Christmas and New Year

Father McEvoy's Christmas Crib

07 October 2017

Script

Father McEvoy's Christmas Crib By John McNeil Summary Father McEvoy, a simple parish priest, unexpectedly finds a live baby in the manger scene he is preparing for…

A Christmas Odyssey

07 October 2017

Script

A Christmas Odyssey By John McNeil Summary A narrator takes a journey of discovery into the true meaning of Christmas, with Easter in view. This play was designed as a…

Three Wise Dudes

07 October 2017

Script

Three Wise Dudes By John McNeil Summary This play seeks to answer the question: If Jesus were born today, where would we find the baby? A German version of this script…

Anunciation 1999

07 October 2017

Script

Anunciation 1999 By John McNeil Summary A powerful drama that considers what probably would have happened if the Anunciation by the angel Gabriel to Mary - that she was…

The Song of Mary

07 October 2017

Script

The Song of Mary By John McNeil _____________________________________________________________________________________ Summary The inside story of Christmas, told by Mary…

Those Were The Coldest Nights

Heather Wallis · 24 June 2017

Style

Largely monologues in blank verse.

Actors

6M, 2F, 1C, 1VO, +V

Summary

A play written for adults which, in telling the nativity story, attempts to “put flesh on the bones” of the principal characters and the impact which the events would have had on their everyday lives. Gabriel acts as an independent observer and five further principal characters narrate their stories, touching upon the difficulties which aspects of the story would have entailed e.g. the hardships of the journey to Bethlehem, and imaging their feelings as the tale unfolds. Taking into account the historical background (laws, religious traditions, etc. of the time) it highlights the reality of the circumstances and people (e.g. Mary must have been, in fact, one tough cookie – getting pregnant whilst betrothed, obliged to undertake the journey to Bethlehem in the final stages of pregnancy and give birth in a stable, far from friends and family, and, just when she might have been able to settle into family life, forced to flee to Egypt... yet she came through it all although she was only a country girl in her early teens). Putting the events into context makes the nativity story a truly dramatic tale.

Script

Duration: Approx. 45min Setting: The play requires only minimal props and lighting and, because of its structure, individual scenes could easily be rehearsed within the…

The Innkeeper's Dilemma

Keith Lowe & Peter Gador-Whyte · 05 April 2017

Style

Light Comedy

Duration

8min

Scripture

Luke 2: 1-7

Actors

1M & 1F

Characters

Sigal - the Innkeeper’s Wife Orli - Sigal’s friend Azriel - the Innkeeper Setting: Inside the inn.

Summary

An attempt to describe perhaps what went on within the inn on the first Christmas Eve. Could the innkeeper have been the hero of the hour?

Script

Sigal: (Seated at reception desk and talking on the phone) Yes, I know, I know. And I’ve heard that King Herod is on the lookout for baby boys. I know, I know, oh I…

Nativity Script

Pammy Ann · 22 December 2016

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

10min

Actors

1N, 7M, 1F, 2M/F

Summary

A version of the Christmas story in simple English, as written for a TEFL group at my church's Christmas party, to remind them of the real meaning of Christmas. It could be done by children too. Minimum costume is an option, no props needed except a doll or baby. It is a summary of the Nativity Story from the gospels.

Script

Introduction NARRATOR: Hi, I am the narrator, I’m going to tell the Christmas Story. SHEPHERD 1: Hi, I am one of the shepherds in the story. SHEPHERD 2:…

A Simple Christmas Story

Pammy Ann · 01 December 2016

Style

Light-hearted.

Duration

9min

Actors

7M, 1F, 3M/F

Summary

A summary of the nativity story from the gospels. It is in simple English, as it was written for a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) group at a church Christmas party, to remind them of the real meaning of Christmas. Also suitable for children. Minimum costume is an option, no props needed except a doll or baby.

Script

Introduction NARRATOR: Hi, I am the narrator, I’m going to tell the Christmas Story. SHEPHERD 1: Hi, I am one of the shepherds in the story. SHEPHERD 2: I’m a…

A Bundle of Hope – the Shepherds' story

John McNeil · 14 November 2016

Style

Dramatic (with touches of humour)

Duration

7min.

Actors

4M, 1M/F

Summary

As the scriptures say, the shepherds were the first to be told that the Christ child had been born. But why shepherds, and why these shepherds in particular?

Script

Characters: Four shepherds: (Reuben, Josh, Caleb, Asher) Gabriel (Background Note: Why did the angels appear first to the shepherds? Bethlehem was a centre for the…

Christmas Eve 2016

Dougie Paton · 09 November 2016

Style

Dramatic.

Duration

7min

Actors

3M, 5F

Characters

Sally & Jack (brother and sister) Mum Dad Mary Joseph Abigail (innkeeper's wife) Rachel (2nd innkeeper)

Summary

A family out Christmas shopping discover there are parallels between the Christmas story and today's world.

Script

Jack How much longer are we going to be? We’ve been in town all day. It’s cold and wet and we never go into any good shops. Sally You mean we never go into any…

Five Advent Monologues

John McNeil · 09 November 2016

Script

The following monologues cover the traditional themes of the Advent Sundays: Love, Joy, Peace, and Hope. A fifth, for Christmas Day, completes the set. A Strong Love:…