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The Pied Piper (Ron Nicol's Short Plays for Young People)

Ron Nicol

Genre: Traditional Pantomime Short

Cast size: 14+ large ensemble

Duration: 20-25 mins each

Ron Nicol | Collections | Short Plays | 14 m/f +large ensemble

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'The Pied Piper' is part of the Ron Nicol's Short Plays For Young People Collection which have been used for many years in schools and evening classes to introduce young people aged from eight to sixteen to the performance of plays and pantomimes - and people of more advanced years have had fun with them too.

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'The Pied Piper' is sold as part of 'Ron Nicol's Short Plays for Young People' Collection but can be licenced separately or together with one or two of the other plays in the collection.

Each play from this collection has been used for many years in schools and evening classes to introduce young people aged from eight to sixteen to the performance of plays and pantomimes - and people of more advanced years have had fun with them too. It can easily be performed in a classroom or on a stage, and could be produced as separate items or put on together as a complete evening of entertainment.

SEE RON NICOL'S SHORT PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE to purchase the collection. YOU CAN ONLY PURCHASE THIS PLAY AS PART OF THE COLLECTION

This play runs for approximately 20 - 25 minutes.

Other plays in the collection
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
The Great Christmas Pudding Recipe Robbery

The Pied Piper
Characters (in order of appearance)

  • The Mayor of Hamelin
  • The Secretary
  • Councillor 1 & 2
  • Villager 1, 2 & 3
  • The Pied Piper
  • First, Second & Third Rat
  • First, Second & Third Child

As many non-speaking rats and children as possible. The Children and the Rats may be played by the same people.

David Muncaster, Amateur Stage New Plays Review
"With a running time of only around twenty minutes and opportunities for a sing song, a 'behind you' and an 'oh-no- she-hasn't' 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' manages to squeeze all our pantomime favourites into a furry little package which will serve as a great introduction to the genre for young children.

The same is true of 'The Great Christmas Pudding Recipe Robbery', which has more 'Oh No's' and 'Oh Yes's' than you can shake a tickling stick at.

In 'The Pied Piper' Ron Nicol has avoided the temptation to change the traditional story to provide a happy ending. We are left with one lonely child on stage reminding us of the moral of the story.

This collection is a little different from the usual pantomime offerings providing the opportunity to perform the short plays in a classroom or even, perhaps, at a children's party."

Scottish Community Drama Association’s Scene Magazine Review “Great fun and highly recommended”                 

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The Pied Piper (Ron Nicol's Short Plays for Young People)

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Ron Nicol’s Short Plays for Young People (formerly Pocked-Sized Plays) can be performed on a stage, in a school hall, a class-room, or any convenient space.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears has only one simple setting, while The Great Christmas Pudding Recipe Robbery has three – Granny’s Kitchen, Bogle Wood and Greedy’s hideout, but nothing elaborate is required. If desired the Forest and the Wood can be suggested by children representing trees by holding cut-out leaves or in some other simple way.

The Pied Piper is slightly more complicated, requiring more rehearsal to produce the necessary effects.

Recorded sound effects can be used, or could be done live.

Costumes can be almost anything available, and the few properties are easy to find or make. Furniture and properties are minimal, and lighting need only be used if it’s available – even switching the room lighting on and off as required could add something to the effect.

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