Behind the curtain at the back of the stage, Gruntilda peeked through a rip at all the other trolls gathering to audition. There were so many of them.
‘Now, Gruntilda,’ a voice said behind her, ‘it’s time to make the Bunt family proud.’
Gruntilda turned and smiled a snake-like smile at her mooma.
‘I can’t wait, Moomsie,’ Gruntilda sneered.
‘Good … Then get out of my way!’ replied Gruntilda’s mooma, sweeping past her with a flourish and slinking through the curtain on to the stage. ‘It’s showtime!’