Inside Robin's Hood

Plays for Young Audiences

By: Murray J. Rivette
Cast: 7 M, 2 F, 1 flexible
Performance Time: Approximately 45-60 mins, 50 pgs.

FARCE. The laughs are legendary in this wildly wacky version of the Robin Hood tale in which Robin Hood and his Merry Men don’t steal from the rich to give to the poor. They steal from the poor and give to the rich in order to gain political favor! The Merry Men capture Maid Marian and her lady-in-waiting, Mathilda, on their way to Nottingham for Maid Marion’s wedding to Prince John. The Merry Men then rob Mathilda and give her money to Maid Marian. Taken with Robin Hood, Lady Marian disguises herself as a hideous hag so Prince John won’t want to marry her. Prince John is horrified when he sees Maid Marian’s buck teeth and hairy mole, but the Sheriff of Nottingham agrees to marry her so he can get his hands on her fortune. Donning a fake beard and hooded sweatshirt, Robin disguises himself as Hoody Allen and travels to Nottingham to free Maid Marian from the Sheriff’s clutches.

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A veteran actor and director who has participated in more than 200 theatre productions, Murray J. Rivette has worked with actors William Shatner, Betty Grable, Sam Levene, Vivian Blaine and Christopher Reeve. He has taught improv classes at the Little Palm Family Theatre in Boca Raton, FL, and is the author of several children’s plays based on classic fairytales. Rivette lives in Valdosta, Georgia.