I´ve grown Prilep, Izmir, Bursa, Baffra Basma, Tik Konlak, Xanthi, Samsun-Maden and different Havanas in large and small pots.
The Havanas did alrightish, but they want to grow larger than the base of the pot, so will sooner or later touch the neighbour plants, are then not comfortable to carry around and easily thrown over by the wind. I guess that´s the same for most naturally larger tobacco varieties. They do visibly better in the ground.
The Orientals listed above are all fine in pots. The Prileps have a distinct columnar shape and many small, thick leaves (40-50). I had 2 or 3 together in 5 gallon pots without a problem. Tik Konlak is growing very upright without suckers, too, but tends to have bigger leaves and smaller leaf count. It´s looking better in a bed (where it can be really productive). Samsun-Maden did very well (2 plants in a large pot), but I´ve only grown some for half a season. Izmir and Bursa are vigorous, but tend to grow tall with strong "side branches", so sooner or later you have a problem again with carrying and space. Baffra Basma and Xanthi are somewhere in between.
So considering your requirements, in my experience Prilep is quite ideal.
In general, my pot-Orientals are looking very similar to the plants in pictures from Turkey or Greece (small leaves, not very tall). The same varieties planted in rich and heavy clay soil can become monstrous (> 8ft, with 1ft leaves). I haven´t come to a conclusion yet how much the latter compromises the aroma (they are still more aromatic than any commercial Oriental pipe tobacco I know).
Also very suitable for this kind of pot growing should be Little Dutch and Japan-8, but I did not try these yet.
The first summers I had an issue with small pots drying out quickly and getting hot in the sun. Even Orientals suffer then more than they probably should, after all one wants healthy plants. Last spring I prepared some sort of "Terra Preta" with a good amount of charcoal. Covered the bottoms of the pots with Jute and that soil. It keeps moisture well, provides some drainage and works as a buffer (the charcoal will absorb excessive fertilizer, for example). No sign of a deficiency anymore, rarely had to water between rainfalls.
If you are thinking about Perique and Cavendish, consider making pressure cured "Navy Cavendish". Basically like preparing Perique, but with Rum and invert sugar (honey, Pekmez etc.) instead of water. See here:
http://fairtradetobacco.com/threads/5215-Pressureless-perique?p=99921&viewfull=1#post99921
I´ve sampled several pipe bowls by now, and that stuff is very good, better than any Cavendish I´ve made so far with steam/heat.
