About This Musical
Number of Speaking Roles: 23 | Runtime: 60 minutes | Original NZ-Made Songs: 7
Pinecone: The Musical is a rural New Zealand tale that is set in a small coastal town called Mahuta Valley.
Meet the many characters that make this a town with a difference.
There’s Dags the dim-witted neighbour who is said to be a few meat patties short of a hamburger, Ewen, Eugene and Lamberton, the three militant sheet and Regis the bad tempered, constantly irate Magpie.
Then there’s the hero Colin Pines (or Pinecone to his mates). Pinecone has acquired the ability to communicate with all living things after being involved in a freak accident five years earlier. Pinecone is admired by all in the community until a greedy businesswoman comes to Mahuta Valley in an attempt to turn the small sleepy town into a large chaotic city.
Will the beautiful landscape that is Mahuta Valley be changed forever to an overpopulated metropolis with dirty grey skyscrapers and smelly noisy vehicles?
Can Pinecone save the town he loves?
All will be revealed in Pinecone: The Musical.
Scenes & Songs & Script
Scene One
We meet Pinecone, his dog Paku and Regis, the grumpy magpie and get to know about how Pinecone is the backbone of the town he lives in - Mahuta Valley, and how he acquired his special skill of being able to communicate with all living things.
Scene Two
In the shearing shed, 3 sheep called Eugene, Lamberton, Ewen and Shaun are upset they have had their wool shorn and decide to take it out on Dags - the farmer who was responsible. Dags has other problems to worry about though, when Brenda and Eddie, the two local crazy ladies who fancy Dags and Pinecone turn up to the shearing shed.
Scene Three
We meet Biz Nesschick who is a power hungry, ruthless real estate executive who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. Her new assistant and bodyguards are told that they need to go to the small rural town of Mahuta Valley to use its resources to turn it into the next big city.
Scene One
In the local pub, we meet the locals of Mahuta Valley, whose night is ruined when Biz offers them a deal they can’t refuse - and makes everyone think that Pinecone has been dishonest to get all of the locals on her side.
Scene Two
Pinecone is feeling very hurt about what happened and finds comfort from his friends around the farm. Together they come up with a plan to bring the town back together and get rid of Biz once and for all.
Scene Three
All of the locals gather together to listen to Biz and Pinecone’s plea as to why they should side with them - to keep Mahuta Valley untouched, or change it to a busy city.
Scene Four
Pinecone wins over the town and with the help of the farm animals run Bizz out of town, celebrating their friendship and treasure their special slice of New Zealand
Here's a sample of the script for your reading pleasure. If you need to see more get in touch.
Gallery of Characters
Note: While character images and song videos were created using generative AI tools to help bring these stories to life, all scripts, lyrics, and music are completely original. Every show, song, and resource has been written and created by New Zealand teacher and author Dan Minchin, who holds full copyright.
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The Script
A complete, stage-ready copy where you can print off as many as you like at no extra cost.
On request, this script can be editable so you can adapt it to your kura (free of charge)
The Music
Full lyrics for song booklets
Music with guitar chords
Untuned percussion parts for a mini school orchestra.
Behind the Scenes
Access to all of the songs with vocals as well as the instrumental backing tracks.
Ready-to-go programme and ticket templates, plus all the letters you can edit and send home to parents.
The Game Plan: A full organisational guide that will save time. Templates for auditions, slideshows to use for the show, costume and prop suggestions, rehearsal schedule templates, and proven ideas to ensure your show is a hit.
Cost for Purchasing this Musical
$450.00 NZD