“MADGE”162Please respect copyright.PENANAX6FsL0h5Hd
CHARACTERS:162Please respect copyright.PENANAKJXh6p4pK5
- PRINCESS MADGE: brown hair; blue eyes; yellow-electric dress;162Please respect copyright.PENANA6jUfQe9eC5
- KING FRANK: father of MADGE; ex-husband of JUSTINE; gray hair; blue eyes162Please respect copyright.PENANAMgCm0YHcF5
- DUCHESS JUSTINE: mother of MADGE; ex-wife of FRANK; brown hair; blue eyes162Please respect copyright.PENANAq4Ug3NKSB0
- WITCH BECCY: 77 years; lonely; gray hair; blue eyes
PLOT; A young woman broken by her parent’s divorce; is on a mission to bring her family back...
LOCATIONS:162Please respect copyright.PENANAloGNYIlj2t
- KINGDOM OF TUDSTON: fictional kingdom; trams everywhere; cars everywhere
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INT. MADGE’S ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN MADGE”s ROOM at KINGDOM OF TUDSTON. MADGE in her yellow nightie; wakes up. IT IS HER 18th birthday; the day in which she is being crowned a PRINCESS. She smiles as she wakes...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAZXgEsCoc4i
(smiles to herself) Oh it’s my birthday... my birthday.. (excited) I am 18.. I am being christened and crowned today.
(MADGE jumps up in joy; excited for the day...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAiQdtAIEpmW
(excited to herself) Oh my 18th... this is going to be such a fun day.. I can’t wait.. I can't..
(MADGE screams in excitement. THE FIRST SONG begins titled... DREAMIN’)
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# SONG 1 “DREAMIN”162Please respect copyright.PENANAAFnLWigzaf
(MADGE begins singing the verse)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA9sS46jQNCi
(Singing VERSE 1)162Please respect copyright.PENANAV267asYFrm
Dreaming of fairies;162Please respect copyright.PENANAzJG9n9iBum
Spectacles and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAo4hgIGPF9b
Dreaming of fantasies in life;162Please respect copyright.PENANA0NCd5MzSJu
My wondrous beautiful life
(MADGE sings as she makes her way to the start of the down-staircase...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAmRl5lluTb7
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANANz42dh1TTa
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANA3vpvK0TSNC
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANA2QQfAq1NDb
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAgNbKvSeOUI
The wondrous things in life..
(AS MADGE walks down the staircase... she repeats the CHORUS)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAGJN5ctLG95
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANARy4n2fcWAU
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANAr5J0A0KTyp
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANA8Hhxiqw4Fn
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAEMNY66aj9Q
The wondrous things in life..
(THE CHORUS finishes... she arrives downstairs... and walks along the hallways of the large, majestic kingdom mansion..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAB8V0avx5p0
(singing VERSE 2)162Please respect copyright.PENANA7BxbTeyThH
Lights and firelights162Please respect copyright.PENANAz8xwG4F2c4
Dreaming of good times;162Please respect copyright.PENANA4C3tZrip5Z
Nice things oh galore;162Please respect copyright.PENANAyMOgjox6YG
Oh oh I want more;
(MADGE begins singing the CHORUS two times; as she dances and prances along the HALLWAY)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAQp1BvNEFFi
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAtQ4ZdB5Ofw
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANAcDmWfyuCpt
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANAQwzf1qWZgh
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAQpvbmsk9LK
The wondrous things in life...
(MADGE notice her pet KITTEN NELLY stumble by her. She repeats the chorus..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAfzfy9uTH9J
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAklLmvO4eWs
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANAcmT95spaBu
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANA69cFF5nc0W
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAzu027EeztK
The wondrous things in life...
(MADGE lays on the floor; with NELLY the kitten crawling on her stomach. MADGE begins singing the BRIDGE; whilst laying down..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA6o10EtAVdL
(singing BRIDGE)162Please respect copyright.PENANAvhRsafmray
Oh oh; no better place to be162Please respect copyright.PENANAQSEbTA4dny
Then to be with NELLY and BE HAPPY..162Please respect copyright.PENANAsLsvluOmEU
Oh oh.
(MADGE sits up; holding NELLY as she sings the CHORUS once again...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAQkPVGJaECm
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANA3MJuZD61L4
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANAIypsNaTRSD
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANAVxb1baguN1
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANATCpJq3aalZ
The wondrous things in life..
(MADGE walks along the hallways; with NELLy walking besides her...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAJlt13GxmDu
(singing CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAdXf5tQiTUb
OH I’m dreamin dreaming162Please respect copyright.PENANAfhyBj2JmtS
Of beautiful things162Please respect copyright.PENANAbEkRCPnBBb
Of candy and family162Please respect copyright.PENANAbIiGCkHvNd
The wondrous things in life..
(THE SINGING STOPS... FADE OUT: END OF SCENE)
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INT. DINING ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE INSIDE THE DINING ROOM... MADGE smiles as she looks at her parents; immediately hugging them..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAWtc849LGDz
(smiles to FRANK) Daddy... (smiles to JUSTINE) Mummy.. hey...
(THEY STOP HUGGING...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANACOGZodISGd
(smiles to MADGE) Happy 18th my darling MADGE... I hope you have a good day... and I’m proud to see my PRINCESS of REIGN be crowned today... the successor of this kingdom...
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANASLxJNXloYU
(excited to FRANK) I can’t wait to MADGE... it’s going to be so exciting... I can’t wait..
(JUSTINE cries at her mother having grown up..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAH3ipUYhal0
(cries to MADGE) Oh MADGE... oh my you have grown.. I.. I.
(JUSTINE hugs her daughter once again... FRANK smiles...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAeo6tVg1Vs2
(smiles to JUSTINE) Yes darling JUSTINE... our daughter has grown up before our eyes.. she will always be a treasure to us..
(JUSTINE stops hugging her daughter MADGE...)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANARgUAEeRxJE
(SMILES TO MADGE) Happy BIRTHDAY darling. Or should I say... PRINCESS MADGE.
(MADGE smiles at her mother..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAL4bBrFUQhn
(smiles to JUSTINE) Thanks MUM...
(A PAUSE. FRANK & JUSTINE smile at each other and their daughter...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAsn6Mvxa9A9
(Smiles to JUSTINE) So MUM... MUM... the dress.. the coronation dress... I want pink... pink like... i love PINK...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA80ZFS0Co5R
(smiles to MADGE) Oh I know you darling.... but I thought of something bette.r
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAr4BkBbNada
(Smiles to JUSTINE) And what style and what colour...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3S5Un6D3F
(Smiles to MADGE) A surprise darling... a surprise.
(KING FRANk smiles at his happy family and speaks up..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANASaz5W7DM0n
(Smiles to JUSTINE & MADGE) Well you two better get ready... coronation starts 11am sharp...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANArXbr2UPmYt
(Smiles to FRANK) Oh I will... I will get our darling daughter ready...
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAv14h9RNgsE
(smiles to JUSTINE) I know you will.. I’ll see you at the CORONATION ROOM at 11am...
(FRANK leaves the scene.... MADGE looks excited at FRANK...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAHsuHqK962N
(excited to JUSTINE) Okay MUM... let’s go... let’s go...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA264enAZLKq
(Smiles to MADGE) yes darling... let’s go..
(THE SCENE ENDS with JUSTINE & MADGE making their way to the DRESSING ROOM...)
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(FADE OUT: END OF SCENE)
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INT. DRESSING ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN THE ELEGANT DRESSING ROOM. A happy JUSTINE waits outside the DRESSING LOCKERS; awaiting her daughter to showcase the outfit. MADGE walks out minutes later - in a yellow daffodil-style dress. JUSTINe smiles..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANApC2IDZSbIZ
(smiles to MADGE) Oh MADGE... you look.... you look BEAUTIFUL... oh... (cries) Oh darling..
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA1TnnkSzXRd
(pleads with JUSTINE) Oh MUM... please DON’T CRY... please.. not on my coronation day..
(JUSTINe smiles; MAdDGE NOTICes but stays silent. JUSTINE speaks her mind.)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA6Cu6zKpblu
(smiles to MADGE) You are so brave... and tough like your FATHER... it’s good... it’s good for a woman... to be tough..,
(A PAUSE..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAO2fjeusW02
(smiles to MADGE) You don’t need no knights to protect you... no.. you are NO DAMSEL in distress.
(MADGE smiles at her mother..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAQK8iIImOHm
(smiles to JUSTINE) Thanks MUM..
(MADGE looks closely at her mother’s inspired yellow-daffodil dress; and speaks her mind to her mother..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAOQwzyZVDcI
(unsure to JUSTINE) Mum... are you sure? This yellow dress... looks cowardice... I uh.. I’m not sure...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAeQcGwY1fwD
(assures MADGE) Madge... it’s beautiful.... I really like the yellow on you... and I really like the yellow on your father too. It really brings out the sunlight inner-beauty on both of you...
(JUSTINE smiles...)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAFTNYK1fCmJ
(Smiles to MADGE) It really does...
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAi26N0mpsem
(upset to JUSTINE) Didn’t you like the PINK MA?
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAUbuvli8sJw
(to MADGE) Well uh... yellow is more elegant.. make yellow more elegant and not so cowardice.
(MADGE laughs with her mother JUSTINE)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAUn2jSwAtPH
(laughs to JUSTINE) Okay... OKAY MUM...
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(THE SCENE CLOSES with JUSTINE curling her daughter’s hair...)
(FADE OUT; END OF SCENE)
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## MINUTES PASS - the CORONATION BEGINS
INT. CORONATION ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN; the KING’S ATTENDANT speaks at the CORONATION CEREMONY)
KING’S ATTENDANT162Please respect copyright.PENANAPN72skN9uX
(Addresses crowd) hello... ladies and gentlemen... We thank you and applaud you for coming... for accepting your invite to witness the coronation of PRINCESS MADGE... the daughter of the current REGIN KING FRANK... on behalf of the kingdom of TUDSTON.. thank you...
(THE CROWD APPLAUDS...)
KING’S ATTENDANT162Please respect copyright.PENANA7WL2Q9WZ2t
(addresses crowd) Now I would like to invite the KING... the great KING of TUDSTOn on stage...
(THE CROWD Claps as they witness KING FRANK taking the stage... the applaud stops minutes later as KING FRANK speaks..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAexfuK6aUrD
(Addresses crowd) Good morning..... good afternoon... women, men, boys and girls.. as my ATTENDANT had stated... I thank you for coming to witness the coronation of my beautiful daughter MADGE.... soon to be PRICNESS of TUDSTON; and the heir apparent to the throne... thank you..
(THE CROWD APPLAUDS)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANApClibgDwSv
(addresses crowd) i remember when my dear MADGE was born... like the colour of yellow sunshine; the colour of a blooming daffodil on the 2nd OCTOBER... did my dear MADGE be born... it was magical..
(FRANK smiles as the crowd applauds again..)
FRANk162Please respect copyright.PENANAcLkMWg8fMR
(Addresses crowd) And though it upsets me to see my daughter all grown up; it makes me smile to se her take my future place as QUEEN of this KINGDOM.. and your ruler.
(THE CROWD applauds once again..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAAVOiMdUiZE
(addresses crowd) Shall today be a day we will mark on this KINGDOM’s history.. by my father KING EDGAR, to myself KING FRANK. and now MADGE... I coronate my daughter as PRINCESS MADGE... please welcome her... (shouts) PRINCESS MADGE...
(THE SHUTTER DOORS SEPARATING THE HALLWAYS & THE CORONATION ROOM opens as MADGE is seen; in her yellow-daffodil dress; walking along the royal-purple carpet; making her way to her FATHER... KING FRANK...)
# SHE ARRIVES BESIDE HER FATHER....
(KING FRANK grabs the crown from the KING’S ATTENDANT and smiles as he crowns his daughter; then addressing the crowd..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAjQo7J0FIGR
(addresses crowd) I applaud... my PRINCESS MADGE..
(EVERYONE applauds....)
(FADE OUT; END OF SCENE)
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# HOURS PASS - it is NIGHTTIME
INT. DINING ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN THE DINING ROOM.. MADGE notices her two saddened parent sitting at the dining room table... MADGE worries..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAvkOly1Hjox
(worried to FRANK & JUSTINE) Mum... Dad... what’s wrong?
(JUSTINE breathes as she breaks the truth..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAifCoDO7G45
(breathes to MADGE) MAdge.. your father and I.. have something to say.
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAf5yCjp9TtY
(worried to JUSTINE & FRANK) It’s not good is it.
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAxlsBP7oCXy
(worried to MADGE) I’m sorry to do this... I mean... for your mother and I say... to say this on your birthday; but your coronation day... we-
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(MADGE grows annoyed and impatient with her parents; and demands to know what her parents are talking about..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAd7BQVFlrSb
(annoyed to FRANK & MADGE) Enough... what are you talking about... stop bullshitting me..
(FRANK IS UNHAPPY WITH MADGE’S SWEARING..0
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAB3EKnzrzgr
(Worried to MADGE) Please PRINCESS.... please... do not swear... princesses do not swear.... please.
(A PAUSE..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANABLZ3qkHCAI
(Worried to MADGE) Please MADGE... this is really hard to tell.... it’s hard.
(MADGE CONTINUES TO BE ANNOYED...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAzarDwPoAmI
(shouts to FRANK) What... what.
(JUSTINE breathes and speaks her mind..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAnUKtjiRUPh
(breathes to MADGE) Your father and I.... we wish to separate.. we uh..
(JUSTINE starts lightly crying though breathes..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANABW8Gkemgx5
(Cries to MADGE) We.... we don’t have the same love we did like we met... it’s gone.
(MADGE is shocked and cries at the news.)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAGnCit3qXPw
(cries to parents) But MUM.. DAD... why.... there has to be a reason.. tell me the reason why..
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAgtQa0eCz57
(breathes to MADGE) Like your mother said darling... we don’t feel the same love anymore... it’s been conflicted for a while.. our relationship.. we both agreed..
(A PAUSE.. FRANK & JUSTINE breathe as they continue to explain their separation to their upset daughter..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAoXUSabqw7j
(upset to MADGE) We.. we just don’t want to be together anymore... we.
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAw0RffVb3jR
(cries to MADGE) I’m sorry MADGE.. darling.. I.
(A PAUSE... MADGE cries even more..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAvO8hrM1fLx
(Saddened to MADGE) I agreed with your father that I will leave this kingdom effectively... with which I will.. and I will no longer be DUCHESS of this KINGDOM... so uh.
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MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAoe8hhlSLgo
(cries to JUSTINE) No MUM... you can’t leave... you can’t leave the KINGDOM of TUDSTON... (cries to FRANK) DAd.... DAD.. MUM has to stay..
(FRANK worries and speaks his mind...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAhvCiHU59EX
(worried to MADGE) Madge... if a member of this kingdom decides to separate.. they can no longer be a member of the ROYAL FAMILY... I’m sorry... your mother is no longer going to be DUCHESS.
(MADGE looks very upset with her mother... and cries at both her parents..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAHVgU7wGENr
(cries to FRANK & JUSTINE) Why... why... on all days... why....
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA6puzohwQhk
(Saddened to MADGE) I told you darling MADGE... we both no longer have love for each other..
(MADGE cries to herself more; believing true love no longer exists..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAKCwL0usU5k
(cries to JUSTINE) So true love... it mustn’t exist... not in a kingdom.. not in the kingdom of TUDSTON.... true love is really a fantasy... a fake fantasy... no...
(MADGE looks angrily and upset at both her parents; shouting verbally at them both....)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAMk2QgdNDwi
(shouts to JUSTINE & FRANK) I can’t believe you.... you both... separating... I..
(A PAUSE..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANACJYEtpPAG6
(shouts to parents) STUFF THIS... STUFF this FAMILY... STUFF All of IT.. I HATE YOU BOTH..
(MADGE’s parents are hurt..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA5mYaSP9B9u
(worried to MADGE) No MADGE... please... don’t hate us..
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAQLTo9foybe
(Worried to MADGE) No please darling MADGE... don’t hate your parents..
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAkro4C2R2Cz
(shouts to FRANK) Well I do.... I DO... I HATE YOU... leave ME ALONE..
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAIehSNXoIoQ
(worried to MADGE) Madge..
(MADGE PREPARES TO EXIT THE DINING ROOM. JUSTINE FRANTICALLY SPEAKS UP; BEGGING HER TO STAY...)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANA0T9HssppN6
(upset to MADGE) No MADGE... please... please don’t go... WAIT... WAIT... WAIT darling... let’s just..
(MADGE turns her head; and shouts at her mother...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANARHGoEsm6XF
(shouts to JUSTINE) NO... this... this is... the WORST CORONAtion and BIRTHDAY ever... it so is.. I..
(MADGE takes her PRINCESS CROWN off her head; and glares at it with anger... she speaks her words..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAtRZhYrMhGh
(shouts to herself) STUFF THIS KINGDOM... this CROWN... STUFF being a PRINCESS... it all ends in divorce... I HATE IT..
(MADGE throws the GOLDEN-PRINCESS CROWN at her parents; though missing them and breaking in shards. FRANK & JUSTINE look at each other in hurt..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANACiujqHLWy3
(upset to MADGE) Madge... MADGE... that crown was worth millions... millions of our family heritage money... please... (saddened) I’m sorry darling.
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAYPzjmP8Tlj
(shouts to FRANK) I DON’T CARE... this FAMILY STINKS... it can’t stay forever... it is doomed... this family is doomed... this KINGDOM IS DOOMED..
(MADGE screams as she runs away... she exits the scene... JUSTINE & FRANK look at each other with great sadness..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAKrwoquATCS
(worried to JUSTINE) JUSTINE...
(JUSTINE looks annoyed at FRANK; and speaks her mind...)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAXwnr4Th5Tf
(serious to FRANK) It doesn’t change my mind... we.... we are too different.. we have too many belief systems... I don’t like the royal way of things... I don’t like your royal beliefs.
(FRANK is annoyed at JUSTINE’s comment and speaks his mind..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAYc04zvH4WI
(ANNOYED TO JUSTINE) OH MY GOD JUSTINE... DO YOU THINK I CHOSE TO BE A QUEEN’S SON... DID YOU THINK I CHOSE THAT??
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAXQgCITh5Vd
(annoyed to FRANK) NO I know you didn’t choose to be the son of a QUEEN but you stick by these so outdated royal beliefs.... and I don’t like it.. you have shown you are not willing to change them from me...
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FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAYxNrpBscMI
(annoyed to JUSTINE) Oh please... Oh please woman... (screams) YOU ARE BASICALLY trying to make me rebel against the very thing that gave me life.. gave me a mansion... gave me my riches.. I must honour the royal tradition way of life..
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAiO01d7NviI
(Annoyed to FRANK) Well I am sorry FRANK... but I can NO LONGER be a figure of this kingdom... I can no longer have people dress me in what they want to dress me in.. I can NO LONGER keep living like I’m incapable of making my own decisions... I choose not to live like that anymore..
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAMcGgph6k9K
(shouts to JUSTINE) And what about our daughter... MADGE hates us for separating... what about her mansion... her room with all her toys... our life as a family... the vinyl shelves...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAitlCv5nZGU
(shouts to FRANK) Goddammit FRANK... I don’t care about materialism or materialistic things... I don’t care... I don’t care for it..
(A PAUSE... JUSTINE breaks down crying though continues in her heartache speech..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAsdHspK7rhx
(Upset to FRANK) I no longer want to live like I can’t be myself.... I want to be a functioning adult where I can make my own decisions...
(JUSTINE continues to cry...)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAMEAKXnYXIp
(upset to FRANK) MADGE can live in the kingdom and in civilisation... wherever she chooses to be at any time... we... we’re over..
(THE SCENE ENDS with JUSTINE leaving the DINING ROOM; with an upset expression on her face...)
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(FADE OUT; END OF SCENE)
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# MINUTES PASS...162Please respect copyright.PENANA7u7c02nk9i
INT. MADGE’S ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN: MADGE’S ROOM. A crying, upset MADGE slams the door as she enters her room... SHE BEGINS SINGING...)
# SONG 2: FAKE FANTASY
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAgu3yUvJQlI
(sings VERSE)162Please respect copyright.PENANAuorCg4md5I
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAm2tzMneeCw
That’s what it seems to be162Please respect copyright.PENANAW2tzVN7s7W
Families divided162Please respect copyright.PENANA4InII7i7f7
Things are so bad to see;
(MADGE begins singing the CHORUS)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAbp7AOUGlig
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANA8tTDLd3FFb
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAUL09Git76n
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANA7hc6aWpJrk
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAYJHpx7oa4D
My family has fallen apart..
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(MADGE sits on her bed; and continues singing...)
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MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAdZWqiDgEl6
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAs8mEx3bxMf
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAstY4QD4SXx
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAMwFc24tQQs
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAM1oCUErT3R
My family has fallen apart..
(MADGE begins singing the next VERSE)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANALQlensscjH
(sings VERSE 2)162Please respect copyright.PENANAmoPwE3rHOc
Fake love;162Please respect copyright.PENANAc1X1do5SXM
Romance is drowning;162Please respect copyright.PENANACdWmnhFrMS
No love in the air162Please respect copyright.PENANA4Jp9T8CRnE
Now we’re all frowning...
(MADGE lays in her bed; and sings the CHORUS)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAz1JylXrHZz
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAXXU4mrtYko
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAun12CvvP9J
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAV7if82lIgd
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAgY57fbpqXM
My family has fallen apart...
(MADGE cries as she sings the CHORUS once again...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAiX7ijIv6sB
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAtuAFovVFn7
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAgmNLRtFO1i
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANA551PNCmD3W
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAs2ZttxkWYJ
My family has fallen apart...
(MADGE tilts to the side on the bed; as she prepares to sing the BRIDGE...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA9mjU5ZirLt
(sings BRIDGE)162Please respect copyright.PENANALtORqQdMeB
Why do families separate;162Please respect copyright.PENANAuWU6q84sSS
It makes the children scream in fate;162Please respect copyright.PENANAoVTmsZNNTb
Of a separated family162Please respect copyright.PENANAuHd36hAXWy
No more hope; no more loving...
(MADGE sits up on the bed; as she sings the CHORUS again...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAqktKWYieQo
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAUSpBBVTT95
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAUUfgfuDs8S
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANA5zjH8o09O5
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAuZmnoIKBFz
My family has fallen apart...
(MADGE then stands up; and makes her way to the mirror; staring at herself; singing the LAST CHORUS)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAj7qUbx0xgk
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAEPZGOKjVv3
It was a fake fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAIcteifJqW1
True love is a fantasy162Please respect copyright.PENANAbyef9uUiKV
No one can stick together162Please respect copyright.PENANAJcAu55ieUY
My family has fallen apart...
(THE SONG ENDS)
# MINUTES PASS
(MADGE looks at herself still in the mirror; and cries... She hears the door knock; and makes her way to the door and opens it. It is the CLEANER PIPER.... an elderly, frail woman... who is hopeful... MADGE greets her)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAeQg11d53tA
(upset to PIPER) Hi... HI PIPER... how... how..
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAnae4UjLkSG
(worried to MADGE) Oh no... the DEAR recently crowned PRINCESS is upset... oh no... (worried) MADGE DARLING...
(MADGE hugs PIPER and cries on her shoulder..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAddgCh8T9il
(crying; hugging PIPER) Why PIPER... I just learned my parents are separating... I... why does this happen? I thought... I thought true love exists..
(MADGE stops hugging PIPER; and looks at her face-to-face. PIPER hugs MADGE.. and comforts her.)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANApM2ijueFBI
(saddened to MADGE) I know darling MADGE... i did hear the news... I'm sorry... i'm sorry my DEAR DARLING...
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAsgwUsqykhT
(cries to PIPER) Have.... have your parents divorced?
(PIPER nods her head...)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANArSthV2I32d
(to MADGE) Yes PIPER... my parents have divorced... it was most heartbreaking... but I uh... I moved on..
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANADj7Sw2aoLe
(upset to PIPER) How long did it take you to move on?
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAjs5jVQw2Yo
(saddened to MADGE) Quite a while.. it was when I was in high school... my grades went down... I uh..
(A PAUSE... PIPER remains hopeful... and continues talking to MADGE)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAfwEslAsrIc
(to MADGE) But. My mother told me that... even though her and my father divorced... they both wanted me to be truly happy... I said I wasn’t happy... and I would not be happy until they get back together.
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAPp5EwjH2nP
(Upset to PIPER) Did it work? DID it?
(PIPER smiles and nods her head... MADGE is shocked...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAbQhh4MIzqc
(Shocked to PIPER) It did... how..... tell me your ways... I must get my parents back together... I... (upset) I don’t want to be future QUEEN of this KINGDOm if they separate... I don’t want to carry the curse of divorce onto me... my kids.., their kids.. I..
(PIPER comforts MADGE)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAbtoiWbYqZg
(questions PIPER) But how... tell me more about how you got your parents back together...
(PIPER smiles as she tells MADGE)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAQkhMrhY6h3
(smiles to MADGE) Well I uh.... I just sort of threatened them that I would not do well in school if they separated... but please MADGE..
(PIPER HOLDS MADGE’S HANDS...)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAXXhKdjkgde
(pleads with MADGE) That is not the best route... try to get them back together another way..
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA4dnUwjHz5O
(frustrated to PIPER) But how PIPER... how..
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAKJolpJ3W7y
(to MADGE) Just... just uh..
# SONG 3: CHANGE THNGS
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAElVEeaw1ln
(sings VERSE)162Please respect copyright.PENANABLQXteNGH8
OH MADGE;162Please respect copyright.PENANAYxoMp9jbvr
They say some things you can’t change162Please respect copyright.PENANAl5IfO7YPV8
I refuse to obey162Please respect copyright.PENANA6VNn1QbCM1
There will be a way
(PIPER dances... MADGE smiles as she watches PIPER)s
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAhMwWjxnemk
(sings CHORUS...)162Please respect copyright.PENANAi59THsSsbe
You’re a princess now162Please respect copyright.PENANA8U5tTRCTcq
Plan things for the future162Please respect copyright.PENANAXgoS3RZJLK
Change things for the better162Please respect copyright.PENANAQdNK4fTWFQ
Oh oh..
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANArryFom3KXW
(confused to MADGE) But how... what do I change...
(PIPER holds MADGE’s hand as she sings the next verse...)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANA3q753uXifY
(Sings VERSE)162Please respect copyright.PENANAtSjZJPbQfJ
Well MADGE;162Please respect copyright.PENANAPmOg7Vumyj
You could become a counsellor162Please respect copyright.PENANAjg8qa7UqQI
After all communication is key..162Please respect copyright.PENANANtUv9blDiF
Help them work to solve their problems;162Please respect copyright.PENANARfmyYob08r
Their mighty strong problems162Please respect copyright.PENANAe23xjln4vD
You can be the sole fixer now...
(PIPER sings the next VERSE... MADGE continues to smile at PIPER as MADGE continues to sing....)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAuqZV2sdhIl
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAwZ2L6WJSL8
You’re a princess now162Please respect copyright.PENANAd1F1NLZjbH
Plan things for the future162Please respect copyright.PENANAzub7IMnzyh
Change things for the better162Please respect copyright.PENANAQ8ZVWURaa6
Oh oh..
(PIPER BEGINS SINGING THE BRIDGE)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANARRREhdOUML
(sings BRIDGE)162Please respect copyright.PENANAjvqtvG8hw0
Oh MADGE;162Please respect copyright.PENANA0LwnY1iRWH
Remember; communication is key162Please respect copyright.PENANAbjAf34ODyn
It can solve problems;162Please respect copyright.PENANAeuTRxyux08
For everyone my dear;162Please respect copyright.PENANAs08GS1QIJc
Talk to your parents;162Please respect copyright.PENANAfbk6vaA6ip
Use conflict resolution162Please respect copyright.PENANAysO3tLCcnl
The divorce rate will settle162Please respect copyright.PENANAafPG0L8tvF
And this will all be over
(PIPER dances solely on her own as she sings the CHORUS one more time...)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANAaNOO7huPdZ
(sings CHORUS)162Please respect copyright.PENANAxXkz4VaToO
You’re a princess now162Please respect copyright.PENANAvYonJuZFaR
Plan things for the future162Please respect copyright.PENANA4uGBJhxCBA
Change things for the better162Please respect copyright.PENANAngInd9lPP5
Oh oh..
(PIPER finishes. MADGE smiles...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAIYjaEun7UZ
(smiles to PIPER) Wow PIPER... I never knew you could sing... WOW... just WOW... you give me th WOW FACTOR..
(PIPER smiles and pats MADGE’s head.... MADGE smiles..)
PIPER162Please respect copyright.PENANA0BbNmwxfR8
(smiles to MADGE) Communication is key... talk to your parents... help them solve their problems... and WOW...
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAYLLtoYknbQ
(hugs PIPER) Thanks PIPER... thanks..
(THE SCENE ENDS WITH PIPER LEAVING THE SCENE)
(FADE OUT; END OF SCENE)
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# MINUTES PASS...162Please respect copyright.PENANAYcSDeKS1Rm
INT. DINING ROOM - KINGDOM OF TUDSTON
(FADE IN: MADGE returns to her silent parents FRANK & JUSTINE FRANK & JUSTINE notice their daughter; and speak their concerns..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAwvTBt1Wf5y
(worried to MADGE) OH MADGE... oh dear... you got me worried... look.. I uh..
(FRANK interrupts and speaks to MADGE..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAgGEeAyQhjB
(worried to MADGE) Look MADGE.. your mother and I regret telling you this on your birthday and coronation day... but time was running out... JUSTINE plans to leave tomorrow...
(THOUGH UPSET; MADGE remains strong and starts using the ART OF COMMUNICATION with her parents...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA9IswUt37EN
(firm to FRANK & JUSTINE) No MUM... no DAD... you two are not separating.. I will not allow it...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAK0ymMoK566
(worried to MADGE) Madge... I uh...
(MADGE interrupts her mother)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA2voZd5F4S9
(firm to JUSTINE) No MUM... listen... (to JUSTINE & FRANK) MUM. Dad... I have learned from a good friend that the art of communication is everything... with which this family does not have to convey their misunderstanding or a conflict... we must learn to communicate..
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAvWoTLS3zuu
(worried to MADGE) Madge... I don’t think you understand darling... I don’t think..
(MADGE swiftly interrupts her mother yet again)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANA241KXaNgZK
(firm to JUSTINE) Mum... listen up.. (firm to FRANK & JUSTINE) Obviously... you two... my parents... you have communication difficulties... speak your concerns... and we will try to uncover a solution.
(JUSTINE looks at FRANK; then looks back at MADGE)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANARUdwjvqgd2
(unhappy to MADGE) Okay MADGE... your father is so in touch with royal traditions and duties... and a dress-code with which I don’t like... I don’t feel I can be myself..
(FRANK speaks up in defence..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAiBXW8UxEhF
(firm to JUSTINE) It’s my royal code and duty as KING of this KINGDOM... all KINGS and QUEENs have to obey this directive.... it is respect within the kingdom...
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAlxvNviFHlw
(firm to FRANK) Yes... well it’s about time the KINGDOM OF TUDSTON changes with the times... and lets us all convey ourselves in our own self-image...
(FRANK grunts in annoyance. MADGE breathes and comforts the situation..)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAp9zH501Ck7
(breathes to JUSTINE) Mum... MUM... (to FRANK) Dad... let’s breathe... breathe...
(EVERYONE breathes and remains calm yet again...)
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAdWujX3WYvd
(firm to FRANK) Okay DAD... MUM is right in a way... let’s honour natural beauty and a change of things... I think it will be a great change for this KINGDOM... it’ll teach the people... the public civilians as well that it is okay to change... to be different... to not abide by so called social norms... to be a leader in change.
(FRANK begins understanding her daughter’s words and agrees...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAAXCsR3dwgS
(smiles to MADGE) Oh....
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANAy1SkVf8dSy
(assures FRANK) Daddy... change the kingdom’s rules... don’t be a follower.... be a LEADER.... don’t be afraid to REBEL..
(FRANK understands and agrees... and breathes..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAAe3qkCTLIs
(smiles to MADGE) Oh.. okay... I guess it makes sense..
(A PAUSE.... FRANK looks at JUSTINE with love and kisses her... JUSTINE smiles..)
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANATO4smeuZn6
(smiles to FRANK) So you will change... you will change your ways..
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANABJFo7EFgXl
(smiles to JUSTINE) Yes... yes... our daughter has taught me that it’s okay to rebel... I uh..
(A PAUSE...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAVwL6eqf4h3
(worried to JUSTINE) Sorry JUSTINE... I am such a rule follower.... always afraid to rebel... but sometimes rebellion can lead to better change... (smiles to MADGE) Thanks MADGE...
(MADGE smiles... FRANK kisses JUSTINE once again... the couple’s relationship has been reinstated and is now healthy...)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAiww4pwNdGF
(smiles to JUSTINE) who says we don’t learn things from our kids?
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAdAxKcOYFwk
(loving to FRANK) Yes... yes..
(JUSTINE & FRANK kiss once again... MADGE continues to smile and speaks...)s
MADGE162Please respect copyright.PENANARWty6Tz9hQ
(worried to FRANK & JUSTINE) So MUM and DAd.... please stay together... please..
(FRANK & JUSTINE look at each other and smile; cuddling with love. THEY LOOK at their daughter minutes later..)
FRANK162Please respect copyright.PENANAbmBUfxZSmo
(smiles to JUSTINE) Okay.... you have taught us about the art of communication... thanks PRINCESS MADGE..
JUSTINE162Please respect copyright.PENANAttgp2mrjGE
(smiles to MADGE) Thanks DARLING..
162Please respect copyright.PENANAFxodAOvGDn
(THE SCENE ENDS WITH A group hug; consisting of the reconciled couple KING FRANK & DUCHESS JUSTINE; and their daughter PRINCESS MADGE)
162Please respect copyright.PENANA0UBYUTjNay
162Please respect copyright.PENANABMtiHtuoNs
162Please respect copyright.PENANAVvRQstyZKK
(FADE OUT; END OF STORY)
162Please respect copyright.PENANAr7M0MZqyf0
162Please respect copyright.PENANA6u497MeAEb