(6m, 4f, 6m/f)

Principals(4m, 3f, 3m/f)

• King Happy – the King of Summertime, a mature, jovial character (m).
• Queen Merry - His wife, of an age to match King Happy, pleasant, loving person, singer (f).
• Princess Joyful - their lovely daughter, the Principal Girl, young, attractive, modern fun-loving, singer (f).
• Dame Beatty Time - The Palace Housekeeper, a typical Panto Dame, boisterous, noisy, funny (m).
• Mark Time - her son, landlord of ‘The Watchmaker's Arms’, of an age to match Joyful, happy-go-lucky, singer (m/f).
• Percy Part-Timer - he's not all there! A loveable fool (m).
• Old Father Time - a wicked old man, the evil character, old.and sinister, dominates the stage (m).
• Fairy Fobwatch - a good fairy, sweet and kind with a sense of humour (f).
• Tik - a clot, thinks he/she is a hardened gangster, daft (but doesn’t know it), some singing (m/f).
• Tok - another clot, thinks he/she is a hardened gangster, daft (but not as much as Tik), some singing (m/f).
• Mr Timepiece - the Castle Clock Keeper, aristocratic servant, refined and gentle, loves Beatty, kindly character (m).

Support (2m, 1f, 3m/f).

• Captain Dogwatch - Captain of the SS Millenium, an old sea salt, mature, character actor, small part (m).
• Neptune – King of the sea, large jovial character, big voice, one scene only (m).
• Queen Balihi - Queen of the Island of Everlasting Darkness, good natured, fairly modern queen, mature or young, one scene only (f).
• Tour Guide - strident, dominant.one line only (m/f).
• Film Director - strident, dominant.one line only (m/f).
• Baby New Year - toddler, walk-on part only, as young as possible (m/f).

       Chorus of Villagers, Barmaids/men, Sailors, Islanders, Mermaids, children, animals.