{"id":71797,"date":"2020-09-28T18:22:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T18:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=71797"},"modified":"2026-06-20T08:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:26:03","slug":"apple","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/script-library\/apple\/","title":{"rendered":"An Apple in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-71797\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-71797-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-71797-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-71797-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An Apple in May<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/writers\/janet-smith\/\">Janet Smith<\/a><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">A 3-act drama<\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the full script below<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Dickensian tale concerning a 19th century pioneer of refrigeration, love, endeavour, industry, pattens, pigs, Queen Victoria - and an apple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">'An Apple in May' is a full length drama in three acts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Cast: 18 actors (doubling to 30 characters) with 4F, 14M. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Run-time : <b>approx 129 minutes <\/b>(depending on your production).<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">This script is copyright Scripts for Stage and cannot be printed or performed without <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/product\/apple-performance\/\">permission<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-71797-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-71797-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-71797-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-f54c0409268f-71797\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/product\/apple\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBuy this script\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-71797-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-71797-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-71797-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/An-Apple-in-May-v.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"width: 800px; height: 450px; \" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" data-mobile-width=\"500\"  data-scrollbar=\"vertical\" data-download=\"off\" data-tracking=\"on\" data-newwindow=\"on\" data-pagetextbox=\"off\" data-scrolltotop=\"off\" data-startzoom=\"100\" data-startfpzoom=\"100\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">An Apple in May (v)<br\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-71797-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-71797-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-71797-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-cta panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-cta so-widget-sow-cta-default-d14a8d7b8425-71797\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div\n\tclass=\"sow-cta-base\"\n\t>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"sow-cta-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"sow-cta-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"sow-cta-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload this script from \u00a34.99\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-button so-widget-sow-button-atom-f54c0409268f\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"ow-button-base ow-button-align-center\"\n>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/product\/apple\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"sowb-button ow-icon-placement-left ow-button-hover\" \t>\n\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBuy now\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Apple in May Written by Janet Smith A 3-act drama Read the full script below A Dickensian tale concerning a 19th century pioneer of refrigeration, love, endeavour, industry, pattens, pigs, Queen Victoria &#8211; and an apple. &#8216;An Apple in May&#8217; is a full length drama in three acts. 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