Pinocchio Pantomime Script Spotlight
Pinocchio - Aberdyfi Players
The panto with no strings attached!
Pinocchio is one of the more unusual titles in the panto calendar, and our version leans into that. Dame Geppetto runs her carpentry workshop with an inexhaustible supply of wood puns, a genuine loneliness, and a growing flirtation with the Mayor. The villain is Fairy Solid, sibling to the good fairy Fairy Liquid, which gives the fairy dynamic a rivalry that runs through the whole show. The story takes in a schoolhouse, a Circus of Wonders with half-human half-donkey performers, and a climactic scene set inside a whale, which is not something many panto scripts can claim. Groups looking for something a little different from the traditional canon will find this one earns its place.
Synopsis
In the town of Pantoland, Dame Geppetto is a lonely carpenter with a talent for making things and a wish for a child of her own. When Fairy Liquid grants her wish and brings her wooden puppet Pinocchio to life, things seem wonderful, right up until Fairy Solid, Pinocchio's nose for trouble, and the lure of the Circus of Wonders start to complicate matters.
Pinocchio must learn to tell the truth, resist temptation, and find his way back to Geppetto before Fairy Solid gets what he's after. It involves a fox, a cat, a ringmaster, and a whole load of Sea-Monsters.
Have a whale of a time with this script!
Pinocchio - Churt Amateur Dramatics
What the script looks like in practice
Fairy Liquid corners Fairy Solid into making a promise, exploiting a fairy technicality:
Fairy Liquid: 'Fairies always tell the truth, oh yes they do!'
Fairy Solid: (Unwillingly) 'Oh yes they do!'
Who this script suits
Pinocchio has a wide ensemble spread across several distinct settings, from the town square and the schoolhouse to the circus and the sea, giving groups plenty of variety in staging and costume. The Circus of Wonders scene in particular gives the ensemble a chance to do something properly theatrical. The cast can flex: Horace, Charlie and Sandy at the circus can be played by as few or as many performers as you have available, and the schoolchildren and sea creatures give you additional ensemble depth if you need it. Groups who want a script that takes their audience on a proper journey rather than staying in one or two locations will enjoy this one.
Pinocchio Reviews
‘We had a wonderful run. Four out of six near sell-out shows, lots of fun and laughs!’ - Aberdyfi Players on Pinocchio
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