The story line of the musical Pilgrims

Scene One
Destruction City sung by the cast
The musical opens with the cast singing and dancing. Christian enters carrying a book that declares - Destruction City is going to be destroyed one day and they must escape. It also tells of a king and a better place to live - where everyone finds happiness and where people live forever. Christian wants to go there. Mayor Worldly Wise, supported by Lord Luxury and Lord Lechery declare that it is all a lie. Christian convinces Faithful, Hopeful and Pliable to join her in the escape from the City of Destruction.

Scene Two
No Going Back sung by Christian, Hopeful, Faithful & Pliable
Christian and her fellow escapees meet the Navigator (Evangelist) who gives them instructions for the road and tells them of the dangers ahead. Pliable is worried that the cost might be too high. Worldly Wise and people from the City of Destruction return and claim back Pliable. Christian, Hopeful and Faithful journey on. The Navigator points the way to The Door of Salvation and they enter.

Scene Three
I Will Live Sung by Christian
Christian finds herself alone. Suddenly Protocol and Hypocrisy climb over the wall and into Christians path. "You have to go through The Door of Salvation!" exclaims Christian. "We've been climbing over walls for hundreds of years, my family's done it for generations!" retorts Protocol. "If you're in you're in!" declares Hypocrisy, and so begins the banter between Christian and her newly acquired fellow travellers. On this journey to the Celestial City they will meet up from time to time but their stories have different endings.

Scene Four
Post Salvation Blues sung by Mistrust and Timorous.
They warn Christian that the road ahead is littered with dead people. "What killed them?" asks Christian. "They couldn't stand the truth. They thought the way would be easy, comfortable, user friendly. But it's not. It's hard, it's dangerous, it's confusing," declares Mistrust. "It's all back to front. You've got to give to receive, forgive to be forgiven and if you want to be first, you have to be last!" Christian will come across these two again - Mistrust and Timorous are going nowhere!

Scene Five
The Armour That God Gives lead by Faithful and Christian.
"I have read about Samson and how he fought and killed one thousand Philistines with just a donkey's jawbone. I have read about David and how he killed Goliath with just a small stone. And now I must take hold of the armour that God provides for his travellers. The shield of faith, the trusty sword and shoes that never wear out. For I am going on, not to fight human forces but to fight the evil forces of the devil." And so begins Christians fight with Apollyon.

Scene Six
Cutting Corners sung by the Giant.
Christian, Hopeful and Faithful have been reunited. Faithful's over confidence leads them down the wrong path and they all end up in Doubting Castle. Locked up in the dungeon Christian takes more care to read the book she has carried all this time. Finally they all discover the key of hope and they escape.
Chained In The Dungeon sung by Christian, Hopeful and Faithful.

Scene Seven
The Day That I Came To The Fair - sung and danced by cast.
Christian and Faithful have stumbled into Vanity Fair. Here they are confronted with the evils of this world and are attacked by Lord Lechery, Lord Luxury, Worldly Wise and the crowd. Faithful is falsely accused of various crimes and is tried in the court of Lord Hate-Good.
A Sacrificial Lamb Is For The Stew lead by Lord Hate-Good.
After a brutal trial Faith is sentenced to death and is burnt at the stake! Christian is devastated.

Scene Eight
How Did It Ever Come To This sung by cast.
Christian joins up with Hopeful again and they journey on together, encountering Mistrust, Timorous, Protocol and Hypocrisy along the way. People from the City of Destruction continue their battle with 'life without meaning'. Time has passed and the River of Death is just around the corner.

Scene Nine
Invest A Little Time sung by Christian and the whole cast.
The River of Death must now be faced. For Christian and Hopeful there is hope on the other side. They can see the Celestrial City in the distance and they hold tight to the invitations given to them long ago by Navigator. For Protocol and Hypocrisy there is uncertainty and fear. Christian and Hopeful find Faithful waiting to welcome them to their eternal reward. Protocol and Hypocrisy meet a different end!

Conclusion
This musical clearly portrays the battles that every Christian faces - the victories, the losses, the pain and the joy. For Christian it concludes with a life without end, in a place where everyone finds the happiness they are looking for. However for those who choose to live their lives independently from God - their's is a bitter ending. This musical can be used as a powerful evangelistic out-reach and/or to encourage those already on the Christian journey.