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A Comedy About a Bank Robbery
A Comedy About a Bank Robbery
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A comedy based on the play written by Mischief Theatre and performed at The Royal Variety:
The scene takes place in a bank vault in a criminal district of the City. Former Bank Manager and now prison escapee, Mitch has a plan for a big job. The father of his girlfriend, Caprice, runs a bank which has been entrusted with a priceless diamond. Small-time crook, Sam gets involved with the plan and it quickly escalates out of control when they encounter a gullible Guard on duty.
CHARACTERS
MITCH, CAPRICE, SAM
A GUARD called ROGER
Inside the vault
The diamond sits on a plinth in the centre of the stage in a pool of light. Roger is asleep next to it, surrounded by safety deposit boxes.
Extract from Script:
SAM: (Sings, muffled by the book) … Slowly down the straining rope….uh oh!…(crosses legs around rope, takes book out of mouth and sign..) I think I’m going to sneeze! … Yes, the code book is dusty … I’m going to sneeze!!
(He builds up for a BIG SNEEZE. CAPRICE and MITCH simultaneously from either side, shove their hands under the rope as if to catch the book if dropped. False alarm as SAM feels ok again. SAM continues down the rope with code book in mouth then STOPS! ..braces himself for another sneeze. SAM SNEEZES and drops the code book from his mouth. MITCH catches it just before it hits the floor which leaves him hanging upside down on the rope, his hands on the code book.)
MITCH: (Sings) …You are a moron! That was too close.
SAM: (Sings) Sorry, Mitch, it slipped out my … mouth.
MITCH: (Sings) Why can’t you just do what you’re told?
SAM: (Sings) I’m trying my best.
MITCH: (Sings) You’re so stu-–
CAPRICE: (Sings…interrupting) Come on now, boys, let’s try not to fight.
SAM: (Sings) I’m sorry, Caprice, I’m just not good with heights. Oh my God! I’m starting to fall!
(He suddenly slides down the rope. He lands hard on MITCH and CAPRICE at the bottom. ROGER stirs.)MITCH / CAPRICE / SAM: (Sing) … And down will come baby, cradle and all
