STORY:  The dramatic story of a drug dealer in modern day Hamelyn Town, ideal for school and youth group performances, and an inspiring classroom resource to support Drug Education projects with a lively musical. Tommy Piper, the Mayor’s son comes down from university and starts pushing drugs outside Hamelyn School. Tempted, some of the children try the drugs with disastrous results. They imagine Tommy’s long red-and-yellow-striped scarf is a viper that they follow in a crazy dance only to be ignored by local residents and the Town Council.  In due course everybody pays a heavy price, while painful lessons have to be learnt.

Key Stages 3 & 4 (age 11 to 16) ; Duration 1 hour ;  Cross Curricular Aspects include social education, citizenship, science, music, dance, drama, art and design

CAST:  to suit the number of performers available, the cast size is flexible with 20 to 30 evenly distributed speaking/singing parts and choruses ;  * = solo/small group singing part ;  ^ = solo/small group speaking part

Hamelyn High School Pupils *^: Jane, Charlene, Kate, Fred, James and Brad ; Miss Hall*^ – Teacher; Mr Baker ^ – School Caretaker; Tommy Piper *^ - the Mayor’s graduate son; Residents & Parents *^: Alan – shop steward; Barbara - single mother; Colin; Deidre - librarian; Elaine - earth-mothermtype; Pensioners*^ : Frank - Colonel, rtd; Gladys - posh; Harry - elderly fitness freak; Ivy - pub landlady; Mayor Piper *^; Mrs Piper; Councillors *, Clerks, Treasurers, Accountants, Secretaries ; Choruses: Residents & Rats

SONGS:  twelve songs and dances explore a diversity of musical styles including swing, rock ‘n roll, ballad, Jazz and simple 2-part harmony. Click the buttons for sound and image files of a recent school performance.

 

	Hamelyn Town – All
	We’re Bored! – Pupils, Parents, Pensioners
	The Rotten Bunch – Townsfolk
	Cracking Up Under The Strain – Mayor & Councillors
	Tommy Piper– All
	Follow Me – Tommy
	Stop Before You Start – Jane
	Lonely Girl – Townsfolk
	Rat Dance – Rats & Pupils
	The Viper – All
	Tommy’s Last Trip – Townsfolk/Solo
	An Ordinary Day – All

 

STAGING MATERIALS: for details of the SCRIPT, SCORE and CD, PROJECT PACKS, the NECESSARY LICENCE and convenient ONE-STOP PERFORMANCE PACKS please click the red arrow on the right.