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It was dark backstage behind the black curtains. The DDC could hear the chatter of the audience then the clear voice of Elsa. ‘Ladies and gentlemen. Please take your seats. The second half of A Christmas Carol will begin in one minute. That is one minute.’ The chattering died down. All was silent. Suddenly there was a terrific scream from the audience. ‘Waaaaaaaaaaah! There's a horrible, hairy beast under my chair. Waaaaaaaaaaah! ’ Susie, backstage, recognised that voice. It was her mother, Mrs Theodora Whistle-White. No mistake. What was going on? ‘Berwooomph!’ came an explosion. Abby looked horrified. That was her father, Farmer Bagwash. No mistake. Had Bertie escaped? He was hardly a hairy beast! No Bertie was safely in her pocket. He was her lucky mascot! It couldn’t possibly be Pickle could it? No. Pickle was safely in his stable. Unless her mischievous pony had escaped ... What could be the matter? Why was her father berwooomphing! ‘Berwooomph! For heaven's sake calm down Mrs Whistle-White,’ shouted Farmer Bagwash. ‘It's no beast. Just Lollipop.’ ‘Lollipop!’ squeaked Abby. What could Lollipop be up to? 144
‘Lollipop! Berwooomph! Down girl! Leave Mrs Whistle-White alone!’ But by now Mrs Whistle-White, who was wearing her big furry coat, was standing up on a chair. ‘Waaaaaaaaaaah! Get the beastly beast away from me! Waaaaaaaaaaah!’ Her screaming made Lollipop more and more excited. She tried to jump and grab what seemed to her to be a great, white furry bear! She ignored all cries from Farmer Bagwash to come away. Uttering 145
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daisy drama club STAGE FRIGHT! writ
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Contents How It All Began 1 Putting
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How It All Began Sophie and Cressid
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‘If only we could be in a proper
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Putting up Posters September came a
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But then I deliver the immortal wor
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A Royal Arrival The Daisy Drama Clu
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good bit of kit. Need a few nails h
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Ten? Twenty? Thirty? ... she would
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‘You're going to be an actress wh
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Jumping jellybeans! Sophie was impr
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There were Harriet and Henrietta th
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Once the twins had got over their s
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‘May I join?’ asked Lou awkward
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She reached in her top pocket and p
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‘The one with Scrooge and all the
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clouds of sad dust which was that t
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‘Doth Tiny Tim die?’ whispered
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‘What about the barn?’ suggeste
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‘That,’ said Sophie in a hushed
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‘I'm sorry dad. It's just that we
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Disaster for Cressida The good thin
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‘No. We've had the cottage for te
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had come when John and Cressida pul
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‘How much?’ asked Sophie. ‘Te
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He switched off the normal lights a
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Rehearsals Begin The next Saturday
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Cressida and Sophie exchanged glanc
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they were planning on performing A
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‘Tiptop!’ said Cressida impress
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‘Although, I do have a bit of a b
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Dreary and so feeble! We're meant t
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‘I'll never ever, ever, ever lear
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Things to DO The weeks sped past an
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‘Leaping liquorice! Those are bri
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‘And mine!’ said Cressida. ‘N
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‘Worse news than worse news, yes,
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A Terrible Fright On Wednesday nigh
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‘I can’t thee a thing,’ cried
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Then came act four, scene one. Only
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I fear you more than any spectre I
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The children raced out of The Barn
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as fast as he could, thinking that
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The Ghost Hunt School the next morn
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hung from the beams. Forty seats we
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Page 102 and 103: She pointed to two small muddy hole
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Page 108 and 109: Lollipop, sensing help was at hand,
Page 110 and 111: The cottage did look forlorn. ‘Cr
Page 112 and 113: The Disappearing Ladder When the gi
Page 114 and 115: is business. I have an agreement wi
Page 116 and 117: Dress Rehearsal Drama! The dress re
Page 118 and 119: Finally Lou stood back to have a lo
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Page 122 and 123: easy to see that dad wasn't hiding
Page 124 and 125: So the girls wrote a leaflet out te
Page 127 and 128: figure flew into the air, shooting
Page 129 and 130: Trapped! The day of THE ACTUAL PERF
Page 131 and 132: ‘It’s not just make up Susie. I
Page 133 and 134: ehearsal. I'll lock it again now. T
Page 135 and 136: flinging them to the ground as they
Page 137 and 138: From where they were hiding Cressid
Page 139 and 140: in the most terrible trouble.’
Page 141 and 142: Farmer Bagwash stormed off down the
Page 143 and 144: Chaos and Calamity! By six o'clock
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Page 152 and 153: an enormous ‘berwooomph!’ Farme
Page 154 and 155: No you did not! Sophie as the miser
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Page 158 and 159: Barrels of oysters, luscious pears
Page 160 and 161: Grubby fingers stretched up to catc
Page 162 and 163: Grandpa Albert had saved the day! H
Page 164 and 165: ‘Berwooomph! I've got something t
Page 166 and 167: The grim thought of having to move
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