"The Emperor's New Clothes" textbook play script

Characters:

Emperor's maid

Old Minister Official Liar A

Liar B, Audience A, Audience B, Children

(Stage layout: A newspaper rack is placed in the right corner of the stage as a loom, a chair is placed in the middle of the stage, and a clothes rack is erected in the left corner of the stage. The rack is full of All kinds of clothes. Set up a mirror, the emperor is trying on clothes in front of the mirror, and a maid stands beside the mirror)

Scene 1

(Old Minister Enter)

Attendant: (Standing beside the chair) The old minister asks to see you!

Palace Maid: The emperor is changing clothes!

(The old minister stands on the side of the stage, officials come up)

Attendant: The official wants to see you!

Palace Maid: The emperor is changing his clothes!

(The official stands next to the minister, and the two swindlers enter)

Attendant: Two tailors are asking for an audience!

Emperor: Quickly declare your presence! (leave the dressing room and sit on a chair)

Liar A and B: See Your Majesty! (Salute)

Emperor: Do you have any special abilities? ?

Liar A: We came all the way from the far east to serve His Majesty.

Liar B: We can weave the most beautiful fabrics imaginable by humans.

Liar A: Not only are the colors and patterns of this cloth exceptionally beautiful, but the clothes sewn out also have a strange characteristic.

Liar B: Anyone who is incompetent or hopelessly stupid cannot see this dress.

Emperor: Those are really ideal clothes! If I have such clothes, I can see who is stupid and who is incompetent. Come on! Give them lots of gold and let them start work immediately!

Ministers and officials: I obey the order! (Everyone exits, and the emperor returns to the dressing room to continue fitting clothes)

Second

(The two liars came on stage, came to the loom, and made weaving movements. The old minister came on)

Minister: Huh? (Surprised, holding his glasses with his hand) I Why don't you see anything?

Liar A: Oh, the old minister is here! Please come in! Please please! Please come closer and look carefully.

Liar B: Is the pattern beautiful? Is the color beautiful?

Minister: Oh my God! Am I stupid? Am I incompetent? I absolutely cannot Let people know this!

Liar A: Hey! Are you still satisfied?

Minister: Satisfied, very satisfied!

Liar B: You are Don’t you have any opinion at all?

Minister: No, no. I will definitely report it to the emperor! I am so satisfied with this fabric. (Minister exits)

Liar A and B: We are very happy! Please walk slowly! (Official enters)

Official: Huh? (Surprised, opens mouth, rubs eyes) I am not stupid Ah, maybe I am not worthy of my current official position! This is really funny! I must not let anyone see this!

Liar A: Do you think this fabric is beautiful?

Official: Beautiful! Beautiful! So beautiful!

Liar B: Are you satisfied?

Official: Satisfied! Satisfied! So satisfied! I will tell the truth to the Emperor Report.

Liar A and B: Thank you very much! (Official exit, the two liars continue to knit, cut and sew)

Scene 3

Attendant: Old Ministers and officials ask for an audience!

The Emperor: (walks out of the dressing room and returns to the chair) Announcement!

Ministers and officials: See Your Majesty!

The Emperor: How are the new clothes done?

Minister: It will be finished soon!

Official: Very beautiful, very beautiful!

Minister: It would be great if His Majesty could wear it to participate in the parade and open the eyes of all the people!

Official: Everyone in the world will be full of praise!

Emperor: Well, good! Great!

Attendant: Tailor, please see me!

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Emperor: Xuan! (The two liars are holding clothes in their hands, above)

Liar A and B: See your majesty! The clothes are ready, please take a look at your majesty.

Liar A: These are pants.

Liar B: This is a robe.

Liar A: This is a coat.

Liar B: These clothes are so soft, like spider webs.

Liar A: People who wear it will feel as if they are not wearing anything.

Liar B: This is exactly the advantage of these clothes.

Emperor: What’s going on? Why can’t I see anything? Am I stupid? Am I not qualified to be an emperor? This is appalling!

Minister: Your Majesty, you are Look, is this cloth gorgeous?

Official: Look, what a beautiful pattern! What a beautiful color!

Emperor: I am extremely satisfied. I will make you the royal weaver, and I will reward you heavily!

Liar A and B: Thank you, Your Majesty. (Exit)

Minister: Your Majesty, hurry up and change your clothes!

Emperor: Okay! Okay! (Everyone came to the mirror to take off their coats and put on "new clothes" for the Emperor)

Attendant: The parade begins now!

(Officials hold swords in front, ministers hold canopies at the back, and attendants hold the "back skirt" behind, walking slowly around the venue)

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(Audience A and B, children come on stage)

Audience A: Darling, the emperor’s new clothes are so beautiful!

Audience B: Look! He has so many back skirts Beautiful!

Child: Hey! He’s not wearing any clothes!

Audience A: Oh my god! Listen to this innocent voice. One child said that he didn’t have any clothes. What clothes are you wearing!

Audience B: He is indeed not wearing any clothes!

Emperor: (horrified, trembling) I must complete this parade! (Put out A more proud look, the end)