Pinocchio

Pinocchio (Banks)

by Greg Banks
Based on the story by Carlo Collodi


From the moment Gepetto creates him from a stick of wood, Pinocchio dreams of being a real boy. But will the all-too-tempting delights of puppet shows and Playland be too much for Pinocchio? When Gepetto is swallowed by a whale, it is up to this little puppet to show his courage and prove his love for his Papa is real. This is a new, fast-paced, story-within-a-story version of the classic Pinocchio tale.

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play with Music
  • Length: 90 minutes
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 4 roles plus Musician

Full Details

Roles:
  • Actor 1 plays The Cricket/The Showman/A Fairy/The Coachman/Old Man
  • Actor 2 plays Gepetto/The Fox/A Donkey
  • Actor 3 plays The Policeman/The Cat/Lampwick
  • Actor 4 plays Pinocchio
  • 5 is the Musician who plays as many instruments as possible

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script/lead sheets for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package
  • Professional recorded production tracks which includes 97 audio files for backtracking, sound effects, and underscoring. 

Greg Banks

Greg Banks' work as an actor, writer and director has taken him all over the world from Singapore to Seattle via  the Arctic Circle. Greg's plays include Tir Na N'og (Travelling Light/West End, Broadway, Touring Winner of Samuel Beckett Award/TMA nominee for best play for young people 1998), Why The Whales Came (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ Theatre Alibi/West End) Dorian Grey (American Drama Group/International touring) Too  Many Cooks (Travelling Light) Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone (Minneapolis Children's Theatre) Me and My Shadow (Theatre Alibi) Snow Queen (Norden farm) Arabian Nights, Hansel\n and Gretel, Keep on Moving, (Fair Game Theatre.) He has directed for many companies including The Bristol Old Vic (Endgame), The Unicorn Children's Theatre London (The Wizard of Oz), Minneapolis Children's Theatre (Romeo and Juliet. Winner of the 2009 Ivey award for Direction and voted best play of 2009 by Twin Cities.com, Antigone, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood) Vedogon Theatre, Moscow (Comedy Of Errors) American Drama Group (The Great Gatsby.) The Birmingham Stage Company (Kensukes Kingdom; nominated for a 2006 T.M.A. award, Treasure Island, Why The Whales Came),Polka Children's Theatre, (Just So by Jamila Gavin) New Perspectives, Travelling Light (Stones, Tir Na N'og, Too Many Cooks), M6 Theatre Company (Forever, Peacemaker, Trouble)1157 Performance Company, Seattle Children's Theatre and The New York State Theatre (Tempest, King of Shadows by Adrian Mitchell).

Learn more about Greg at www.gregbankstheatredirector.co.uk

 

Originally commissioned and produced by Children's Theatre Company in 2012

Preview the Show

Pinocchio at Children's Theatre Company

Reviews

a vital and imaginative take on the familiar tale of a wooden puppet.

- Star Tribune

By showing kids the strings that hold this theatrical production up … the production tells them not only do ‘you belong here,’ but ‘you are a vital part of the magic

- Broad Street Review