bats

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Bats is a musical written in 1983 by two Australians named Ian Dorricott and Simon Denver.

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.

 So the Bank Manager preeches his idea and the town gets busy making Humperdink look like some 3rd rate horror movie! The cowardly Dracula 3rd puts on his best accent and scares the turists.

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
  Zillions of Zombies

• The Police

  Chief Inspector
  Hilda, Police Sergeant
  Zsa Zsa, Undercover Policewoman
  Policewomen/Policemen
  Rover of the Dog Squad

• Tourists

  Tour Guide
  Mr. & Mrs. Hill
  Tons of Tourists

• The Baddies

  Nosher snd 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
  Gaggles of Gangstas and Goils

• The Townsfolk

  The Mayor
  Miss Schmidt (the Bank Managers Secretary)
  The Bank Manager
  Bundles of Bank Tellers
  Packs of 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

External links

• Entry on Maverick Musicals site

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