THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2004-5) - ACT 4

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2004-5

ACT 4

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NARRATOR: That night, at one o´clock, Mr Otis woke up. There was a strange noise in the corridor.

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The Ghost appears carrying chains and making a lot of noise. Mr Otis appears carrying a candle and wearing his pijamas.

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MR OTIS: Who´s there?

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GHOST: Woooooooo. Woooooooo.

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MR OTIS: Who are you? Stop making that terrible noise. Nobody can sleep.

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GHOST: I am the Ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville. This is my house. Go away and never come back.

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MR OTIS: Look, take this bottle of 'Rising Sun American Lubricator'. Put it on your chains to stop them making a noise. Goodnight, sir. (Mr Otis leaves the living room)

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GHOST: What? Are you not afraid of me?

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Cindy and Robby appear in the room with some pillows in their hands.

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CINDY: Look, there´s the Ghost.

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ROBBY: Yippee. Let´s throw our pillows at him. (They start throwing their pillows at the Ghost who hadn´t seen them)

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CINDY: (Laughing) I hit him on the nose! (The Ghost tries to escape)

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ROBBY: He´s running away!

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Mr and Mrs Otis both appear because of the noise.

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MRS OTIS: Go back to bed, children.

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TWINS: We hit him with our pillows.

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MR OTIS: That´s not polite. That poor ghost has lived in this house for centuries. We should respect him.

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Virginia appears wearing a nightgown.

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VIRGINIA: Poor ghost. I am sorry for him.

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MR OTIS: But we must take his chains away from him. It is impossible to sleep with so much noise.

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Everybody leaves the stage. The Ghost appears again.

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NARRATOR: The Ghost was very angry. He made plans.

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GHOST: For three hundred years, I have lived in this house. Everyone was afraid of me. After all that, these Americans have come to live here. They have no respect. I will climb inside the old suit of armour in the hall. They will be afraid when they see the armour moving.

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The Ghost starts getting into the armour.

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GHOST: Ow... I´ve hurt my knees and my elbows.

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The twins appear from behind, moving slowly.

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CINDY: What was that noise?

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ROBBY: It´s the Ghost. Look, there.

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CINDY: Let´s get our peashooters. We´ll teach him a lesson.

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GHOST: Ow! Stop! Please, stop! Ow! Ow!

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Mr Otis appears holding a gun, Mrs Otis follows him.

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MR OTIS: Well done, boys. I´ve got my gun. Hold up your hands.

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GHOST: (Screaming with anger) I am the Ghost of Canterville Chase. I have lived here for hundreds of years. Listen to my terrible laughter. Your hair will turn white when you hear it. Haaaa. Haaaa. Haaaa.

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MRS OTIS: Are you all right? You must have a bad stomach-ache. Take this medicine. It is made in America. It´s the best in the world.

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The Otis family leave.

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GHOST: These Americans are stupid. But I will do terrible things. They will never come back to this house.

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END OF ACT 4

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2004-5) - ACT 3

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2004-5

ACT 3

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NARRATOR: There was a terrible storm that night. During the next few days, strange things happened in the house...

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The family are in the living room. Mr and Mrs Otis are drinking tea and reading, Virginia is painting, Washington is watching her and the twins are playing with their ball.

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MRS OTIS: Look, the stain is there again.

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WASHINGTON: Yes, I don´t understand it. 'Pinkerton´s Champion Cleaner' always works.

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CINDY: Every day, Washinton removes the stain.

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ROBBY: And every morning the stain is there again.

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WASHINGTON: Father locked the library door. But the stain was there again in the morning.

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CINDY: And every day the stain is a different colour. One day it´s red...

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ROBBY: Next day it´s purple...

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WASHINGTON: Next day it´s green...

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MRS OTIS: I´ve heard of blue blood. But I´ve never heard of green blood. (Mr and Mrs Otis laugh together)

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WASHINGTON: What´s the matter Virginia?

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MRS OTIS: Why are you looking unhappy?

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VIRGINIA: It´s nothing. Don´t worry.

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MR OTIS: This is interesting, perhaps there really is a ghost.

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MRS OTIS: I´m going to tell my friend in New York.

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WASHINGTON: And I´m going to write to the newspapers about it. We will be famous in America! We live in a haunted house!

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TWINS: Yippeeee!

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MR OTIS: Well, children, I see you enjoy living in Europe.

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VIRGINIA: I´m not sure. Things are very strange here.

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MRS OTIS: Yes, life in America is much better!

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MR OTIS: American actresses are much better than European ones!

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MRS OTIS: American food is much better than English food.

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WASHINGTON: Boston is more important than Rome.

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VIRGINIA: New Yorkers speak much more sweetly than Londoners.

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CINDY: But I like living in England!

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ROBBY: Yes, I want to see the Ghost tonight!

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CINDY: I don´t want to go to bed. I want to see the Ghost too!

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ROBBY: We don´t have ghosts in America.

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MRS OTIS: (standing up and going towards her children) No, children. You must go to bed now. It´s very late.

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END OF ACT 3