It might be worth preparing some of the congregation to make sure that some-one is prepared to join in: there’s no harm in giving some of them a little bit of notice and they can still join in unrehearsed.

The actors simply respond to the narration, so minimal rehearsal is required just to be familiar with what happens and when.

The narrators need to interact with the congregation and the few actors of the play, so they need to rehearse the necessary pauses and expected reactions of the audience.

The narrators need to ‘act’ rather than read, as there is a good deal of sarcasm, attitude and mockery written into the narration so it is important that the narrators are familiar with their parts and read it confidently and with expression.

However, a rehearsal is important for the following reasons: The only lines spoken are by narrators and the nature of the play is such that they give instructions to the congregation about joining in with the play, so there is very little that can be done in the way of rehearsals as the concept is about interacting with the congregation. “Everyone said they enjoyed the service and that it had a lovely feel to it. The nativity script lasts around 15 to 20 minutes and is written entirely in rhyme, including all the instructions to and the mockery of the volunteer cast! It avoids ‘performing’ of songs by being blended with congregational carol singing, making for a lovely, Christmas family atmosphere.

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simple to use regardless of the number of children.

easy to recast in the event of absence or illness, and.

I wrote this particular script when our Sunday school had very few young children, but the older children we had were fairly self-conscious about doing a ‘cute’ traditional nativity play, and we didn’t even have enough children to fulfil the usual cast. The DIY Nativity Play is purpose written for a small cast of reading age and needs…. “The church really entered into the fun of it and the children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity for some good humoured mockery of the adult volunteers!”Īngela ( after using it in my own church)

That Wonderful God-given First Christmas Day.

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