Bats (musical)

Bats is a musical written in 1983 by two Australians, Ian Dorricott and Simon Denver.^[1] It has been produced numerous times by school groups.

Synopsis

The remote village of Humperdink in the shire of Engelberta in the Transylvanian Alps has survived for centuries by growing grapes, and even though they can boast about Count Dracula's castle, no one really seems to care. The towns "Grape Harvest" is their main industry. But when the grape harvest is ruined by disease, and the town is on the verge of bankruptcy, they need outside money, so decide to market their attraction as a location for creatures of horror.

Songs

• The Slap Slap Dance
• We're Only in It for the Money
• We're De Boys
• Single Girl
• Get Up and Do It with Style
• Whirlwind Global Tours
• Midnight Madness
• We Don't Want to Sing This Love Song
• Junior Brats
• Look Into My Eyes
• Just Like the Good Old Days
• Things that Go Bump in The Night

Cast

• The Dracula Family

Mr. & Mrs. Dracula

Fritz (their son)

The Original Count Dracula

• The Monsters

Igor the Hunchback

Flocks of Frankensteins, packs of Werewolves, masses of Mummies and zillions of Zombies

• The Police

Chief Inspector

Hilda, Police Sergeant

Zsa Zsa, Undercover Policewoman

Rover of the Dog Squad

Other police officers

• Tourists

Tour Guide

Mr. & Mrs. Hill

Other tourists

• The Baddies

Nosher and Nasher

The Big Boss

Smith and Weston (his goils)

Bonnie and Clide

Babyface Nelson

Ned Kelly

Pink Panther and Jimmy the Cat

Dr. Fu Manchu

Other Gangstas and Goils

• The Townsfolk

The Mayor

Miss Schmidt (the Bank Managers Secretary)

The Bank Manager

Bank Tellers and Peasants

The Three Burghers

• Others

Cecil Starr, the Hollywood Director

Special guest appearance by the dreaded Junior High School Gang featuring Amonia, Titch, Whoopsie and Spider

Bartender

Vilma

Gloria

Notes

External links

• Entry on Maverick Musicals site