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Nativity play for Christmas - The Travellers' Delight
Here's an opportunity for your church or school: How about presenting The Travellers' Delight in the run-up to Christmas? It's a nativity play but it tells the traditional story in an off-beat way. For example, the shepherds have water pistols to repel the wolves and there's a ram with over-eager horns.
Past productions from round the world show the play inspiring different directors in different ways: the Irish shepherds above are ready for trouble; the Australian ones are just taking it easy!
Amid the fun, the viewpoint is Christian. For example, the angel says to the shepherds
Think of it - God being born as we speak,
God on the filthy earth, small and weak.
The simple verse makes learning a treat.
The play lasts half an hour and has parts for ten or a dozen performers (sense of fun vital, age unimportant! Try casting a parent or teacher as the grumpy inn-keeper!)
Included are several lively songs and a plodding march for the foot-sore wise men - all composed by young musician Lauren Boydell at the age of twelve. (The photo below from the island of Sark shows two wise men with one of Herod's spies on their tail!)
Use of the play on a non-profit basis is totally free throughout the world.
For a copy of the script please get in touch with us using the form below. Just say which country you're in or give us a UK address.
