THE NUTCRACKER
CHARACTERS
Narrator(Godfather Dross)
Clare
Frank (and a toy of the Land of toys)
Mum (and a toy of the Land of toys)
Dad (and a toy of the Land of toys)
Aunt Harriet( and Sugar Plum Fairy)
Cousin Louisa (and a toy of the Land of toys)
Cousin Michael (and the Mouse King)
The Nutcracker ( and nephew Noel)
1st mouse (and a toy of the Land of toys)
2nd mouse (and a toy of the Land of toys)
Captain Brown (a toy soldier)
Bella the Ballerina
Humpty Dumpty
Daisy (a new doll)
Trudy (an old doll)
Owl Clock (and a toy of the Land of toys)
NARRATOR: Merry Christmas everyone. I’m going to tell you a Christmas story. It happened in a German town on Christmas eve many years ago.
This story is about kindness and evil , courage and cowardice .
Scene 1
Занавес закрыт, из-за занавеса выглядывают головы Клары и Фрэнка , словно они смотрят в окно.
CLARE: Look at that snow falling!
FRANK: Can you see our Godfather Dross?
CLARE: Not yet.
FRANK: Are you sure?
CLARE: He’ll be here, Frank. It’s Christmas Eve & he has never missed a Christmas Eve yet. Nothing could stop him.
FRANK: Maybe he’s frozen solid somewhere out in that storm…
CLARE: Oh, Frank, stop that! Look! Someone is coming.
FRANK: Maybe it’s he, our Godfather Dross!(его голова исчезает)
CLARE: Wait for me! (её голова тоже исчезает)
Scene 2
В зал входят тётя Хериет со своими детьми, Луизой и Майклом, Майкл несёт подарки, они проходят через зал на сцену, Тётя Хериет раскланивается перед публикой и говорит “Merry Christmas” , подталкивает своих детей “ Say Merry Christmas”. Они поднимаются на сцену.
LOUISA: It’s so cold tonight. Let’s hurry inside, Mum.
AUNT HARRIET: Nonsense, dear. This is what I call healthy weather. The cold keeps your blood warm.
MICHAEL(подпрыгивает ,пытаясь согреться) : As long as you keep moving.
Из занавеса появляется Frank.
FRANK: I came as fast as I could, Godfa… (видит тётю и смущается)
AUNT HATTIET: How sweet of you, Frank, to greet us at the door.
MICHAEL(гримасничает Фрэнку) : Sweet!
Занавес открывается.
Гостиная, в центре ёлка, под ней подарки ,игрушки .
AUNT: Louisa, Michael, look at the tree. It’s glorious, isn’t it?
LOUISA: Yes, it’s wonderful. MICHAEL: A tree is a tree. I wonder where my present is.
В гостиную входят папа, мама и Клара.
DAD: Harriet, my favourite sister!
HARRIET: Your only sister .
DAD: May be that’s why you’re my favourite.
MOTHER: Harriet, we are so glad you could come.
HARRIET: Well, we always come on Christmas eve.
DAD: Harriet, would you like some tea?
HARRIET: With pleasure .
Папа , мама, Майкл, Хериет садятся за стол пить чай.
Клара беседует с Луизой.
CLARE: Nice to see you, Louisa. Your dress is beautiful.
LOUISA: Do you like it? And you, Clare, look great. You have grown up. You have become taller.
CLARE (берёт из-под ёлки свою новую куклу): Look! This is my new doll, my mum presented it to me.
LOUISA: What’s her name?
CLARE: Daisy. She is great, isn’t she?
LOUISA: She is nice, but I think your old doll Trudy (указывает на куклу под ёлкой) is better.I want to give you my doll, Bella the ballerina (протягивает ей куклу балерины). I know you like her.
CLARE: Thanks, but she is your favourite doll.
LOUISA:I’m too old to play with dolls.
CLARE : I’ll put Bella the ballerina with other presents (ставит куклу под ёлку к другим игрушкам).
Майкл подходит к Кларе, его руки за спиной, он что-то прячет.
MICHAEL:Clare, would you like to see what I have for you?
CLARE: I’m not sure…
MICHAEL:But this is special. Look, Clare! A mouse!
CLARE (вскрикивает): A mouse! (бежит к маме) Oh, mum, save me! (прячется за мамой)
MUM:What’s the matter with you, Clare?
CLARE: Michael has got a mouse, I’m afraid of mice.
HARRIET:A mouse? Michael! Where did you get a mouse? Get it away!
FATHER(берёт руку Майкла): Oh, Michael! You are playing your tricks again! It’s nothing but a sugar plum.
Хериет с подарками.
HARRIET: Clare,Frank , here are your Christmas presents.
FRANK(открывает свой подарок) : Oh, a toy soldier,it’s great!
I’ll call him Captain Brown. Thank you, Aunt Harriet, you know what I like.
MOTHER: Frank is mad for soldiers. He’s got lots of them and plays only with them.
HARRIET: And this is for you, Clare.
CLARE(открывает свой подарок) : Shoes! They’re nice.Thank you, Aunt Harriet
( надевает туфли ).
LOUISA: My mum likes to make and get only practical presents.
HARRIET: Yes, I do. But Mister Dross (качает головой), his presents are always impractical.
MOTHER: Oh, Harriet, the kids adore him.
HARRIET: Because he is like a child .By the way, where is he, your favourite Godfather Dross?
Появляется крёстный Дросс.
DROSS: Have no fear … Dross is here! Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas, everyone!
CLARE & FRANK: Godfather Dross! (подбегают к нему)
DROSS: The one and only!
FRANK:We have been waiting and waiting.
DROSS: I’m a little late , but I’ve got a surprise for you.
CLARE: Oh, please, let me see your surprise.
FRANK: I’m the older. I should open it.
Фрэнк разворачивает коробку, там кукольный замок.
FRANK (разочарованно): A doll’s castle , how boring! It’s for you, Clare.
CLARE: It’s wonderful!
LOUISA: The toys in it look like they are alive.
Клара разворачивает другую коробку, там щелкунчик.
CLARE: What’s this? A soldier? It’s for you, Frank.
FRANK: It’s not a toy soldier , it hasn’t even got a sword!
DROSS: It’s not a toy soldier, it’s a nutcracker.
FRANK: A nutcracker! I don’t even like nuts!
FATHER: I don’t like your attitude, Frank.
CLARE: I like him, he is nice.
FRANK: OK, you can play with him.
DROSS: Louisa, Michael, here are presents for you ( даёт подарки Майклу и Луизе)
LOUISA& MICHAEL: Thank you.
HARRIET:Well, kids, it’s rather late, it’s time to go home. Good night everybody. Merry Christmas.
FATHER(обращается к Herriet & her kids): Merry Christmas.
Thank you for coming.
Отец, Хериет, Луиза, Майкл, Фрэнк уходят.
MOTHER: Clare, you may go upstairs to bed.
CLARE:All right, mum.
Мама уходит, Дросс и Клара разговаривают.
CLARE: Godfather Dross, I like the nutcracker, he is nice.
DROSS: I’m glad you like him. It is a magnificent nutcracker.
He is the prince of toys.
CLARE: The prince of toys! How interesting! If my nutcracker is the prince of toys, I’ll put him with my other toys. (Клара заходит за ёлку).
Появляются мама и папа.
MUM: Kids like Christmas very much.
DAD: And Christmas presents too. Frank is in bed. Where is Clare?
MUM: She is already in her bed. Look, it’s nearly twelve.
DAD: Merry Christmas, dear.
MUM: And to you, too...
Занавес закрывается.
Scene 3
Звучит бой часов (занавес закрыт)
OWL CLOCK:
To wit, to woo
To wit, to woo.
It’s twelve o’clock
Or quarter past
I feel excitement
Coming fast.
NARRATOR: When the сlock struck twelve, the toys under the Christmas tree started to grow and grow and then they became big and alive.
OWL CLOCK:
It’s twelve o’clock
It’s the end of the day
It’s time for the toys
To come out and play!
Scene 4
Занавес открывается, ожившие куклы стоят перед деревом.
BELLA: Mister, please, don’t stand on my toes. I dance on my toes.
HUMPTY DUMPTY: I’m terribly sorry, Miss…
BELLA: I’m Bella the ballerina. Look, I’ve got a pretty skirt and I’ve got such pretty shoes.
HUMPTY DUMPTY: And I’m Humpty Dumpty.
BELLA: What a funny name and you look so strange!
HUMPTY DUMPTY: Don’t you know my story?
Шалтай Болтай рассказывает “ Humpty Dumpty”
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king`s horses and all the king`s men
Couldn`t put Humpty together again.
Впереди 2 куклы:Дейзи и Труди .
DAISY: How boring! The toys are dull and old. And only I… am (смотрится в зеркало) beautiful.
TRUDY: Excuse me, who are you?
DAISY: I’m Daisy, I’m Clare’s new doll. And you, who are you?
TRUDY: I’m Trudy. I’m Clare’s favourite doll. Clare always plays with me.
DAISY: You? Favourite? Now I will be her favourite doll.
She will play only with me.
TRUDY: Clare shares her problems and secrets with me, and I try to help her.
DAISY: I don’t like others’ problems, I don’t like to help anybody.
TRUDY: What are you made for?
DAISY:To be adored , to be delighted , to be loved …
Появляется Клара.
CLARE: I can’t believe my eyes. My toys can speak and move without my help. It’s great!
TOYS: Merry Christmas, Clare.
CAPTAIN BROWN: Tonight is a magic night. Dear Clare, don’t be surprised!
Слышен громкий шорох.
CLARE: Did you hear a noise? I wonder what it is.
HUMPTY DUMPTY: I’m afraid it’s the Mouse King.
TOYS (шепчут): the Mouse King… the Mouse King …
CLARE: The Mouse King… Who is the Mouse King?
Появляется Король мышей.
MOUSE KING: Where is the Nutcracker? I came here to fight with him and his toys. Mice! Come to me.
1st, 2nd MICE: Here we are, Your Majesty!
MOUSE KING: Let’s go and find the Nutcracker. Follow me!
1st, 2nd MICE: Yes, Your Majesty!
Мыши уходят, выходит Щелкунчик.
BELLA: Nutcracker, our prince, you have come!
CAPTAIN BROWN: Here it is dangerous for you!
HUMPTY DUMPTY: The Mouse King wants to kill you.
TRUDY: Prince, let me hide you in my box.
NUTCRACKER: Trudy, thank you for your help, but I’m ready to fight the Mouse King. I can’t allow him to do what he wants. I will fight with him and his mice.
DAISY: How will you fight with them? You haven’t even got a sword!
CAPTAIN BROWN: You can take my sword. Here it is (подаёт щелкунчику свою шпагу).
NUTCRACKER: Thank you, Captain Brown (берёт его шпагу).
TRUDY: We’ll help you, our prince, we’ll fight together against the Mouse King.
CAPTAIN BROWN: It’s a good idea, Trudy. I have great experience fighting with mice!
DAISY: But dolls are not made for fighting, only for dancing and singing.
TOYS: What?
DAISY: OK, all right, I will join you.
CAPTAIN BROWN: Frank has got lots of swords, take them!
Появляется Король мышей с мышами.
MOUSE KING: Ha, ha, you are here , the Nutcracker, you and your stupid wooden dolls. I will break all of you, and only I will be the King here! Mice, go!
Идёт борьба, Король мышей шпагой ранит Щелкунчика, он падает, вбегает Клара
CLARE : Stop! No! (бросает в Короля туфлю) Go away ! Go away, the Mouse King!
MOUSE KING: OK, but soon I’ll be back.
Куклы стоят вокруг Щелкунчика, Клара склонилась над ним.
CLARE: Nutcracker, wake up! Please, wake up! I love you, my brave Nutcracker!
Щелкунчик встаёт уже без маски.
NUTCRACKER: Dear Clare, you saved me.
CLARE: But you… You are so nice. What happened to your face? You are not a nutcracker! You are the prince, the prince of toys.
NUTCRACKER: It’s a long and sad story. It happened many years ago, I killed the Mouse Queen, but before she died she turned me into a nutcracker. And only the love of a beautiful girl could return my real appearance. And you, dear Clare, and your kind heart , did it . Thank you!
CAPTAIN BROWN: Prince, we have no time.
TRUDY: The Mouse King will come back soon.
NUTCRACKER: You are right, let’s go!
CLARE: Where will we go?
NUTCRACKER: I will show you my land of toys.
CLARE: The land of toys! I have dreamed of being there.
Все уходят .
Scene 5
Звучит музыка “The Land of toys”(танец цветов по балету).
Выходят куклы , танцуют.
СLARE: It’s wonderful! I have never seen such beauty before!
NUTCRACKER: My dear toys, let me introduce to you this girl. She is Clare, she saved me from the Mouse King.
1st TOY: Pleased to meet you, Clare.
2nd TOY: Merry Christmas, Clare! You saved our prince.
3rd TOY : Merry Christmas, Clare! You are a very kind girl.
4th TOY: Merry Christmas, Clare ! You are a nice and brave girl.
CLARE: Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you for your dance. You are really great!
NUTCRACKER: Now I want to introduce you to my godmother, Sugar Plum Fairy.
CLARE: Does she live here?
NUTCRACKER: No, she lives in the Kingdom of the Sweets.
CLARE: Kingdom of the Sweets? It sounds wonderful!
Scene 6
Звучит музыка “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”.
CLARE(рассматривает декорации): It’s fantastic! A gingerbread house! Lollypop trees, chocolate flowers ,and snow (пробует на вкус): it’s made of sugar. It’s a very tasty Kingdom!
NUTCRACKER: Clare, this is my godmother, Sugar Plum Fairy.
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Merry Christmas, Clare, I’m glad to meet you.
CLARE: Me too. I have never seen Fairies before.
FAIRY: You are a kind girl. Here is your shoe.
CLARE: Oh, thank you. My Aunt Harriet gave me new shoes. Her presents are really practical. Tonight this shoe saved our prince of toys.
FAIRY: I know.
NUTCRACKER: Dear Clare , may I invite you to dance?
CLARE: Sure, with pleasure.
Звучит мелодия (адажио по балету) .Щелкунчик и Клара танцуют.
NUTCRACKER: Dear Clare, I want to ask you one thing… Hhh…
CLARE: Prince, what do you want to ask me?
NUTCRACKER:Would you like to stay here, in my land of toys with me and my toys?
CLARE: Stay here? Forever?
TOYS: Please, Clare, stay here, stay with us.
1st TOY: You’ll be our princess!
2nd TOY: We’ll have a prince and a princess!!!
TOYS: Hooray! Hooray! It will be great!
CLARE: My prince, my dear toys, of course, I love you very much, you are my best friends, but … but… I can’t stay here forever. I love my parents and my brother Frank, and my godfather Dross, and my aunt Harriet and my cousins Louisa and Michael… I want to go back home, I don’t want to be a little girl forever and …
Пока Клара говорит последнюю реплику, куклы ломаются, Щелкунчик падает, свет гаснет.
СLARE : Nutcracker, toys, Sugar Plum Fairy, where are you?
Nutcracker, my prince, where are you? I love you!
Занавес закрывается.
Scene 7
Куклы, подарки стоят на прежних местах.
Выходят мама, папа, Фрэнк.
MUM: Frank, have you seen Clare today?
DAD: She didn’t sleep in her bed.
MUM: Where can she be, our little princess?
FRANK: I don’t know (смотрит на игрушки под ёлкой) . My Captain Brown, where is your sword? Where did you lose it?(залезает под ёлку и кричит оттуда).Mum, Dad, I found Clare. She is sleeping under the Christmas tree.
DAD: My little princess, wake up!
MUM: Poor thing, she fell asleep under the tree.
CLARE (спросонья) :Where am I?
MUM & DAD: You are at home, of course.
FRANK: No, our Clare is in the land of toys.
CLARE: What? The Land of toys? Where is my nutcracker? ( берёт кукол) Trudy, Bella, Daisy, where is your prince? Tell me, please.
DAD: My dear, dolls can’t speak.
CLARE: They can. I spoke to them last night.
MUM: Only in your dream.
FRANK: Look, Godfather Dross has come.
Появляется Dross & his nephew Noel (Nutcracker, только без шляпы ). Clare подбегает к Dross
CLARE: Godfather, only you can tell me where my nutcracker is. Last night I was …
DROSS: Clare, let me introduce my nephew, Noel.
NOEL: Merry Christmas, Clare.
CLARE: Noel? It’s you! Merry Christmas, Nutcracker!
ALL TOGETHER: Merry Christmas!