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Rat-Catcher's Tale

Short Play, Drama  /  1w

Don Nigro

An old Nanny, tormented by the children to tell them a story, comes up with a version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin which is perhaps based on her personal experience, and is more horrifying than the children could possibly have bargained for.

Rat-Catcher's Tale

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
An old Nanny, tormented by the children to tell them a story, comes up with a version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin which is perhaps based on her personal experience, and is more horrifying than the children could possibly have bargained for.

Published in Further Adventures Of Tom And Huck & Other Plays.

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  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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