Pinocchio Class Play or Assembly

Pinocchio Class Play or Assembly
A story of redemption and self-discovery – with one small twist!
Cast of 24 plus – may be increased with inclusion of music suggestions.
Duration: Around 40 minutes plus, with inclusion of all music suggestions. The duration can however be reduced to around 20 minutes if the music is left out.
The script consists of 4 scenes of 5 - 10 minutes reading time, each.
There is a music playlist of 15 songs but choice of these is discretionary/do not need to be included.
Pinocchio script, cast of 6, is also available plus Pinocchio Pantomime which is an adaptation of this script - with larger than life Fairy and lots of terrible jokes!
Sample Text:
(Sound of whistle blowing, Pinocchio being chased by a policeman)
(Policeman grabs Pinocchio by his collar and holds him tight)
Policeman: Hey! Where do you think you are going?
Pinocchio: (Struggling) Let go of me! I’ve done nothing wrong!
(Geppetto arrives, puffing and panting)
Geppetto: (To Pinocchio) Oh there you are! What were you thinking, running off like that?
Policeman: Ah, I get it. (To Pinocchio) Running away, were you? Hmm. I wonder what from!
(Policeman lets go of Pinocchio and grabs Geppetto by the collar instead)
Policeman: Gotcha! And such a sweet-looking old gent!
(To audience) They’re always the worst, the innocent looking ones! I just happen to know this due to my long and, it has to be said, quite remarkable service in the police force. Huh! Nothing escapes this hand of the law!
(To Pinocchio) Go home, sonny!
(To Geppetto) And you can come with me! To the nick!
(Exit Policeman holding Geppetto; Pinocchio goes off in opposite direction)
Narrator: (To Audience) Well. You’d think any normal, decent, loyal, loving son would protest just a little more on his father’s behalf, wouldn’t you? After all, Geppetto was totally innocent and certainly didn’t deserve to spend a night behind bars.
(Enter Pinocchio, yawning and stretching)
Narrator: Let’s watch. Surely there will be some signs of remorse. (Pauses) Some tiny show of concern for his father?
Pinocchio: Well, that was a strange turn of events. (Pauses) Ah well, time for bed!
(Narrator gasps and shakes his head)
(Enter Cricket, wearing ‘happy’ colourful clothes)