THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2004-5) - ACT 6

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2004-5

ACT 6

NARRATOR: The Ghost did not know what to do. He was afraid of the twins.

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GHOST: The Otis family come from a modern country with no history and no soul. It is impossible to live with them in the same house. They´ve changed everything. The hall is full of photographs of Mr Otis. Where are the old paintings of all the Lord Cantervilles? These Americans are so uncivilised.

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CINDY: (whispering) Look, there´s the Ghost. He hasn´t seen us.

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ROBBY: Let´s jump out and frighten him.

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CINDY: Yes, we´ll shout in his ear.

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TWINS: Booooo....

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GHOST: Help! Help!

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Washington appears on the stage holding a syringe in his hand as if it were a gun.

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WASHINGTON: Stop here, Sir Simon. If you don´t stop, I´ll spray you with water from this syringe.

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GHOST: Help! Help! What can I do? (He goes through the chimney)

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CINDY: Look, he´s gone up the chimney.

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ROBBY: He´ll never come back. He´s afraid of us. We´ve won!

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WASHINGTON: Well done, children. That was a good plan.

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Mr and Mrs Otis appear on the stage.

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MR OTIS: What´s the matter? What´s all this noise in the middle of the night?

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MRS OTIS: You´ve woken me up. You´re very naughty, children.

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CINDY: We´ve frightened the Ghost, Mom and Pop.

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ROBBY: We put butter on the stairs.

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CINDY: We tied string across the corridors.

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ROBBY: We put water on top of the door.

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CINDY: We jumped out at him.

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ROBBY: That´s the end of the Ghost.

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MR OTIS: (sarcastically) I´ll write and tell Lady Canterville. The Ghost has gone!

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MRS OTIS: Good. Can I go back to bed now, children?

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WASHINGTON: Yes, it´s goodbye, Sir Simon.

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END OF ACT 6