty Inspector Green Fandangus Sergeant Black Indiana Jones Sam
Narrator: Scene 1, in ancient Egypt, 4 thousand years ago.
Sound effect: Dramatic music
Pharaoh: Welcome everybody, my name of Himotep. I am the Pharaoh. I am rich and I am powerful. Where is my advisor? I don’t trust him. I will have to keep an eye on him.
Fandangus: I am coming, your majesty, I am coming.
Pharaoh: Bring me my crown.
Sound effect: Footsteps
Fandangus: What a beautiful crown, the Crown of Immortality, whoever wears this crown will live forever.
Pharaoh: I know, just give it to me. It’s very powerful.
Fandangus: You hit the nail on the head! It is powerful and I want to be powerful too!
Pharaoh: What are you talking about?
Fandangus: Everyday I get up early, I work hard all day. It’s a rat race! But I have a secret – I am going to steal your crown!
Pharaoh: You’re a dark horse! Guards! Stop him.
Sound effect: Fight.
Pharaoh: Put him in the tomb.
Fandangus: No, no, please, please.
Pharaoh: You will lie in the tomb, forever!
Sound effect: Dramatic music
Narrator: Scene 2, in the present day. In the British Museum, in London.
Sound effect: Bell striking, then footsteps.
Sam: Where are we?
Moriarty: We are in the British Museum.
Sam: I’ve never been here before. Look at this Egyptian mummy. It says it is the body of Fandangus.
Moriarty: We are going to steal this gold crown.
Sam: So we are going to be rich!
Moriarty: It is a magic crown. With this we will be able to kill two birds with one stone. We will be rich and powerful!
Sam: But how can we steal it? There are lasers everywhere.
Moriarty: Don’t worry, it will be a piece of cake. I know how to switch off the lasers.
Sam: OK, I’ll take the crown.
Moriarty: Wait, I haven’t switched off the lasers yet!
Sound effect: Alarm bells ringing, then Police car siren.
Moriarty: Quick, look for somewhere to hide.
Sound effect: Police siren then footsteps
Inspector Green: Can you give me a hand to open this door?
Sound effect: Door opening.
Sergeant Black: Do you like visiting museums when you are on holiday?
Inspector Green: It’s not my cup of tea. They are usually so overcrowded I prefer going hiking.
Sergeant Black: Let’s look for the robbers. I’ll check the rooms over there.
Inspector Green: What’s this book on the floor? It’s called The Book of the Dead.
Sergeant Black: The book of the Dead? Keep it. It may be a clue. Let’s look around.
Sound effect: Door opening.
Inspector Green: There’s no one in here. It’s empty.
Sergeant Black: It looks like the bank robbers have gone.
Sam: Ah ….ah….ah! (going to sneeze)
Moriarty: Shhhh! Be quiet!
Sergeant Black: What was that noise?
Inspector Green: I don’t know. I can’t see anything.
Sam: Ah ….ah….ah atchooo!
Inspector Green: It’s the robbers!
Moriarty: Put your hands up!
Sam: We are going to steal this crown!
Sound effect: Indiana Jones music.
Indiana: Give up, Moriarty. It’s not worth it. You can’t escape.
Moriarty: Indiana Jones! You may have a big gun but I have …. this!
Inspector Green: It’s only a crown.
Moriarty: No it isn’t. It’s a magic crown. IPSUM MALABUM. Mummy awake!
Fandangus: Aaahhhhhhh. Who has woken me from my thousand-year sleep?
Moriarty: It is I, Moriarty, I am your new master.
Fanfangus: Yes, master, what do you want?
Moriarty: Kill them!
Fandangus: Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!
Everyone: Aaaaahhhhh!!!
Moriarty: Quick! Get into the car.
Sound effect: Footsteps, then car driving off.
Indiana: Follow them!
Sound effect: Footsteps, then car driving off.
Inspector Green: Shoot the tyres!
Sound effect: Guns shots then car skidding then crashing.
Indiana: Give up, Moriarty. Let’s face it, you can’t escape.
Sergeant Black: What’s that noise?
Indiana: It’s a helicopter.
Sound effect: Helicopter.
Mike, Wendy: They’re escaping.
Sergeant Black: Look, what’s that on the floor? Pick it up. tower
Sergeant Jones: It’s a post card of Tower Bridge.
Indiana: Tower Bridge. Interesting. Why would Moriarty have gone to Tower Bridge?
Narrator: Scene 3 On Tower Bridge
Sound effect: Clock striking midnight, owl hooting.
Indiana: Here we are, Tower Bridge.
Inspector Green: We are running out of time.
Indiana: I know. We will be in hot water if we don’t find Moriarty.
Sergeant Black: Is Tower Bridge called Tower Bridge because it has got two towers?
Indiana: No, It’s called Tower Bridge because it’s next to the Tower of London.
Sergeant Black: The Tower of London! Of course! What’s inside the Tower of London?
Inspector Green: The Crown Jewels! Of course! He is going to steal the Crown Jewels!
Narrator: Inside the Tower of London. The Tower of London
Indiana: We need to put on disguises so no one recognizes us. Try on these uniforms.
Inspector Green: What are they?
Indiana: They’re Beefeaters’ uniforms.
Inspector Green: The Crown Jewels are in this building.
Inspector : Here they are. They look safe. This thick glass will protect them.
Moriarty: I don’t think so. Fandangus, break the glass.
Sound effect: Dingaling dingaling dingaling
Sergeant Balck: It’s Moriarty. He has taken the jewels!
Moriarty: Fandangus, kill them all!
Fandangus: Yes, master. I will kill you all! A Beefeater
Sergeant Black: Shoot the mummy.
Sound effect: Gun fire.
Indiana: It’s no use. The bullets aren’t having any effect.
Sergeant Black: I have an idea. Indiana, try this. It’s a book I found in the museum
Indiana: The book of the Dead? Let me see …. it says …Page 1…How to stop a mummy!
Sergeant Black: Quickly, we are running out of time!
Indiana: Ipsum Yummy, stop the mummy!
Sergeant Black: It worked! The mummy has stopped.
Fandangus: I am your master!
Indiana: Mummy, stop the robbers.
Fandangus: I am your master. I will stop the robbers.
Moriarty: Stop! Stop! What are you doing! Aaahh!!!
Inspector Green: You are going to prison. The Crown Jewels
Sergeant Black: Thank you Indiana. Let’s face it, we couldn’t have done this without you.
Indiana: What are we going to about Fandangus?
Fandangus: Don’t worry about me, I am going to sleep, for a very very long time. Good night.
Everyone: The end.
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