Cast:
TV Crew (Millie N, Georgia, Mia & Lexus)
1st 3 prisoners: Summer, Lily T, Bella
Prison Guards: Matthew & Charlie
Prisoner 1: Grace
Prisoner 2: Jess W
Prisoner 3: Ayesha / Abi
Script (or click here to download a word doc):
[Prison dance, then 3 prisoners are already on stage and the TV crew get thrown on with them. The other people slowly turn their heads]
YOLANDA
[Shouting] I HAVE MY RIGHTS!
KAT
WE have OUR rights! [‘we’ really emphasised]
PRISONER 1
No, you really don’t
YOLANDA
Where are we?
SOUND GIRL
[I know where we are]
REST OF TV CREW
[Sarcastic] Yeah, sure you do!
SOUND GIRL
[More confident] Yeah I do, and we need to leave!
KAT
In a minute!
PRISONER 1
So why are you here?
YOLANDA
I don’t know
KAT
WE don’t know
CAMERA GUY
All three of us don’t know
SOUND GIRL
[timid, raises hand] Four, actually.
[Rest of TV crew give Sound Girl evil looks.]
PRISONER 3
SIRA came to my planet and made a law that all life is equal and I slipped on an ant. I honestly didn’t see it!
PRISONER 1
It was just an ant, get over it!
PRISONER 3
SIRA never will. [Sighs]
PRISONER 2
Where are you from?
KAT
We’re from Earth, and you?
PRISONER 2
I’m from Humahumanukunuku a pua’a
PRISONER 3
I’ve always wanted to go there…
PRISONER 1
Yeah, me too!
KAT & YOLANDA
[Look confused] Should we go there next episode?
CAMERA GUY
If we ever get out of here!
SOUND GIRL
I know how we can get out…
YOLANDA
We could just ask them to let us out?
KAT
Yeah, I’m sure they’re kind enough, too!
PRISONER 1
We’ve already tried that, the guards just told us to come back in a few lifetimes…
SOUND GIRL
I know a way…
YOLANDA
If you’re so smart, tell us!
[They huddle round the ‘plan’]
ALL (in turn0
Ooh
Aah
I see!
SOUND GIRL
We just need a communication device to contact them…
YOLANDA
Is this any help?
KAT
What in there can be any use, that bag is tiny…
YOLANDA
[Grabs massive objects from the bag] No… no… no… nope – Ah! This will work for an aerial…
PRISONER 1
How did you fit all that in there?
YOLANDA
Magic!
[Soung Girl proceeds to set up aerial and uses sound box to make transmitter]Prison Planet