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Some Canterbury Tales

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  7any gender (adult)

Ken Pickering, Geoffrey Chaucer, Derek Hyde

Freely adapted from Geoffrey Chaucer by Ken Pickering / Music by Derek Hyde

Six of Chaucer's best known Canterbury Tales - the Knight's, the Wife of Bath's, the Pardoner's, the Franklin's, the Nun's Priest's and the Miller's - are here freely adapted for the stage.

Some Canterbury Tales

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7any gender (adult)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Six of Chaucer's best known Canterbury Tales - the Knight's, the Wife of Bath's, the Pardoner's, the Franklin's, the Nun's Priest's and the Miller's - are here freely adapted for the stage. Original and adapted music to suit the period has been added. The style of the play is that of a spontaneous telling of a story by a group of strolling players, with all the Company taking various parts in enacting the different tales.
Keywords

Variable cast, 7 named roles. Extras. Flexible settings.

  • Time Period Medieval (6th-14th c.)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo

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Authors

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Ken Pickering

Author

Geoffrey Chaucer

Author

Derek Hyde

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