THE CANTERVILLE GHOST-PLAYSCRIPT(2008-9) - ACT 4

THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

PLAYSCRIPT 2008-2009

ACT 4

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.

END OF ACT 4