Gurk: A fantastical comical musical by Nicholas Daunt-Horwood | Script Revolution

Gurk: A fantastical comical musical

A naive peasant pretends to be a prince in order to lead a rag-tag band of would-be heroes on a quest to overthrow an evil tyrant who he mistakenly believes killed his parents.

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ZRULL HAS A PROBLEM. A wicked despot named VOLTAR plans to rebuild a shattered crystal known as the STONE OF POWER and usher in an age of darkness. Meanwhile, an idealistic peasant named GURK dreams of escaping his dull life and provincial parents.

When Gurk returns home one day to find his parents seemingly slain (they’re faking) he immediately blames Voltar. Vowing revenge, Gurk seeks out a wise wizard named DOLLARAN. Dollaran gives Gurk the SWORD OF DESTINY (a sword powered by a mystical force called THE GLABE, and tells him to travel to the FORBIDDEN FOREST and seek out the great warrior BELADORN, who will teach him how to be a warrior. And so, accompanied by his trusty unicorn STABBY, Gurk embarks on his quest.

ON HIS JOURNEY Gurk encounters HANGAR, a clingy giant; DWELF, a dwarf robber; GAYLOR, a cowardly elf warrior, and a spunky princess named POPPY, all of whom have their own issues with Voltar. Gurk pretends to be a prince in order to persuade the group to join his quest. The five would-be heroes seek out Beladorn and persuade him to teach them the Way of the Warrior.

But Voltar has got wind of Gurk’s quest and enlists the help of the witch KALGORN. The diabolic duo unleash dark forces, including goblin warriors, evil skeletons, and shape-shifter shenanigans. Can this rag-tag band of sword and sorcery stereotypes defeat Voltar and save Zrull... before they run out of songs?!

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GURK! is an award-winning, comic, fantasy musical. The script was awarded a £10,000 grant and development assistant from the UK Film Council and was further developed with the help of Aardman Animations’ former Head of Development, Susan Breen, and feedback from Disney/Pixar writer, David Reynolds (FINDING NEMO).
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Submitted: May 8, 2025
Last Updated: May 8, 2025

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The Writer: Nicholas Daunt-Horwood

Nick is a produced, award-winning screenwriter who has worked with Oscar and BAFTA winning filmmakers in the US and UK. He specialises in comedy and comedy/horror, but has had success in various genres. He spent 18 months writing and developing a TV series with Oscar winning Echo Lake Entertainment (THE GREAT, TRUTH, NEBRASKA) and a year working for animation company Fabelizer as part of their writing team. LANCELOT won the Grand Prize in the 2013 Big Break contest, winning Nick a trip to LA to pick up his award at the Screenwriter’s Choice Awards at Paramount Studios. LANCELOT also won the Gold Prize in PAGE International and has drawn praise from writer/producer Simon Kinberg (the X-MEN... Go to bio
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