Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Play Script

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Written by Roald Dahl, Adapted by Richard Geore and edited by !r D"e#t

L$ % AND &D '() Narrators 1 and 2 in the hall

throughout

L$ * AND &D+ %&CENE %

L$ !IC Owen ready and Chorus Ready -Do.n#tae Riht/ NARRATOR %: Welcome to the tale of a deliciousadventure in a wonderful land. Can you tell it will be delicious- can’t you smellit already?

-Do.n#tae le0t/ NARRATOR *: (sni) h! " love that #or#eous smell.

NARRATOR %: $ou’ve heard of Cadbury’s! %estl& ('nestlay')! Wona? 3seconds gapr Willy Wona is the #reatest chocolate inventor ever . "t’s the most ama*in#!most e+traordinary! most fantastic chocolate the world has ever seen,(auseand si#h)

ere let us show you, L$ () Cue Owen Cue ChorusL$ ) The Candy1an

Who can tae a sunrise /rinle it in dewCover it in chocolate and a miracle or two?

0he candyman? The candyman can 0he candyman can cause he mi+es it with love and maes the world taste #oodWho can tae a rainbow Wra it in a si#h

/oa it in the sun and mae a strawberry lemon ie? 0he candyman? The candyman

0he candyman can cause he mi+es it with love and maes the world taste #oodWilly Wona maes verythin# he baes /atisfyin# and delicious 0al about your childhood wishes $ou can even eat the dishes

Who can tae tomorrow 2i it in a dream/earate the sorrow 3nd collect u all the cream?

0he candyman Willy Wonka can

0he candyman can cause he mi+es it with love 3nd maes the world taste #ood3nd the world tastes #ood cause the candyman thins it should.

!IC Wait for music to end.NARRATOR *2 Wow this r Wona sounds terri4c! can we have somechocolate now?

L$3 NARRATOR %: " thin " should 4ll you in on what’s been haenin# lately.5ecause Wona Chocolate is so oular! other chocolate maers sent in siesto the factory in order to discover Wona’s secrets.

NARRATOR *2 0he worst of them was r /lu#worth,e was such a #ood syhe stole Wona’s candy main# secrets.



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NARRATOR %2 7ie ice cream that never melts and chewin# #um that neverloses it 8avour.Candy balloons that blow u hu#e and you can eat them after they o.

NARRATOR *: $um. 2elicious.

NARRATOR %: Wona didn’t now what to do. e was afraid that the sieswould ee stealin# his inventions and all his secrets would be out. e did theonly thin# he could do. e closed the factory9

Matthew J Ready NARRATOR *: %obody ever went in! and nobody ever went out.

NARRATOR %: 5ut r Wona wanted children to have his chocolate oncea#ain! so he ran a contest.

a!id N" Cassie" #atie $" %eon Ready

NARRATOR *: 0hat’s ri#ht9 3 contest9

NARRATOR %: ive mysterious #olden ticets were laced inside re#ular candybar wraers. 0hey could be found anywhere! in any store.

NARRATOR *: 0he ticets could be in any city! in any town! on any street! inany country in the world9 3nd the 4ve winners would be able to tour the candyfactory and tae home a lifetime suly of chocolate9 3nd that is where our

story be#ins9 L$4

Cue Matthew L$5 AND &D+* ne.# 16#ic Cue a!id N"

Cassie" #atie $" %eonL$7 RE8ORTER TO! "RADY : i ols! "’m 0om 5rady and you’re watchin#;lebe %ews Channel. "’m here to interview the four lucy winners of the #oldenticets so far. 7et’s see! who was the 4rst winner?.... 3hhh yes! 3u#ustus ;loo9

L$%'L$ %%(A9G9&T9& enters from the audience) centre ai#le

FOLLOW ENTRANCE FRO! "AC: TO FRONTL$ %* A9G9&T9&: Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate,CC7309 " lovechocolate99

" must eat it all the time,..mmmmmmm999 chocolate,chocolate99 mmmm999

RE8ORTER TO! "RADY : Well! that was our 4rst lucy ticet 4nder- 3u#ustus;loo. 3nd now for the second winner, 3 iss <iolet, oh! <iolet 5eaure#arde?

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-#tae riht/ <IOLET: "’m a #um chewer normally! but when " heard of thisticet thin# of rWona’s " switched to chocolate. %ow that "’ve won! "’m bac on #um. " chew#um all day lon#! e+cet durin# meals when " stic it behind my ear for

safeeein#. 0his iece of #um that " am chewin# at this very moment "’vebeen worin# on it for three-months solid9 0hat’s a world-record.



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L$ % RE8ORTER TO! "RADY : (very sarcastically) "sn’t she >ust wonderful?/well. 0he third #olden ticet was found by another lucy #irl! iss <eruca /alt.(checs eariece) "s Veruca here now?

L$ %)-#tae le0t/ <ER9CA: 3s soon as " found out about the contest! " told my

father " had to have one of these #olden ticets. e went out and bou#htthousands of Wona 5ars. e sent them to his eanut factory! so he has lots of#irls worin# for him. 0hey wored day and ni#ht. "t was terrible. " #ot more andmore uset each day! until 4nally " was on the 8oor icin# and screamin# andyellin# in the most disturbin# way,.. (ause) until 4nally it was found and now!"’m all smiles. We have a very hay home, once a#ain. (bi# smile)

Ready Ro&ert" Jo" Jaco&" #aide" 'annah" #ieran and (idanL$ %3 RE8ORTER TO! "RADY : 7ovely #irl! she is. ust adorable. What aboutthe last ticet found? ie 0eavee? $ou there? ie??

L$ %5 -#tae le0t/ !I:E: $eah! yeah. " #ot the #olden ticet. %ow >ust leaveme alone. " want to #o bac to my show. " watch television all day. " watchevery show " can! even crummy ones. " lie co shows the best! with ban#!ban#! ow! ow. h! boy " want to do that myself9 "t’s terri4c9

L$ %7 RE8ORTER TO! "RADY : ! fols. /o that’s ie 0eavee. /orry tobother you ie./o! there have been four lucy winners of the #olden ticets so far. Who will winthe 4nal ticet?.... (@ause) Well that’s it from me 0om 5rady! you have beenwatchin# ;lebe %ews Channel bac to you in the studio.

L$ *' NARRATOR %2 0hans 0om! those children are horrible. ;reedy andsoilt. " hoe there is some #ood news soon. Cue Ro&ert" Jo" Jaco&"#aide" 'annah" #ieran and (idan

L$ *% !6#ic lin= and chan#e of scene to the "6c=et Ho6#e (sta#e ri#ht);randarents (GRAND8A GEORGE, GRAND!A GEORGINA, GRAND8A >OE,GRAND!A >O&E8HINE) are #ittin on chair# and r and rs 5ucet are sat

at the table.CHARLIE is readin# a boo on the 8oor. veryone is in coats! scarves! and

shiverin#. 0here is a lar#e old-fashioned radio on the table and a small loaf of bread.

!IC NARRATOR *2 Well now we can tae an e+clusive loo at the hero of thisstory. is name is Charlie 5ucet and this is his family. 0his is their home./even eole live here, that’s ri#ht seven9 "n two little rooms and only onebed! so you can see that their life is e+tremely uncomfortable.

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L$ ** !R "9C:ET: Well! it seems four children have found #olden ticets. "wonder who the last child will be?



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GRAND!A >O&E8HINE: " hoe it’s no one as horrible as that ;loo boy.

GRAND8A GEORGE: r as soiled as that <eruca /alt #irl.

GRAND!A GEORGINA: r as beastly as that bubble-oin# <iolet

5eaure#arde.

!R& "9C:ET: r as useless as ie 0eavee.

!R "9C:ET: "t maes you wonder if all children behave that way now days.

GRAND8A >OE: f course not. /ome do. /ome don’t. f course! Buite a lot ofthem do! but not all9

!R& "9C:ET: 3nd there is only one ticet left9

GRAND!A >O&E8HINE: " bet some nasty little beast who doesn’t deserve itwill 4nd the last ticet.

GRAND8A >OE: " now someone who would lie to have it! (turns to Charlie)what about you Charlie?

CHARLIE: /ure " would. " thin about it every day. " dream about it. ustima#ine! me winnin# the 4fth ticet9 Why it’s, it’s, ure ima#ination.

GRAND8A >OE: @erhas! but "’ve heard that sometimes thin#s you ima#ine

come true.

CHARLIE: $ou really thin so ;randa oe?

!R "9C:ET: 2on’t encoura#e him ;randa oe. $ou now we don’t have anymoney to sare on chocolate.

CHARLIE: "t’s alri#ht ;randa oe.

GRAND8A >OE: 3ctually! " do have a surrise for you. Reaches &ehind

his &ac)

CHARLIE: eally?

GRAND8A >OE: Come close! come here my boy. " saved my money for a yearto #et you this.

CHARLIE: h! ;randa oe9 "t’s not my birthday yet9

!R& "9C:ET: $ou’ll soil him. 0hat candy cost 4fty ence9 We can’t aordsuch lu+ury9

GRAND8A GEORGE: 7et him be! the child #ets one iece of candy a year! sowhat if it’s a wee early.



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Owen ready GRAND!A GEORGINA2 n>oy your birthday resent Charlie.

CHARLIE: 2o you thin " have a chance?

GRAND8A >OE: ;ood as anyone.

GRAND!A >O&E8HINE: 3nd you deserve it more too9

-Charlie open# the chocolate .rapper/CHARLIE: ere it #oes,. " won9 " won9

!R& "9C:ET: (surrised) Charlie?

CHARLIE: ust iddin#. 5ut the chocolate’s still #ood. veryone have some.

Cue Owen&ad !6#ic Lin= Chan#e of scene to the Candy sho on sta#e left.

!ICL$ *; NARRATOR *2 $ou now what? "’m startin# to feel really sorry forCharlie and his family.

NARRATOR %: $eh! " now what you mean. Charlie and his family 4#ured thatthe last #olden ticet would #o to another child! in some other town! in someother country.

NARRATOR *2 2ays and wees went by! but no one found the last ticet.

L$ * &CENE ;? Candy1an.al=in aro6nd the a6dience, #tartin le0t #ide to bac= L$ *) and 6p

the 1iddle L$*3

CANDY!AN2 Chocolate9 Chocolate9 Chocolate9 Chocolate9 Chocolate9Chocolate9

FOLLOW ENTRANCE FRO! "AC: TO FRONTCHARLIE: (%otices money on the #round) $es E19 (uns to candy man) Can "have a Wona 5ar lease?

CANDY!AN: ere you #o! son. ;ood luc to you.

CHARLIE: 0hans. (oens the chocolate bar.)

CANDY!AN: 2id you win?

CHARLIE: %o. 5ut! "’ll tae a Wona While-/crumtious ud#emallow2eli#ht,"’m soooo hun#ry.

CANDY!AN: ;ood choice! my boy.

CHARLIE: 0hans. (Charlie oens the candy bar) L$ *4 "’< F%2 "09 "’<F%2 0 ;72% 0"CG09 "’< F%2 "09



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CANDY!AN: un home! tell your mum9

CHARLIE: $iee9 $iee9 urray9 urray9

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Candyman carries on wal)ing round selling chocolate"wal)ing up the R*+', to the &ac). L$*7

&cene ? "6c=et Ho6#eCHARLIE e+its and scene switches to the 5ucet ouse. ;randarentsare sittin# in chair# and r and rs 5ucet are sat at the table.

L$ ;'!R "9C:ET: $ou now it would have been nice if Charlie had won that 4fth;olden 0icet.

!R& "9C:ET: $ou mean that E1 we #ave him for his birthday resent

yesterday?

!R "9C:ET: $es! the money we #ave him to buy his one iece of candy he#ets every year.

GRAND!A GEORGINA: 3nd >ust thin how lon# it too us to save u9

GRAND8A GEORGE: $es! now that really is a shame.

GRAND!A >O&E8HINE2 5ut thin of how much Charlie en>oyed the candy. e

>ust 7</ Wona chocolate.

!R& "9C:ET: e didn’t really act that disaointed.

!R "9C:ET2 %o! he didn’t I

GRAND8A GEORGE2 Well! he mi#ht not have acted disaointed! but that’sbecause he’s a 4ne boy and he wouldn’t want any of us to feel sorry for him.

Ready (l-e" #atie $" Jamel" a!id N" $aige" Cassie" Matthew" %eon" Reece"GRAND8A >OE2 " really wish he’d won. "’d do anythin# for that boy. Why "’deven-

L$ ;% C'(R%*/ enters upstage left CHARLIE: um9 2ad9 ;randfols9 $ou’ll never believe what haened9 "’<W% 0 "%37 ;72% 0"CG09

Ready 0adi and Matthew JCharlie and the 5ucet family mime bein# e+cited as CHOR9& enter. L$ ;*

L$ ;; I@e Got a Golden tic=et" never thou#ht my life could be anythin# but catastrohe

5ut suddenly " be#in to see a bit of #ood luc for meJCause "Jve #ot a #olden ticet "Jve #ot a #olden twinle in my eye

" never had a chance to shine never a hay son# to sin#5ut suddenly half the world is mine what an ama*in# thin#

JCause "Jve #ot a #olden ticet "Jve #ot a #olden sun u in the sy



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" never thou#ht "Jd see the day when " would face the world and say;ood mornin#! loo at the sun9

" never thou#ht that " would be sla in the la of lu+uryJCause "Jd have said! C: "t couldnJt be done ;: 5ut it can be done

" never dreamed that " would climb over the moon in ecstasy5ut nevertheless! itJs there that "Jm shortly about to be

JCause "Jve #ot a #olden ticet "Jve #ot a #olden chance to mae my way3nd with a #olden ticet! itJs a #olden day

&CENE ) O6t#ide the Chocolate Factory

!ICL$ ; NARRATOR %2 Well that’s fantastic! Charlie really deserved to win the4nal ticet.

NARRATOR *2 0he very ne+t day Charlie and ;randa oe made their way tothe chocolate factory.

NARRATOR %2 We now >oin 0om 5rady for another e+clusive interview with thewinners of the #olden ticets.

L$ ;) AND &D+ ; NEW& !9&IC

L$ ;3 NARRATOR ; -TO! "RADY/2 Well fols we’re here outside thefamous Chocolate factory owned by r Willy Wona and today is when the 4velucy winners will 4nd out what the rest of the world have been dreamin# about

for years9 L$ ;4 Cue Won)a and Cast L$ ;5 WON#( enters upstage left

WON:A: Welcome. "tJs nice to have you here. "Jm so #lad you could come. 0his is #oin# to be such an e+citin# day. " hoe you en>oy it. " thin you will.

3nd now would you lease show me your ;olden 0icets. L$ ;7 L$'FOLLOW ENTRANCE FRO! "AC: TO FRONTAll ca#t ta=e it in t6rn to .al=Br6n to the #tae and .ae at

photorapher#<ER9CA: "Jm <eruca /alt.

WON:A: y dear <eruca! what a leasure. 3nd r /alt! over>oyed to see you.

A9G9&T9&: 3u#ustus ;loo. "’m sooooo hun#ry. ;imme chocolate! #imme#imme #imme.

WON:A: 3u#ustus! my dear boy don’t worry you’ll #et all the chocolate youcan eat. 3nd this must be rs. ;loo. ust over there! dear lady.

<IOLET: <iolet 5eaure#arde.

WON:A: 2arlin# child! welcome to WonaJs. 0his must be your father! leased

to meet you.

!I:E: "Jm ie 0eavee.



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WON:A: ie . . .

!I:E: Wham9 (He pulls his gun.) $ouJre dead9

WON:A: Wonderful to meet you! ie. 3nd r 0eavee! how do you do? What

an adorable little boy you have.

!R TEA<EE: 0han you.

WON:A: ust over there.

CHARLIE: Charlie 5ucet.

WON:A: Well! well! Charlie 5ucet! " read all about you in the aers. "Jm sohay for you. 3nd who is this #entleman?

CHARLIE: y #randfather! ;randa oe.

WON:A: 2eli#hted to meet you! sir. ver>oyed! are we ready? $es9 ;ood9 "nwe #o9

/it upstage right and wal) to the &ac) of the hall and &ac) down the centre aisle

!ICL$ % NARRATOR ; -TO! "RADY/2 Well 7adies and ;entlemen! we nowhave e+clusive 0< covera#e of r Willy Wona’s chocolate factory! so ee on

watchin#. &D+ NEW& !9&ICReady Chorus

L$ * AI&LE % L$ ; !IDDLE L$ FRONT

&CENE 3 The Chocolate Roo1

L$ ) Centre &tae WON:A: y dear friends! you are now about to

enter the nerve centre of the entire Wona actory. L$ 3 "nside this room!all of my dreams become realities. 3nd some of my realities become dreams.

L$ 3() 3nd almost everythin# you will see is eatible. dible. " mean! you

can eat almost everythin#. -ca#t #tep onto #tae/ 7adies and #entlemen L$4 . . . boys and #irls . . . 0he chocolate room. Cue Chorus old your

breath. ae a wish. Count to three. L$5( (ll cast on stage for song, main characters enter downstage left.

Oompa %oompas, enter from the &ac) of the hall up the centre" left and right aisles

86re I1ainationCome with me 3nd youJll be! "n a world of @ure ima#ination

0ae a loo 3nd youJll see "nto your ima#inationWeJll be#in With a sin! 0ravellin# in the world of my creation

What weJll see! Will defy +lanation"f you want to view aradise! /imly loo around and view it



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3nythin# you want to! do it Want to chan#e the world? 0hereJs nothin#! 0o it 0here is no 7ife " now! 0o comare with

@ure ima#ination 7ivin# there! $ouJll be free "f you truly wish to be '"f you want to view aradise! /imly loo around and view it

3nythin# you want to! do it! Want to chan#e the world? 0hereJs nothin#! 0o it 0here is no 7ife " now! 0o comare with @ure ima#ination

7ivin# there $ouJll be free! "f you truly Wish to be'3t this oint there is a short instrumental where all the cast mime e+lorin#

the chocolate room.

L$ 7 (OOM$(%OOM$(0 start sugaring and creaming in front of thestage )

Oompa %oompas stay on $raise" Rory" James Mc" 0a)ariye"

4eng" Jac) O" e!ante" 0am ," (l-e '" Matthew 0" a!id +"

James O 5 with wigs and sac)s" 1 &etween 2.

L$ )' !R& GLOO8: What a dis#ustin#! dirty river. -do.n o#taecentre/

WON:A: "tJs chocolate.

A9G9&T9&: 0hatJs chocolate?9?

GRAND8A >OE: 0hatJs the most fantastic thin# "Jve ever seen.

WON:A: 0en thousand #allons an hour. L$ )% 3nd loo at my waterfall. 0hatJs the most imortant thin#. "tJs mi+in# my chocolate. "tJs the only one inthe world9

CHARLIE: ;randa! L$)* loo over there across the river9 0heyJre little men9

GRAND8A >OE: umin# Crocodiles! Charlie9 %ow we now who maes thechocolate.

A9G9&T9&: Well they canJt be real eole.

WON:A: 0hey’re oma 7oomas.

THE GRO98: oma 7oomas?9?

WON:A: rom 7oomaland.

!R TEA<EE: 7oomaland? 0hereJs no such lace.

WON:A: +cuse me! dear sir . . .

!R TEA<EE: r. Wona! " am a teacher of #eo#rahy.

WON:A: Well then you’ll now all about 7ooma 7and. "t’s nothin# but thic >un#les infested by the most dan#erous beasts in the world. 0he oma



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7oomas are hay to live and wor at my factory and they ee all my secretssafe.

<ER9CA: 2addy9 2addy9 " want an oma-7ooma9

!R &ALT: %ow! now! my et. We mustn’t interrut r Wona.

<ER9CA: 5ut " want an oma-7ooma9

!R &ALT: 3lri#ht! my darlin#. " will arran#e with r Wona to #et you onebefore the day is out.

<ER9CA2 " want one ri#ht away. ;et one for me now9 ;et me an oma-7ooma or " will scream9

<IOLET2 Can it! you nit9 L$ ); &D+ ) CHOCOLATE RI<ER

DRIN:ING( (6+60,60 has begun drinking from the chocolate river )

!R& GLOO8: 3u#ustus! /weetheart! " don’t thin you should do that.

WON:A: h! no9 @lease! 3u#ustus! -l-e-a-s-e9 " be# of you9 y chocolate mustnever be touched by human hands9

!R& GLOO8: 7isten to r Wona! 3u#ustus. Come away now9

A9G9&T9&: 0his stu is terri4c9 $uuuummmmm9

WON:A: $ou’re ruinin# my chocolate9

!R& GLOO8: 5e careful9 $ou’re leanin# too far out9

&D+ 3 &8LA&H ( (6+60,60 falls ‘into’ the chocolate river, down o7 stage centre )

!R& GLOO8: /ave him9 e’ll drown9 e can’t swim9 /ave him9 /ave him9

A9G9&T9&: el9 el9 el9

!R& GLOO8: 2on’t >ust stand there9 2o somethin#9

L$ ) <IOLET: e’s bein# suced toward the ies9

!I:E: 0here he #oes9 &D+ 4 &9C:ED TO 8I8E& (ll the cast loo)to where Mi)e is pointing5 high up" downstage right towardsthe audience.Ready Chorus!R& GLOO8: el9 el9 urder9 urder9 @olice9 @olice9 3u#ustus999

WON:A: Gee calm9 e’ll come out >ust 4ne.

!R& GLOO8: 5ut he’ll turn into marshmallows9





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L$ )7 Cast enter through the centre aisle

L$ 3' WON:A2 0his is the most imortant room in the factory. 3ll my mostsecret inventions are cooin# and simmerin# in here. %ow! no touchin#9 %omeddlin#9 3nd no tastin#9 3#reed?

L$ 3% ALL CHILDREN: 3#reed9 &D+ 7 IN<ENTING ROO!!ACHINE& L$ 3*

L$ 3; Do.n#tae Riht WON:A: verlastin# ;obstoers9 0hey arecomletely new9 " am inventin# them for children with very little ocet money.

$ou can ut an verlastin# ;obstoer in your mouth and it will never #et anysmaller.

<IOLET: ust lie #um9

WON:A: %ot >ust lie #um9 ;um is for chewin#. ;obstoers are for sucin#.Chew one of these and your teeth would brea o9

<IOLET: h.

WON:A: 3nd that machine L$ 3 (Do.n#tae Le0t/ over there maesmoustache toee! but it’s not erfected yet. When it’s ready! there will be nomore e+cuse for all these moustachioed boys and #irls runnin# around.

!I:E: Children don’t have moustaches9

WON:A: 2on’t ar#ue. "t’s very rude. %ow! over here! L$ 3) -Do.n#taeRiht/ and " will show you somethin# " am terri4cally roud of9 /tand bac.

2o be careful9 (turns on machine) ere we #o9 &D+ %'

L$ 33 !I:E: 0hat’s all?

WON:A: 0hat’s all? 2on’t you now what this is?

<IOLET: 5y #um! it’s #um9

WON:A: i#ht you are. "t’s the most ama*in# chewin# #um in the world."nside this tiny stic of #um is a three-course dinner9 0his little iece of #umhaens to be tomato sou! roast beef and blueberry ie9 5ut there are lots ofother 8avours9

<ER9CA: 0hat’s imossible9

<IOLET: "f it’s #um! it’s for me9 -#he #natche# the 61/

!R "EA9REGARDE: %ow <iolet! let’s not do anythin# silly.

<IOLET: Come on! 2addy. " want the #um. @lease! r. Wona? -WON:A#teal# it bac=/



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WON:A: "t’s not Buite ready yet. 0here have been some rob,

-<IOLET #teal# the 61 0ro1 WON:A/<IOLET: h! to hec with that9

WON:A2 2on’t.

<IOLET: mm! it’s fabulous.

WON:A: /it it out.

<IOLET: Creamy tomato sou. $um.

WON:A: %o- no- no- no- "t’s not ready for eatin#. $ou mustn’t do it9

L$ 34 !R "EA9REGARDE: ;ood heavens! #irl. What’s haenin# to your

nose? "t’s turnin# blue9

<IOLET: h! Buiet daddy. 7et me 4nish. " taste warm delicious ie! with icecream,

L$ 35 !R "EA9REGARDE: $our chees9 $our chin9 ercy save us9 $ou’returnin# blue9

WON:A: " told you it wasn’t Buite ri#ht yet. "t always #oes wron# when we #etto the dessert.

L$ 37 <IOLET: " feel funny9 Odisaears o o#tae centre ai#leP

Chorus Ready and Oompa %oompa 2 ready !R &ALT: Call a doctor9

WON:A: "t always haens lie this. "t is most annoyin#9 " >ust don’tunderstand it. " altered the in#redients.

!R "EA9REGARDE: " don’t want a blueberry for a dau#hter9 Cue Oompa%oompa 2

&D+ %% Oompa %oompa 2 enters stage left L$ 4' WON:A: @lease tae this man to the >uicin# room. 0hey will sBuee*eher.

!R "EA9REGARDE: /Buee*e her? What for?

WON:A: 0o #et the >uice out before she bursts9 you #o.OOM$( %OOM$( 2 and MR /(6R/+(R/ eit upstage left

WON:A2 /orry! sorry! all will be reaired. -callin a0ter !R"EA9REGARDE/

CHARLIE: Will <iolet really be alri#ht?



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WON:A: h! she’ll be sBuee*ed until she’s as thin as a whistle. f course! "have never 4#ured out how to #et rid of the blue. /he will be blue from head to

toe. L$ 4% Cue ChorusMain Cast eit upstage R*+', and wal) to the &ac) of the hall

and Oompa %oompas enter do%nstage left

OO!8A?LOO!8A&oma 7ooma! do-ba-dee-doo! "’ve #ot another u**le for you.

oma 7ooma! do-ba-da-dee! "f you are wise you’ll listen to me.;um chewin#’s 4ne when it’s once in a while.

"t stos you from smoin# and bri#htens your smile.5ut it’s reulsive revoltin# and wron#. Chewin# and chewin# all day

lon#. 0he way that a cow does

oma 7ooma do-ba-dee-da! ;iven #ood manners you will #o far. $ou will live in hainess too! 7ie the ooma looma do-ba-dee-doo.

0uirrels stay on 8 /mily" (lana" 9ena" Jessie" 'olly ," aniel"ennis

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!ICL$ 4; NARRATOR %2 Well that’s what haens when you don’t listen9

@erhas when she’s sBuee*ed she’ll be more of a shrinin# <iolet,.0hen a#ain!

robably not.

NARRATOR *2 " thin at the moment she’s more lie ultra-violet,..

&CENE 5? The N6t roo1

&ome of the C'OR60 are no% 0:6*RR/%0 sorting nuts$ &D+ %%()L$ 4;() Main Cast enter 6$ 0,(+/ R*+',.

WON:A: 3lri#ht! sto ri#ht here. (The ca#t al1o#t 0all into eachother)

L$ 4 CHARLIE: 7oo! ;randa! loo9 -do.n o#tae le0t/

<ER9CA: ;iant /Buirrels9

!I:E: ;osh! there must be a hundred of them around that ile of walnuts overthere.

WON:A: 0hese are secially trained sBuirrels for #ettin# the nuts out ofwalnuts.

!I:E: Why sBuirrels? Why not oma-7oomas?

WON:A: %o one can #et the walnuts out of walnut shells as well as a sBuirrelcan. /ee! they ta the nut with their nucles to be sure it isn’t bad. "f it’s bad



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it maes a hollow sound and they don’t oen it. 0hey >ust throw it down the#arba#e chute.

<ER9CA: ey 2addy9 " want a sBuirrel. ;et me one of those sBuirrels.

!R &ALT: /weetie! those sBuirrels belon# to r Wona.

L$ 4) <ER9CA: " don’t care about that9 " want one9 " %2 a sBuirrel9 ' %anta suirrel

!R &ALT: 3lri#ht! my et. When we #et home "’ll #et you a sBuirrel.

<ER9CA: %ot any old sBuirrel. " want a trained sBuirrel.

!R &ALT: <ery well. Wona? ow much do you want for one of these cra*ysBuirrels?

%ame your rice.

WON:A: 0hey aren’t for sale. /he can’t have one.

L$ 43 <ER9CA2 Who says " can’t have one. "’m #oin# to #rab a sBuirrel thisvery minute9

The 0:6*RR/%0 gather around Veruca$ ;downstage centre<!I:E: Whoa9 0hey’re all on to of her9 0hey #ot her to the #round9

!R &ALT: /ave her9 <eruca come bac9 What are they doin# to her?

&D+ %* ( 0:6*RR/% 1 starts tapping on her head)

WON:A: /hhhh,. 0hey’re testin# her to see if she is a bad nut- watch. y#oodness9 /he is a bad nut after all9 er head must have sounded Buite hollow.

&D+ %;L$ 44 &+9IRREL % stos tain# and the rest of the &+9IRREL& tae

<ER9CA o

do.n the centre ai#leChorus Ready !R &ALT: Where are they tain# her?

WON:A: /he’s #oin# where all the bad nuts #o.

WON:A: 0he #arba#e chute runs into the main #arba#e ie! which carriestrash from all over the factoryQall of the 8oor sweein#s! otato eelin#s!rotten cabba#e! chicen bones! and thin#s lie that.

!I:E: Who eats otatoes! cabba#e and chicen around here?

WON:A: " do of course! you don’t thin " live on cocoa beans do you? 3nd inthe end! that ie leads directly to the incinerator.



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!R &ALT: %ow you’ve #one too far! Wona. "ndeed9 y dau#hter may be a bitof a brat! " don’t mind admittin# it- but that doesn’t mean you can roast her toa cris. " am e+tremely cross about this! " really am.

WON:A: 2on’t be cross! dear /ir. /he’ll turn u sooner or later9 /he may noteven have #one down the ie at all9 /he mi#ht be stuc in the chute! if that’s

the case! all you’ll have to do is ull her u a#ain.

!R &ALT: <eruca9 <eruca9 3re you down there? 2on’t fear my darlin#! 2addy’s

here,.. Fall# do.n the ch6te o#tae centre &D+ % CueChorus

L$ 44 Main cast eit downstage right Oo1pa Loo1pa# and &6irrel#(

oma 7ooma doomadee doo "Jve #ot another u**le for you

oma 7ooma doomadee dee "f you are wise you will listen to meWho do you blame when your id is a brat @amered and soiled lie a

/iamese cat?5lamin# the ids is a lie and a shame $ou now e+actly whoJs to

blame: 0he mother and the father9

oma 7ooma doomadee dah "f youJre not soiled then you will #o far $ou will live in hainess too 7ie the oma 7ooma doomadee doo

Oompa %oompas and suirrels eit stage left e!ante and Connor stay on for camera

!ICL$ 45 NARRATOR *: 7oos lie they are all bad nuts. " hoe " don’t 4nd themin a /nicers9

NARRATOR %2 " wonder what will haen to <eruca? 3nd her father?

NARRATOR *2 2oesn’t matter. 0hey’re all nuts9

NARRATOR %2 "t’s a rubbish way to #o,,. (ause)

NARRATOR *2 3nd so as the #rou became smaller they waled further into

the chocolate factory.

L$ 47 AND L$ 5' "lac=o6t 16#ic lin= and chane o0 #cene

FOLLOW ENTRANCE FRO! "AC: TO FRONTL$5% CHARLIE: What’s #oin# to haen to them! r. Wona?

L$ 5* WON:A: /omeone will catch them at the bottom.

L$ 5; GRAND8A >OE: What about the incinerator?

WON:A: h that? " only li#ht it every other day. @erhas this is one of the daysit’s o? ,,y #oodness! children are disaearin# lie rabbits around here.h! well! shall we #o on?



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CHARLIE and GRAND8A >OE: h! yes.

L$ 5 !I:E: y feet are tired. " want to watch 0< now.

WON:A: %o time for comlainin#. n we #o9

&CENE 7 Won=ai#ion roo1

Main cast enter upstage left 0ome Oompaloompas enter operating a ,= camera

L$ 5) WON:A: ere we #o. 0his is the 0estin# oom for my latest and#reatest invention.

0elevision Chocolate9

!I:E: What’s television chocolate?

WON:A: /to interrutin# me9 "t wors by television. " don’t watch 0< myself!but " suose it’s alri#ht in small doses. Children never seem to want it in smalldoses. 0hey want to watch 0< all day lon#! starin# and starin#,

!I:E: 0hat’s me9

!R TEA<EE: /hhh. 2on’t interrut r Wona.

WON:A: 0han you. /o on with my #reat invention.

!I:E2 "t’s simle. 0elevision is >ust hoto#rahs in millions of little ieces8oatin# in the air until they hit an antenna! and then are ut bac to#ethera#ain on the screen.

WON:A2 /o " thou#ht! why can’t " tae a chocolate bar and send it bu**in#throu#h the air in tiny ieces until it comes out at the other end ready to beeaten.

!I:E: "mossible. FOLLOW CHOCOLATEL$ 53 WAIT L$ 54 WAIT L$ 55 WAIT L$ 57

OOM$( %OOM$(0 enter from centre aisle carrying a huge bar of chocolate$

WON:A: 0hin so? Watch this. " tae a #iant bar of chocolate- it has to be bi#!because whenever you send somethin# by television it comes bac muchsmaller than how it went in. ere we #o. eady? Oie #oes near the cameraP%o. %o. /tay away. $ou’re too close. 0here are dan#erous rays comin# out ofthat thin#9 0hey could brea you into a million ieces9

!R TEA<EE2 ie #et bac from there.

!I:E: ine. ine. (He moves back )



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WON:A2 =,6,.1,.3ction L$ 7' &D+ %;

L$ 7% GRAND8A >OE: Wow9 0he chocolate’s #one9

WON:A: "t’s on its way. "t’s in a million ieces 8oatin# throu#h the air. Ruic!

watch the screen9 -#tae le0t/ 0ae it9

!I:E : ow can you tae it? "t’s >ust a icture on the television screen.+randpa Joe takes a smaller chocolate bar out of the TV$

GRAND8A >OE: "t’s fantastic9

CHARLIE: "t’s a miracle.

WON:A: When " start usin# this across the country! and adverts will 8ashacross the screen! sayin# Sat Wona Chocolates9 0hey are the best in theworld! if you don’t believe us! try one yourself9 %ow9’

GRAND8A >OE: 0erri4c9

!I:E: Can you send other thin#s throu#h the television? 7ie eole?

WON:A2 3 erson? 3re you o your rocer?

!I:E: 5ut could it be done?

WON:A: " don’t now, well " suose so, $es! "’m retty sure! but theremi#ht be some retty nasty results.

!I:E: 7oo at me9 "’m on 0<9 "’m #oin# to be the 4rst erson sent bytelevision9

WON:A: %o9 %9 %9 %9

!R TEA<EE: Come bac ie9 $ou’ll be turned into a million ieces9

!I:E: /ee you later alli#ator9 L$ 7* &D+ %3 L$ 7;( Mi)e eits stage right as !ights *ash)

L$ 7 !R TEA<EE: e’s #one9Chorus ready WON:A: We shall have to hoe for the best. Watch the 0< screen. -#taele0t/

!R TEA<EE: e’s tain# too lon#. Where is he?

WON:A: Watch. /omethin# is haenin#9

!R TEA<EE: $es9 $es! that’s him. 5ut he’s so small.

WON:A: ;rab him9 Ruic9 0han ;oodness he’s comletely 4ne.



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!R TEA<EE: ine? e’s shrun9 " can’t send him to school lie this. e’ll #et

sBuashed9 What did you say ie? &D+ %4 !I:E T< &HR9N: O@auseP%ever. %o. $ou will not be able to watch television. "’ve had enou#h television9

"’m throwin# it out the window when we #et home9 What ie? &D+ %5!I:E T< &HR9N: O@auseP " don’t care what you want. r how much you

>um and scream9

CHARLIE: Will he #row bac to normal si*e a#ain! r Wona?

WON:A: Well! youn# boys are very srin#y and elastic. aybe "’ll ut himthrou#h the tay uller.

&D+ %7 Oompa %oompa 3 Connor enters and takes MR ,/(=// o+stageright$

!R TEA<EE: ow far do you thin he will stretch?

WON:A: aybe miles. Cue Chorus

Chor6# -all OO!8A LOO!8A&/ enter 0ro1 #tae riht and #tae le0toma 7ooma doomadee doo "Jve #ot another u**le for you

oma 7ooma dooma dah dee "f you are wise youJll listen to meWhat do you #et from a #lut of 0<? 3 ain in the nec and an "R of three

Why donJt you try simly readin# a boo?r could you >ust not bear to loo? $ouJll #et no commercials

oma 7ooma 2oomadee 2ah "f youJre not #reedy you will #o far $ou will live in hainess too 7ie the oma 7ooma doomadee doo

!ICNARRATOR *2 "’ve always wondered how 0< wors! >ust ima#ine how muchthey’d have to stretch ie 0eavee to be on 0< now9 7et’s hoe it’s a silentmovie.

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L$ 73 FOLLOW ENTRANCE &CENE %'

L$ 74 WON:A: Which room shall we see ne+t? 7et’s see! how many childrenare here?mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm9

GRAND8A >OE: "t’s only Charlie and me left now! r Wona.

WON:A: $ou mean, you’re the only one left?

CHARLIE: Why, yes.

WON:A: Con#ratulations9 "t couldn’t be better9 "’m absolutely deli#hted9 Welldone9 " new ri#ht from the be#innin#9 We mustn’t dilly! we mustn’t dally9 Wehave so many thin#s to do! so many arran#ements to mae.

CHARLIE: What do you mean? " don’t understand.

WON:A: h! for#ive me9 " #et carried away. " for#ot you didn’t now-



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CHARLIE: Gnow what?

WON:A: " love my chocolate factory. " really do. 0ell me! Charlie! did you lovemy chocolate factory?

CHARLIE: Well! r. Wona! " never sent a more fantastic day anywhere! in myentire life9 /o! do " love the factory? Well! yes! " do.

GRAND8A >OE: Why do you as?

WON:A: f course! you’ll #et the chocolate " romised, but " want Charlie toreceive much more. $ou see this whole day was a test. " wanted to see who would bethe best erson for the >ob.

L$ 77CHARLIE: What >ob?

WON:A: "’m tired! you see. "’m not #ettin# any youn#er! and " need somehel, that means you9

CHARLIE2 e?

WON:A: $es9 " would lie you! your ;randa oe! your whole family! to comehere! move here and live here ermanently9 " would lie to have someone whocould tae over once "’m #one9 3nd " want that erson to be you9 Would you do it?"’ve watched you all day! and now you are >ust the ind of erson who can do this >ob.Can you accet my oer? "f you do! everythin# " have is all yours.

CHARLIE: Will "? Wow9 0his is more than " ever could have ima#ined9 f course" will r Wona9 We will never starve a#ain9 0his will be our factory9 h thanyou r Wona9 0han you9 0han $ou9 ust thin of all the chocolate9 h! >ustyou wait and see9

ORDER OF "OW& FOLLOW ON ALL ENTRANCE&

a/ NARRATOR& %, *, ;, CANDY!AN,b/ !R AND !R& "9C:ET, GRAND8A GEORGE, GRAND!A GEORGINA,

GRAND!A >O&E8HINEc/ A9G9&T9& GLOO8 AND !R& GLOO8 AND <IOLET "EA9REGARDE

AND !R "EA9REGARDEd/ <ER9CA &ALT AND !R &ALT, !I:E TEA<EE AND !R TEA<EEe/ CHARLIE AND GRAND8A >OE0/ WON:A

C6/ C'OR60 4OR 4*N(%/

Come with me 3nd youJll be! "n a world of @ure ima#ination 0ae a loo 3nd youJll see "nto your ima#ination

WeJll be#in With a sin! 0ravellin# in the world of my creationWhat weJll see! Will defy +lanation

"f you want to view aradise! /imly loo around and view it3nythin# you want to! do it Want to chan#e the world? 0hereJs nothin#! 0o it



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0here is no 7ife " now! 0o comare with@ure ima#ination 7ivin# there! $ouJll be free "f you truly wish to be

"f you want to view aradise! /imly loo around and view it3nythin# you want to! do it! Want to chan#e the world? 0hereJs nothin#! 0o it

0here is no 7ife " now! 0o comare with @ure ima#ination7ivin# there $ouJll be free! "f you truly Wish to be

L$ %'' "LAC:O9T L$ %''() &8EECHE&

L$ %'% LIGHTING DE&: L$ %'* 8IANO

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