Spamalot (Musical) Plot & Characters

Overview

Synopsis

Spamalot tells the legendary tale of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. Inspired by the classic comedy film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the musical also diverts a bit from more traditional versions of the legend. Instead, Spamalot features shenanigans including a line of beautiful dancing girls, flatulent Frenchmen, and killer rabbits. Outside, there is plague with a 50% chance of pestilence and famine. Throughout the show, Arthur, traveling with his servant Patsy, recruits several knights to accompany him on his quest, including Sir Bedevere, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Galahad. Besides the rabbits and farting Frenchman, they meet such characters as the Lady of the Lake, Prince Herbert, Tim the Enchanter, Not Dead Fred, the Black Knight, and the Knights who say Ni.

Show Information

Book: Eric Idle

Music: John Du Prez , Eric Idle , Neil Innes

Lyrics: Eric Idle

Based on the Play/Book/Film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (film)

Category: Musical

Age Guidance: Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)

Number of Acts: 2

First Produced: 2004

Genres: Comedy, Farce

Settings: Period, Multiple Settings, Spectacle

Time & Place: england, medieval period

Cast Size: large

Orchestra Size: Large

Dancing: Some Dance

Licensor: Theatrical Rights Worldwide

Ideal For: Mostly Male Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast

Lead Characters

Sir Lancelot

Lead, Male, Tenor,Baritone

Spamalot

2

The Lady of the Lake

Lead, Female, Alto

Spamalot

8

King Arthur

Lead, Male, Baritone

Spamalot

2

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Context

Spamalot was inspired by the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and was co-created by one of the movie’s writers, Eric Idle. The title, Spamalot, comes from a line in the movie: “We eat ham, and jam, and spam a lot”. The musical was written by Eric Idle, with additional music by John du Prez and Neil Innes. The musical previewed in Chicago, officially opening in January 2005. During its run in Chicago, some musical numbers were dropped from the first act. The Broadway production,

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Plot

Act One

The Historian appears to set the scene. He describes medieval England, emphasizing the widespread plague throughout the country. The Historian introduces King Arthur as the King of England but, in a comical misunderstanding, the ensemble mistake ‘England’ for ‘Finland’ (“Fisch Schlapping Song”). The Historian corrects them and the song is brought to an abrupt end. In a bleak English village, hooded monks chant in Latin before King Arthur enters with his servant, Patsy. They are

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Characters

Name	Part Size	Gender	Vocal Part
Sir Lancelot	Lead	Male	Tenor, Baritone
The Lady of the Lake	Lead	Female	Alto
King Arthur	Lead	Male	Baritone
Sir Robin	Lead	Male	Bass-Baritone
Mayor	Supporting	Male
Patsy	Supporting	Male	Bass-Baritone
Not-Dead-Fred	Supporting	Male
Sir Bedevere	Supporting	Male	Baritone
Prince Herbert	Supporting	Male	Tenor
Sir Dennis Galahad	Supporting	Male	Tenor
The Historian	Supporting	Male	Spoken
Brother Maynard	Featured	Male
Sir Not-Appearing-in-this-show	Featured	Male
The French Taunter	Featured	Male
Tim the Enchanter	Featured	Male
Knight of Ni	Featured	Male
Concorde	Featured	Male
Prince Herbert's Father	Featured	Male
The Black Knight	Featured	Male
Dennis's Mother	Featured	Male
Ensemble	Ensemble	Either Gender	Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

Act One

*Finland/Fisch Slapping Dance- Mayor and Company
Monks Chant/He Is Not Dead Yet- Not Dead Fred, Sir Lancelot, Sir Robin and Company
Come With Me- Lady of the Lake, King Arthur, and Company
*Laker Girls Cheer- King Arthur and Company
The Song That Goes This- Sir Galahad, Lady of the Lake
All for One- King Arthur, Patsy, Sir Robin, Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad and Sir Bedevere
Knights of the Round Table- Company
Find Your Grail- Lady of the Lake, King Arthur and Company
Run Away- Company

Act Two

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life- Patsy, King Arthur and Company
Brave Sir Robin- Company
You Won’t Succeed on Broadway- Sir Robin and Company
Whatever Happened to My Part?- Lady of the Lake
Where Are You?- Prince Herbert
His Name Is Lancelot- Prince Herbert, Sir Lancelot, and Company
I’m All Alone- King Arthur, Patsy, and Company
Twice in Every Show- Lady of the Lake, King Arthur
Act II Finale- Company
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (Reprise)- Company

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Scenes

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