PLAY SCRIPTS FOR USE IN SCHOOLS
All of these have been performed successfully.
Music by different people but mostly John Piggott.
SLUDGES REVENGE
Based on a pirate theme where the ghost of a former pirate captain comes back to haunt the ancestors of his killer with dire outcomes.
This contains some rollicking music by Margaret Gemmell
"Sludge" has been performed a few times and has been well received.
Duration: approx 90 minutes.
GOOSE
Based on the story, The Golden Goose, by the Brothers very Grimm.
Follows the story fairly truly but in his usual way, Dennis just cant stick to the plot.
Music and Lyrics by John Piggott.
A very successful Grade 6 school- production.
Duration: approx 95 minutes.
ALICE
Along the lines of the traditional story but due to the fact that it was written for outdoor staging by Gemco, a local theatre group. A few bits and pieces could be added and subtracted to make this suitable for an indoor performance.
Once again John Piggott put the music together.
As the locals say, another "Fuller-Piggott Production".
Duration: approx. 100 minutes.
LITTLE RED ROBIN HOOD
Yes, it does have Little Red Riding Hood, it does have a wolf and it does have Robin Hood as a sharp-shooting, arrow firing hero.
John Piggott has woven the lyrics and music together in his usual exciting way.
Duration: approx. 90 minutes
SWEET AND SOUR
Loosely influenced by the traditional Australian story of the Hobyahs. It tells a story that includes a wicked matron, heaps of old people and a gang called the Hooligans. Good triumphs over evil and the matron and the Hobyahs get theirs.
John Piggott put together the music and came up with a few brilliant songs.
Duration: approx. 95 minutes.
He has written a group of plays to be performed by a single class. These do work as they have all been performed. Some have been performed several times.
COCK ROBIN
A play that discusses the question of whether Cock Robin was guilty of the crime or whether he was framed. It contains a courtroom scene where weird and wonderful things take place.
It is basically a non-musical but he felt that he had to write a song to finish the play or audiences may not know when to applaud.
Duration: approx. 45 minutes.
CUSTARDS CHRISTMAS
This play tells of the gnomes preparing for Christmas and at the last moment the reindeers are not available for Santa's use. A substitute has to be found and is in the shape of a dragon.
Duration: approx. 35 minutes
YOU CANT DO THAT AND GET AWAY WITH IT CREEP!
Tells of the wicked witch, Wycheproof, who wants to turn the colours of the rainbow to shades of grey while the g-nomies, who knit the colours for the rainbow, fight the good fight.
Once again he was brow beaten into some music which he hung together himself.
Duration: approx 40 minutes.
THE PIGGYWIGS.
Not the Three Pigs but as many as you want. Tells the old, old story but in a way that only a dingbat would write it.
It tells of the brush with the wolves who pretend to be aluminium cladding salespeople.
Duration: approx 30 minutes.