URSULA – FAIRYTALE PLAY ABOUT A PRINCESS WHO BECOMES A BEAR
Ursula is seventeen and is a prisoner, trapped inside her own castle by her father, the King. Although he does it because he wishes to protect her, Ursula wants to see the sun and explore the world, no matter how dangerous it might be. Her nurse, who is also a witch, by the way, gives her a magic cloak that, when she wears it, transports her out of the castle. But it also transforms her into a big brown bear. She almost gets shot by a Handsome prince hunting in the forest, but luckily she she can still talk, she astonishes him with her powers of speech and he takes her home to become a servant in his house. There, disguised as a bear, she gets to know him and also falls in love with him. When there is a ball, she removes her bear cloak and dances with him as a beautiful stranger.
But little does he know that his own bear and the beauty are one and the same…
‘Ursula’ is a great fairytale play for children, with a princess that’s both outlandish and a breath of fresh air. It’s a Cinderella story with flair!
There is one song in the script – music is provided by the author.
Production History
Cora Howe School, TN, USA – 2017
Heriot Junior Drama, United Kingdom – 2019
London School of Public Relations – Jakarta, Indonesia – 2021
Author: Jerry Fogel
Type: One act play
Genre: Fairytale play, play about a princess
Length: Thirty to Forty minutes
Cast: 3F, 2M
Ages of the actors: Three supposed to be middle aged to older adults, two are younger
Suitable for: Children and younger teens.
Set: Two castles, the forest and a ballroom. Simple changes can easily be made
Level of difficulty: 6/10 natural speech
Read a Sample of the Script
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Copyright © November 2016 Jerry Fogel and Off The Wall Play Publishers
Like this play? Other fairytales for you to enjoy:
The wandering Bard’s tale – children’s one act fairytale
Shriek! the fairytale pantomime
Mirror – fairytale about a spoiled princess for younger teens