Mark Clark

Mark Clark is an Aussie songwriter, scriptwriter, voice over, author and drama coach. He was Pip in the ABC's version of Ethel Turner's Seven Little Australians.

Pirates, Parrots and Penguins


Synopsis

LOGLINE
Captain Chook, his parrot, Bono and his penguin, Goldstein, are taking the Tasmanian Princess home. Love is in the air but Captain Cambridge tries to spoil the party.

ACT 1
Captain Chook, his parrot, Bono and his penguin, Goldstein, are adrift on a raft in the Atlantic Ocean. Quietly, a ship slips in behind them. On deck we meet the villain, Captain Cambridge, with his crew and three captives: the Tasmanian Princess, Aphrodite; her brother, Barry and their servant, Gwen

ACT 2
While Chook is asleep, the crew are under orders to keep Aphrodite and Jack Tar (the lovers) apart but they slacken off and opt for a few tots of rum instead.

ACT 3
Barry gets knocked over by a group of penguins who are scared by a leopard seal. Barry berates the leopard seal but the seal is unrepentant. Gwen and Chook discover they share a secret.


Schools and amateur societies who have performed this play include...

  • Apollo Bay Amateur Group, VIC

  • Caulfield North PS, VIC

  • Deloraine Dramatic Society Inc, TAS

  • Heathmont East Primary School, VIC

  • Lynwood Senior High School, WA

  • Mirboo North Secondary College, VIC

  • Mount Gambier Theatre Group Inc, SA

  • Padbury Senior High School, WA

  • Sacred Heart College, VIC

  • St James College, TAS

  • St Joseph's Bendigo, VIC

  • The Hutchins School, TAS

  • The Knox School, VIC

  • Timboon P-12 School, VIC

  • Western Heights High School, NZ

  • Windsor High School, NSW


What you will get with Pirates, Parrots and Penguins

  • Script in two .doc files for Act 1 and Act 2.

  • Cast list.

  • Lyrics for all songs.

  • Sheet music (piano-vocal score) with simple chords.

  • Backing tracks for all 12 songs in the show, without vocals.

  • All 12 songs with vocals recorded by Mark Clark.

  • Sound effects.

  • Artwork


Listen to a few songs from the show


Perusal material




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