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THE WITCHES
ROALD DAHL
‘Adopted by David Wood
First perormed atthe Lyceum Tete, Shefeld in 1992 a thon
2 the Duke of Yorks Tren, London
The Witches ar holding ther aneval meeting st the Hotei
Magnicent, Bournemouth, under the cover name of The Repl
Society of the Prevention of Crusty fo Ghtdfen, The meeting
preside oer bythe GRAND HIOM WITCH, who having removes he
tg andmask- revealing awrsened orl rating lace proceeds
{olay out her plan to rab out athe chiarenof England wis
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Grand High Witeh
‘You may ree-moot your vig and pet some fet sr into your sporty
scalps, {The Witches teva! tere bold heads! Vitches of taland
Miserable itches. Useless lay vthes. You ate 3 heap of idle good for
nothing vu! AS Tam extiag my lune, looking out ofthe
window tthe beach. And vot am Iseing? Lams seeing + mrevoling
Sigh, which s puting me off my food. Hundreds of rraten mepulive
‘hilren Playing on the sand, Vye ave you not got eid of them? Vj?
You vill do beter. My orders ate that ever single li Inkl
Shall be robbed out, squashed, suited pitted and fitered before
[come ere again in vun year's time. Who said that? Who dares
argue with me she ports aramstcaly at Wien Twa) I wos you vos
inmot’.Come hee (Ste Bechons. Witch Two. mesmensd,oocends
‘Avitch who dates to say Pm wrong.
Vill nor be vith us ery Fong!
A stupid viteh who anower back
‘Mus burn unt her Bones are Black?
19 at Witch Two, the GRAND HIGH WITCH gestures: Sparks
Smoke rises ~ Witch Tao disappears! 1 hope aabody else i ging to
rake me cross today. (She finds the smouldering remnants of Wi
Two's clothes ana holds ther pt Farzad like iter. Cooked like
a cart. You vill ever sc he again. Now vee ca get down to business
1am having a plan. A gigamics plant... You vl buy seetshops
You vl il them high vith luscious svects and tasty ches!» You
wil have a Great Gala Opening vith fe vets and choc forever chil
You vill be filing every hoe and every svet vith my latest and
nents magic formula. [She produces 3 potion bot! Formula Eighty
Six Delayed Action Mouse-Maker! To cause dled action, moat
in the oven vu alsmclock set to go off nine o'clock in he morning
Inject van droplet ofthe formals in each svet or choc, open yout
Shop, and 3 the chikren pour inom ther vay home frm school
{Garam them fl of tik eas
Send them home sil guzzling sees,
‘And in the moming litle fools
(Go marching off o separate school,
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