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Richard Harding Bush, Or the Rococo Coco Bean

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 7m

Cleve Haubold

The King is knitting a zebra, a rococo coco bean plays music, and an extraordinarily talented bush plots the downfall of diabolical Inigo Snurl, the most ineffective villain since Captain Hook. The Royal Gardens are the setting for this imaginative play in which King Trembley and Richard Harding Bus…

Richard Harding Bush, Or the Rococo Coco Bean

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 7m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences, Docudrama/Historic
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
The King is knitting a zebra, a rococo coco bean plays music, and an extraordinarily talented bush plots the downfall of diabolical Inigo Snurl, the most ineffective villain since Captain Hook. The Royal Gardens are the setting for this imaginative play in which King Trembley and Richard Harding Bush, a remarkable inhabitant of the gardens, outwit conniving Prime Minister Snurl. Queen Rotunda, her dour handmaiden Persimmia, the pompous Doctor Lipfondly, and a pair of would be revolutionaries add to the fun, which is climaxed by a royal masquerade party.

OLD KING TREMBLEY - the trembly old king
GOOD QUEEN ROTUNDA
THE LADY PERSIMMIA - her lady-in-waiting
DOCTOR B. WIGGE LIPFONDLE - a truly learned man
INIGO SNURL - the treacherous prime minister
ALF RABBLE - a would-be revolutionary
BERTIE ROUSER - a would-be revolutionary
JONATHAN - page to the queen
ANGELICA - the gardener's daughter
RICHARD HARDING BUSH - a potted droll
COURTIERS, ATTENDANTS, etc.

  • Time Period 18th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance
  • Optional Music/Media Fee: $15 per performance

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Cleve Haubold

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