Once Upon a Mattress
A musical comedy set in medieval times in a castle
Premiere Date
1959
By
Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer, book - Mary Rogers, musicBased On
the fairy tale "The Princess & the Pea"Tracy Notes About This Show
HELMET, SHIELD, and BREASTPLATE available for this production, along with the rental costumes. There is also an abridged version of this show, for younger actors. We make every effort to make costumes available for all sizes.
Challenges
the bed with a huge pile of mattressesPlot Synopsis
Princess Winnifred arrives dripping wet in the throne room of an ancient kingdom because, as she explains, "I swam the moat.:" She is there as a contender for the hand of Prince Dauntless the Drab, whose domineering mother, Queen of Agravain, has decreed that he will wed only a true princess of royal blood. Winnifred passes the test being unable to sleep on a pile of mattresses with a pea on the bottom.... though, as the finale reveals... her sleeplessness was really caused by a helpful Minstrel who had filled her bed with all sorts of uncomfortable objects.
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