The Incredible Adventures of Don Quixote
Steve Mitchell
Age range
13 – 15, 16 +
Cast size
15 +
Approx. running time
90 mins +
Gender breakdown
Male:10+
Female: 20+
Also: 15+ parts are non-gender specific.
Female: 20+
Also: 15+ parts are non-gender specific.
Setting
All performed on one set by a band of travelling players.
Note
An adaptation of Cervantes classic satire on the world of chivalry and romantic fiction for a very large group.
First performance
The Castle School, Taunton, 1995.
Synopsis
"Very early, before dawn. He armed himself completely and set out on his first adventure.”
The eccentric old man Don Quixote, his head filled with the nonsense of romantic fiction sets out on his quest to right all the world's wrongs with the help of his faithful squire Sancho Panza. An episodic script with great physical fun, music, puppetry, dance, magic and occasional bawdy humour.
The members of the touring theatre group "Los Bandidos Des Castillios!" invite the audience to share this madcap world of the imagination as an old fool meets reality.
The script offers a very large cast the opportunity to explore a classic text while utilizing a variety of theatrical techniques to tell that story.
The eccentric old man Don Quixote, his head filled with the nonsense of romantic fiction sets out on his quest to right all the world's wrongs with the help of his faithful squire Sancho Panza. An episodic script with great physical fun, music, puppetry, dance, magic and occasional bawdy humour.
The members of the touring theatre group "Los Bandidos Des Castillios!" invite the audience to share this madcap world of the imagination as an old fool meets reality.
The script offers a very large cast the opportunity to explore a classic text while utilizing a variety of theatrical techniques to tell that story.