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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m plus ensemble

By John Glore
Based on the Book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales takes on classic storybook fables and uproariously derails them in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s children’s book.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences, Fable/Folktale
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales takes on classic storybook fables and uproariously derails them in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith’s children’s book. Everything from Chicken Little to The Gingerbread Man gets a complete makeover. Fun music and witty narration accompany the likes of ineloquent and inelegant giants, sassy barnyard animals, colossal cow pies and enough stinky cheese to go around.

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Performing Groups

COW PATTY BOY 
RED HEN 
JACK – The narrator
SURGEON GENERAL 
CHICKEN LICKEN 
DUCKY LUCKY 
GOOSEY LOOSEY 
COCKY LOCKY
FOXY LOXY
PRINCE 
KING 
QUEEN 
PRINCESS 1 – Bowling Ball
UGLY DUCK 
FROG 
PRINCESS 2 – Frog
LITTLE RED RUNNING SHORTS
WOLF 
GIANT 
CINDERELLA 
STEPMOTHER 
1ST STEPSISTER 
2ND STEPSISTER 
RUMPELSTILTSKIN 
TORTOISE – Jack
RABBIT 
OWL 
FOX 
LITTLE OLD LADY 
LITTLE OLD MAN 
STINKY CHEESE MAN 
COW – Head
COW’S HINDQUARTERS – AKA Cow Butt
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Author‘s Note: Each role may be cast individually for those who wish a maximum number of actors. Alternatively, the show can be done with as few as seven actors. See the script for the breakdown.

Author‘s Note: Each role may be cast individually for those who wish a maximum number of actors. Alternatively, the show can be done with as few as seven actors. See the script for the breakdown.

  • Setting

    Various fantasy worlds. 

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Play with Music
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)

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  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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John Glore

John Glore
John Glore, the Associate Artistic Director of South Coast Repertory, is an award-winning playwright whose produced plays include ON THE JUMP, THE COMPANY OF HEAVEN, CITY SKY (scenario for a dance piece), WIND OF A THOUSAND TALES, FOLKTALES TOO, RHUBARB JAM, THE DAY AFTER EVE ...
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