Robin Hood (Blamire)
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Not Applicable
- 14M, 7F
- ISBN: 9780874405583
Engaging!... Steers smoothly between neo-Shakespearian parody and modern slang
The Boston Globe
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Not Applicable
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Exterior Set, Unit Set/Multiple Settings,Bare Stage/Simple Set, Bare Stage/Simple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, College Theatre / Student
Includes a wise-cracking, superior swords person in Marian, and a Robin who only by chance finds himself a hero. But true to the legend, of course, all ends well: The Sheriff's sleazy scheme to wed and bed young Ellen fizzles, King John's vicious taxes are rescinded, the Sherwood Foresters are finally legitimized, and a justice descends on England's green and pleasant land.
REVIEWS:
Engaging!... Blamire's technical skill is obvious - the language steers smoothly between neo-Shakespearian parody and modern slang; the characters are vividly drawn... recommended for its ambitiousness and the engaging liveliness of the performance...
The Boston Globe
Blamire's tongue-in-cheek script alternates between parody and pastiche... It's to Blamire's credit that he works hard to deromanticize the Robin Hood myth.
The Boston Herald
Larry Blamire... indulges in and makes fun of the stilted dialogue found in tiresome historical novels and adventure films.
4-Wall.com
Characters
- Casting: 14M, 7F
- Casting Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Local Celebrity Cameo, Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Cross gender casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting
ROBIN HOOD
MARIAN HARPER
RICCON HAZEL
THE SHERIFF OF NOTTINGHAM
THE BISHOP OF HEREFORD
HILTON, THE SHERIFF'S FEMALE ATTENDANT
KING JOHN
LITTLE JOHN MUCH
ARTHUR-A-BLAND
MEG SCATHELOCKE
ALAN-A-DALE
ELLEN DERIWOLD
EADOM
CATHERINE
QUEEN ELEANOR OF AQUITANE
FRIAR TUCK
THE PRIORESS OF KIRKLEES
GUY OF GISBOURNE
VARIOUS OF THE KING'S FORESTERS, MUSICIANS, and COMMON FOLK
Available Material
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Robin Hood (Blamire) Script
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Blamire has synthesized the conflicting legends and ballads about the outlaw folk hero and created a hysterical, sprawling, action-packed drama. Besides ably retelling the legend, he has created roles that challenge and reinvent the myth. Includes a wise-cracking, superior swords person in Marian, and a Robin who only by chance finds himself a hero. But true to the legend, of course, all ends well: The Sheriff's sleazy scheme to wed and bed young Ellen fizzles, King John's vicious taxes are rescinded, the Sherwood Foresters are finally legitimized, and a justice descends on England's green and pleasant land. |
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