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The Nativity - A very respectful comedy | Script £29 | songs £11

The Nativity cover

Simon is a very poor apprentice carpenter. He's managed to chisel the end off Joseph's finger and the things he makes bear no resemblance to what they're supposed to be.

Being a danger to himself, and everyone else around him Joseph has no choice but to let Simon accompany him and Mary as they travel to Bethlehem for the census.


Meet the Innkeeper and his somewhat unusal wife.
Discover what the Roman's did for fun at Christmas before there was Christmas.
Hear the unusually talkative animals!
Listen to angels as they squabble!
Goggle at King Herod's crazy proclamations!

And of course marvel at the original Christmas story.

With music this show runs at about 60 minutes and is suitable for children aged from 8 to 13.

 

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Piano

This show has 8 Christmas carols...

  • Once In Royal David's City
  • O Come O Come Emmanuel
  • O Little Town Of Bethlehem
  • In The Bleak Midwinter
  • Away In A Manger
  • While Shepherds Watched
  • We Three Kings
  • O Come All Ye Faithful

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    The CD contains 8 tracks - each of the carols is beautifully arranged in a key that is easy for children to sing.
    Simon – a carpenter

    Mr Whiskers – Simon’s cat

    Joseph

    Mary

    Neddy – a donkey

    		 Innkeeper

    Mrs Innkeeper

    Census taker


    Gabriel
    Michael
    Uriel
    Raphael
         		 Marcellus – a Roman guard

    Gordian – a Roman guard

    Herod

    Xerxes – Herod’s chamberlain

         		 Melchior
    Caspar
    Balthasar

    Sarah
    Ruth } shepherdesses
    Martha

    Arnold – a sheep

    Some sheep
         		 Brucie – an ox

    Leon – an ass

    A mouse 

     

    Cast: 26 characters plus some optional sheep, with scope for extra non-speaking parts and a chorus.

    An extract from Scene 2 - Preparing for the journey to Bethlehem

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    Click here for Scene 4 and here for scene 7.

     

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