ROBIN HOOD &
THE BABES IN THE WOOD

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Plot Summary

ACT 1

The townsfolk are gathered in the square and as the circus has just arrived, performers are showing their skills and trying to sell tickets - to no avail as no-one has any money. They explain the King Richard has gone off to fight in the Crusades, Prince John has taken over the throne and the evil Cyril Sureshott has been made Sheriff of Nottingham. The sheriff punishes the townspeople with taxes and rents and hates children. Mystic Megs holds out hope for a brighter future but then the sheriff appears with a proclamation - anyone offering information leading to the arrest of Robin Hood will receive a reward of 500 gold pieces. No one is tempted and they all leave.

Nurse Quiver enters with Jamie & Jemima who are the niece and nephew of the Sheriff and have come to live with him following the death of their father. They meet Maid Marion who explains about the sheriff but isn't believed. She is the daughter of King Richard and lives at the castle. Robin Hood introduces himself. The nurse and the children leave to find the castle.

Enter the sheriff - he wants to marry Maid Marion but she of course refuses. She gives him a letter from his brother explaining about the children and the sheriff is aghast at the thought of children in the castle. He thinks about how to dispose of them.

Having got lost again, Nurse Quiver and the children arrive back in the square where they meet the sheriff and he finds that they have his late brother's fortune of 50,000 gold pieces - this changes everything!

Del Boy & Rodney turn up but can't sell anything - so Robin Hood offers them a job with his Merry Men. The sheriff overhears Del & Rodney mentioning Robin Hood and gives them the task of finding the outlaws hideout.

Later on, he gives them the job of kidnapping the children and leaving them in the middle of Sherwood Forest!

In the forest the villagers and the merry men are ready for the feast - but first Del and Rodney have to be initiated, they return wearing green tights, much to their embarrassment!

Del & Rodney stand watch while everyone else goes off to eat. Jamie & Jemima start exploring and get found by them, they sit the children down and go off for the net - but Marion and Nurse Quiver find the children and Marion takes them back to the feast while Nurse Quiver waits for Del and Rodney. Del & Rodney catch the Nurse in the net but luckily she escapes.  

The sheriff is annoyed at the failure of his plot and lets slip that he wants to kill Jamie & Jemima. Suddenly, the children run up to him and want to show him the circus cannon - it can fire someone right up into space! In go the children and the Sheriff fires the cannon!!

ACT 2

The children have landed on the moon and wish upon a star - this works and the Wishing Star calls upon the Time Traveller to take them home.

Nurse Quiver is upset at the loss of the children - the sheriff consoles her and promises to look after the money but it transpires that the money would come to Nurse Quiver. He resolves to marry her - he can get rid of her later.

Robin and the Merry Men and the villagers all start to search for the children, meanwhile Del & Rodney have second thoughts about the Sheriff and decide to tell Robin what he made them do.

The children have returned to earth and decide to sleep in the clearing in the woods. Here they are found by the villagers etc.

With the children found, the Sheriff refuses to marry Nurse Quiver and, as Maid Marion's hand in marriage is the prize at the great archery competition, expects to marry her instead.

 The Sheriff shoots and of course hits the centre. But before he can claim his prize, another competitor arrives. Bent and covered in a cloak the newcomer borrows the Sheriff's bow and spare arrow and shoots. He appears to miss but moments later we see he has split the Sheriff's arrow and is the winner - he is of course Robin Hood!

Before the guards can catch him, Postman Pat turns up with a letter from King Richard. He is returning from the crusades and orders that all lands and titles taken away by Prince John be restored  - so Robin Hood is once again the earl of Huntingdon, and he orders the arrest of all wrongdoers. Del & Rodney stop the Sheriff's escape and he is sent to the dungeons. Robin asks Maid Marion to marry him, Marion consents and they will live in the castle with the children. 

Nurse Quiver decides to spend her time looking after the 'delicious Merry Men'! 

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To be added Monday 25th Feb

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