{"id":88690,"date":"2021-05-09T17:54:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T17:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=88690"},"modified":"2026-05-29T08:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:05:53","slug":"nightingale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/script-library\/nightingale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emperor and the Nightingale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-88690\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-88690-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-88690-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-88690-0-0-0\" 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;\">The Emperor and the Nightingale<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">A one-act play for children by <a href=\"https:\/\/scriptsforstage.co.uk\/wp\/writers\/jude-emmet\/\">Jude Emmet<\/a><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Read the full script on-line for 'The Emperor and the Nightingale' below.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale, when the rude and selfish Hu Chen becomes Emperor, he imprisons Lin Lin the Nightingale. This alienates his childhood friend and Kitchen Maid Mei Xing who leaves the palace. Hu Chen falls ill and soon realises the error of his ways, reconciling with Mei Xing and with a little humility, convincing Lin Lin to sing for him one more time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cast: 7 actors with 1M, 1F and 3E<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Run-time : approx 52 minutes.<\/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\/nightingale-performance\/\">permission<\/a>.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-88690-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-88690-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-88690-1-0-0\" 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-88690\"\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\/nightingale\/\"\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 this script\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-88690-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-88690-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-88690-2-0-0\" 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\/2021\/05\/The-Emperor-and-the-Nightingale-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\">The Emperor and the Nightingale (v)<br\/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-88690-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-88690-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-88690-3-0-0\" 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-d14a8d7b8425-88690\"\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 now from \u00a32.99\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\/nightingale\/\"\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\tDownload 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>The Emperor and the Nightingale A one-act play for children by Jude Emmet Read the full script on-line for &#8216;The Emperor and the Nightingale&#8217; below. Adapted from the Hans Christian Andersen tale, when the rude and selfish Hu Chen becomes Emperor, he imprisons Lin Lin the Nightingale. 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