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Who? (Nativity)

by Dave Corbett

Pricing & Order Info.
Ideal Cast Size 49
Speaking Roles 23
Minimum Cast Size 23
Duration (minutes)40

Why choose this Musical?

23 Speaking Roles

Flexible Cast size to suit YOUR group numbers, from 23 actors upwards. See "Casting" tab below.

Any number of chorus parts

CDs of Backing Tracks and Vocal Tracks available

Performance Piano/Vocal Score (Grade 5 / 6 Standard) available

Extensive production notes included in script

Ideal for a whole small school or drama group

Time travel story line that's appealing to pupils

Uplifting, inspiring songs

Easily constructed and manageable props

Age range - Key Stage 2 (age 7-11)

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Two time travellers, Doctor When and Doctor What, arrive from the future at our Christmas time. They visit a store, a pantomime, a cracker factory and a turkey farm trying to discover what Christmas is all about. Eventually they travel even further back in time to discover a very special baby.

"Who" is a Christmas production with a fun time travel theme which is particularly appealing to older boys. Its uplifting songs are sure to inspire pupils and get the audience tapping their toes!

Prologue

Three Narrators introduce us to two time travellers, Doctor When and Doctor What. They have been travelling through time and space trying to discover the true meaning of Christmas and find themselves on planet Earth to see if they can find the answer.

Scene One: The Christmas Store

Christmas time in a department store is always busy and Mrs Selway, the shop assistant, is dealing with the rush. A mother and her two whingey children are claiming that Santa has pinched a lollipop but we soon discover it's stuck to his beard! Enter the Doctors who decide to ask 'the funny old chap with the white beard' if he knows anything about Christmas. After a confusing conversation the department store Santa becomes frustrated and the Doctors leave.

Scene Two: The Cracker Factory

Ever wondered who chooses the jokes in crackers? They get auditioned and measured with a laughometer! Three contestants line up in front of the Doctors and deliver a series of awful jokes before the worst is chosen. After all, who ever heard of a funny joke in a cracker?

Scene Three: Pantomime

Cinderella is on at the Alhambra and the Doctors decide to attend. As they enter and sit down to watch the show a ballroom scene comes to life and the ugly sisters bustle on stage. The story of Cinderella unfolds as it is acted out in Track 4.

Scene Four: Down At The Farm

Mrs Fry shows the time travelling duo around her farm. A flock of gobbling turkeys enters and panic sets in when the Doctors discuss their fate with Mrs Fry. Only one way to calm terrified Turkeys.......Turkeys delight! After a sweet treat the bumbling birds perform 'The Turkey Trot'.

Scene Five: Going Backwards

Disappointed and frustrated by not finding the answer they have been searching for, When and What decide to take drastic action and set their spaceship to the year nought. After problems with a troublesome flat battery, the spaceship is 're-thwarfed' and they set off through time and space.

Scene Six: The Road To Bethlehem

The Doctors emerge from their ship to discover that they are in the middle of a desert. After a failed attempt to take a camel train they set off on foot in search of their answer which they soon find in a stable in Bethlehem. They learn of the birth of a baby, God's special gift to mankind and the true meaning of Christmas.

Suggested Cast List For 49 Actors

N.B. In the following list, the number shows how many spoken lines each role has. An asterisk (*) before the character's name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines.

Character NameNumber of Lines
*Doctor When31
Mrs Selway25
Narrator 123
*Doctor What17
Mrs Fry13
*Mr Pullman12
Narrator 211
Narrator 310
Flow8
Santa7
Edie6
Prince5
Mr Clutterbuck4
Mum4
Cinderella3
Francine3
Small Girl2
Small Boy2
Contestant 12
Contestant 32
Announcer2
Bedouin2

Contestants 1 & 2 have an improvisational joke telling section in Scene Two.

Non speaking roles: Assistants 1 & 2 (Scene Two); Fairy Godmother and a Chorus of 8 Dancers (Scene Three); 6 Turkeys (scene Four); Mary, Joseph, Wise Men 1-3, Shepherds 1-3, Camel (Scene Six).

Suggested Cast List For 23 Actors

N.B. In the following list, the number shows how many spoken lines each role has. An asterisk (*) before the character's name indicates that this character ALSO has solo or featured sung lines.

Character NameNumber of Lines
*Doctor When31
Narrator 1 - also covers half of Narrator 3's lines28
Mrs Selway - also plays Dancer 125
*Doctor What17
Narrator 2 - also covers half of Narrator 3's lines16
Santa - also plays Flow15
Mrs Fry - also plays Camel13
*Mr Pullman - also plays Turkey 112
Mr Clutterbuck - also plays Prince and Wise Man 19
Edie - also plays Shepherd 16
Francine - also plays Assistant 1 and Bedouin5
Mum - also plays Fairy Godmother4
Small Boy - also plays Turkey 2 and Announcer4
Cinderella - also plays Shepherd 23
Small Girl - also plays Turkey 3 and Mary2
Contestant 1 - also plays Turkey 42
Contestant 3 - also plays Turkey 52

Contestants 1 & 2 have an improvisational joke telling section in Scene Two.

Non speaking roles: (Contestant 2 also plays Turkey 6).
Assistant 2, who also plays Dancer 2.
Dancer 3, who also plays Joseph.
Dancers 4 and 5, who also play Wise Men 2 and 3.
Dancer 6, who also plays Shepherd 3.

5 Star Rating

Who? (Nativity)

"I bought Dave Corbett's 'Who?' to perform as our Junior Christmas Play. I chose it because the songs were so varied and the children really enjoyed learning and singing them, it was easy to choreograph dances because the songs were so different. Also, there were not too many words for the children to remember. For the song 'In the town of Bethlehem', two of the boys volunteered to sing a duet for one part and the parents were in tears. It is a lovely play with some pantomime and up to date TV themes, but also with the traditional Christmas theme reminding us of what Christmas is actually about. "
Sharon Harvey, KS2 Teacher

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