Writer's block!

I suppose it comes to us all at some point. I am stuck on scene six of Ali the Barber and the Forty Thieves. This scene is where Ali's dim son, Duncan and the slave girl Morgiana express their love for each other. However, while they are both on stage at the same time and their respective speeches are addressed about each other, neither are addressing the other directly - if that makes sense. It is intended to be a little like the opening of the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet. But it's just not coming together. So, do I just struggle on; rethink the scene and give them some direct interaction; change the situation; or should I scrap the scene altogether and write them into another scene? I don't know.

I didn't have these problems with Cinderella but then the story was already there and it was just a case of write a funny script. With Ali the Barber and the Forty Thieves, I have taken a familiar story and made considerable changes. It's now about World domination through cornering the market in myrrh! Oh what fun!