DORSET CLUBMEN – ALMOST FORGOTTEN
ACTION:
BANNERS organising: Gill & Sue; Clare & Eva; Tuppy & Pippa; Jackie & Helisha; Haydn & Sheila
Share them out and give to soapboxers (& to audiences) at end of soapbox sequence – just before song/finale.
SOAPBOXERS & LEAFLETEERS
GROUPS 1. Stewart & Heather plus Luke 2. Jane & Will plus Dave & Amy; 3. Jeff & Shaine plus Sandra & Alan; 4. Barbara & Lauren PLUS Izzie & Annemarie
A = STEWART; JEFF; JANE; BARBARA
B = HEATHER; SHAINE; WILL; LAUREN
C = LUKE; DAVE; AMY; SANDRA & ALAN; IZZIE & ANNEMARIE
- Carrying leaflets, the 4 Groups spread out down stage to audience boundary
- As they go, WILL encourages everyone to find their right places – maybe with verbal instruction e.g. “Obadiah, you take that group and Mary, you that one!”
- 4 spread out – Group 1 facing left side of audience; 2 & 3 facing centre; 4 facing audience on right
- ‘A’s climb onto soapboxes
- ‘B’s stand close by – to side. They need to be nimble and dart from side to side of partner.
- ‘C’s echo B and chant chorus parts and hand out fliers to audience/
ALL (coming forward and speaking to audience):
(Secretively) Shh! Take these! Sisters! Brothers! (Handing out pamphlets)
B: Pass these (leaflets) along now!
A: (louder): Sisters! Brothers!
C: Sisters, brothers!
A: Do you agree we’ve had enough of soldiers rampaging across our land?
B: Stealing our horses! Burning our barns!
A: Destroying our crops!
B: Forcing our sons to fight their unjust war!
A: Haven’t we had enough?
(Wait for response)
B & C: (raising flags/sticks): Enough!
A: Are you with us, sisters and brothers?
B: We can’t hear you!
C: Are you with us
A: (Holding up leaflets) It’s all written here! If you want peace, join the Dorsetshire Clubmen!
EVERYONE: at Badbury Rings!
B: Hear our Declaration!
A: And sing our song with us – the words are on the back of the flier!
B: You may use your lanterns!
(Flag spreaders arrive and say)
“It’s time for the Declaration!
C: It’s time!” ‘Come!”