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Away WITH The Manger – Christmas Musical

An utterly hilarious Christmas musical, with THREE scripts & catchy songs.

A breathtaking Christmas production with a panto feel. Two bungling burglars are on the run with a bag of stolen jewels. Through a strange turn of events, the jewels are hidden in a school’s nativity manger. Now the comical crooks want the jewels back, before the crazy ‘Police Inspector Clueno’ catches them! As the characters prepare for their school nativity play, mayhem ensues as their ‘nativity goes wrong’! Your audience will be in stitches!

  • Editable Scripts
  • Vocal & Backing Tracks
  • Lyric Videos / PowerPoints
  • Staging Advice
  • Sheet Music
  • Annual Licence Included
  • Stream or Download Instantly

A breathtaking Christmas production with a panto feel. Two bungling burglars are on the run with a bag of stolen jewels. Through a strange turn of events, the jewels are hidden in a school’s nativity manger. Now the comical crooks want the jewels back, before the crazy ‘Police Inspector Clueno’ catches them! As the characters prepare for their school nativity play, mayhem ensues as their ‘nativity goes wrong’! Your audience will be in stitches!

  • Editable Scripts
  • Vocal & Backing Tracks
  • Lyric Videos / PowerPoints
  • Staging Advice
  • Sheet Music
  • Annual Licence Included
  • Stream or Download Instantly

A breathtaking Christmas production with a panto feel. Two bungling burglars are on the run with a bag of stolen jewels. Through a strange turn of events, the jewels are hidden in a school’s nativity manger. Now the comical crooks want the jewels back, before the crazy ‘Police Inspector Clueno’ catches them! As the characters prepare for their school nativity play, mayhem ensues as their ‘nativity goes wrong’! Your audience will be in stitches!

  • Editable Scripts
  • Vocal & Backing Tracks
  • Lyric Videos / PowerPoints
  • Staging Advice
  • Sheet Music
  • Annual Licence Included
  • Stream or Download Instantly

Description

Min. Rehearsals: 5 days
Editable Scripts: THREE
Age Range: 7-11
Run Time: 25-70 mins*
Cast Size: 20 to 100+ *
*Depending on content used

Includes

Min. Rehearsals: 5 days
Editable Scripts: THREE
Age Range: 7-11
Run Time: 25-70 mins*
Cast Size: 20 to 100+ *
*Depending on content used

"A huge success! All teachers praised it for its humour and ease of production." | "Hilarious! The audience loved the show and said it was the best yet."

Along with nine amazingly catchy songs, ‘Away WITH The Manger’ comes with THREE editable scripts giving you complete control. ALL the scripts are automatically included in your purchase. They tell the same story but vary in length. Each editable script gives you the flexibility to perform with a cast of anything between 10 and 100+ children. The included scripts are: (1) The ‘Simple Script’, which has been written for young children (or older children on a tight rehearsal schedule). It has rhyming narrators’ parts to make it easier to learn and to give it more of a panto feel. (2) The ‘Full Script’, which is the funniest by far, and has many speaking parts. It is intended to be used by older children, teenagers and adults. (3) The ‘Abridged Script’ is a shortened version of the ‘Full Script’ and can be performed by any age.

"Really excellent... it had the audience in hysterics and the music was wonderful. Just brilliant! Thank you so much."

Digital Publication Contains:

  • E-Book (pdf) including THREE scripts
  • Editable scripts also included (docx)
  • Vocal & backing tracks
  • HD lyric videos
  • PowerPoint scenery
  • PowerPoint words
  • Sheet music
  • Songsheet
  • Staging advice
  • Annual licence included
  • Instant access
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Song Sample Player

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  • 01 Away With The Manger 00:00
  • 02 Bob & Bill 00:00
  • 03 Playing In The Snow 00:00
  • 04 Inspector Clueno 00:00
  • 05 You've Got Mail 00:00
  • 06 How Does It Go 00:00
  • 07 Under The Mistletoe 00:00
  • 08 On Santa's Knee 00:00
  • 09 Glory, Glory 00:00

Lyric Video Sample

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Lyric Video Sample

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Song Samples

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  • 01 Away With The Manger 00:00
  • 02 Bob & Bill 00:00
  • 03 Playing In The Snow 00:00
  • 04 Inspector Clueno 00:00
  • 05 You've Got Mail 00:00
  • 06 How Does It Go 00:00
  • 07 Under The Mistletoe 00:00
  • 08 On Santa's Knee 00:00
  • 09 Glory, Glory 00:00

Lyric Video Sample

Play Video about Away With The Manger - Lyric Videos

Song Samples

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00:00
  • 01 Away With
    The Manger
    00:00
  • 02 Bob &
    Bill
    00:00
  • 03 Playing In
    The Snow
    00:00
  • 04 Inspector
    Clueno
    00:00
  • 05 You've Got
    Mail
    00:00
  • 06 How Does
    It Go
    00:00
  • 07 Under The
    Mistletoe
    00:00
  • 08 On Santa's
    Knee
    00:00
  • 09 Glory,
    Glory
    00:00

Each editable script gives you the flexibility to perform with a cast of anything between 20-100+.

If you stick exactly to the script, this performance should take about 35-60 minutes depending on which script you use. However, you can easily shorten or lengthen the
production by 20 minutes either way, using the provided editable versions of the scripts. Suggestions of ways to easily change the timing can be found in the detailed ‘production notes’ which are also included in your purchase.

We believe that this performance needs a minimum of five days rehearsal time for the simple script version. However, the full script and abridged script versions will require a few weeks of rehearsals.

Please note that these estimated timescales are not a guarantee. Please listen to the songs and view the scripts before deciding how much rehearsal time your cast may require.

The vast majority of this play is not religious at all. However the biblical nativity story is integral to the ending of the play, although even here the nativity is not addressed in a particularly religious way.

It is technically possible to miss out the nativity completely, but this would require a major rewrite, which would be extremely time consuming, and is not recommended.

SO FUNNY

"Thank you for Away With the Manger which was our junior Christmas performance this year. It was truly fantastic. The script is so good. The parents were literally crying with laughter! And the songs are out of this world."
by Karen McKenna

5/5

A HILARIOUS SUCCESS

"Our play was a hilarious success and I am so thankful to have found your company to order play scripts/productions from. They are so hard to find nowadays. Our tiny village (in Canada) loved it and almost everyone came out to watch it, so thank you again and Merry Christmas!"
by Brande Manzer

5/5

THE MOST FANTASTIC PLAY

"The most fantastic play we have ever done at Christmas in our school. The children LOVED the script and really enjoyed the challenge of learning words and becoming true actors and singers! The feed back from parents and the school community was amazing on all three of our jam-packed performances. One to remember!!"
by Heidi - Headteacher

5/5

A RESOUNDING SUCCESS

"Our year 5 and 6 children performed Away With The Manger last night. It was a resounding success. The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed the superb songs and witty script. I will be recommending this production to friends and colleagues in other schools and will definitely be using Learn2soar music again next year."
by N Major

5/5

SUPER

"Away With The Manger is a super production with lots of great songs and slapstick humour. I highly recommended it."
by M Cunningham, Principal

5/5

A BIG HIT!

"Easily one of the best things we've ever done. The editable script was a godsend. We used the longest script out of the three and then simply cut out a few narrators parts and one small scene. The story still made perfect sense. The songs sounded great and the children loved performing it. The whole show really was a very big hit! The best recommendation I can give is that this year when it came to buying something new, we didn't even bother looking at any other company and have just gone straight to Learn2soar for another show which I'm sure will be equally fantastic."
by Julia Hughes

5/5

BRILLIANT

"Thank you for Away With The Manger, it was absolutely BRILLIANT! The parents and children all thoroughly enjoyed it."
by Kerry - Headteacher

5/5

NEVER LAUGHED SO MUCH

"We performed Away With The Manger at Christmas. The pupils clearly enjoyed this cleverly written play, with its up-beat songs and slapstick comedy. I’m sure I have never heard an audience laugh so much during a Nativity! The whole cast performed with great confidence and enjoyment. A hilarious production. Well done!"
by Mr Evans

5/5

ABSOLUTELY THRILLED

"Regarding 'Away With The Manger', we were absolutely thrilled that everyone enjoyed our play this year. Parents are still telling us they couldn’t stop laughing all the way through!!!"
by Phil Headteacher

5/5

HILARIOUS - WENT DOWN A TREAT!

"Hi, my school performed 'Away with the manger' at Christmas. It went down a treat. The children loved rehearsing it. They all did an amazing job. Parents really enjoyed it. Got very positive comments from all who came to see it. It was hilarious. Songs were catchy and performance notes (staging ideas / suggestions) were great. Well done to all concerned. Bill and Bob were excellent and the fairy/ Santa scene brought the house down! Inspector Clueno was excellent and had all in stitches. Miss Smiley played the teacher part perfectly. Do we really sound so bossy?? Thanks for such a brilliant play. Keep them coming!"
by N Lydon

5/5

A GREAT SUCCESS

"Regarding 'Away WITH The Manger': The show was a great success and was well received by the parents and the children - we hope to use your other performances in the future. Thanks."
by C Smyth

4/5

BEST ONE YET!

"We used Away With The Manger for our Y6 Christmas production this year. I've been producing Christmas plays for 12 years and this is easily the best one we've ever done. It really is VERY funny! The pupils loved it too. They always left rehearsals with smiles on their faces and the show was astounding. The only slight problem was that at times the audience were laughing so loudly that you couldn't hear the children's next line! But that's a great problem to have:)"
by Mrs Edmonds

5/5

MARVELLOUS

"Our Y1s did C-h-r-i-s-t-m-a-s Spells Christmas and our Y3s performed Away With The Manger and I thought the two productions were absolutely marvellous."
by P Hardman Headteacher

4/5

AN ABSOLUTE JOY

"We performed Away With The Manger with our Year 3 and 4s. This gleeful comedy delighted parents and pupils alike with its easy charm and catchy tunes. An absolute joy!"
by Mr Stein

5/5

AWAY WITH THE MANGER

"Just a quick message to compliment you on Away With The Manger. We did it with a cast of 41 pupils aged 8-12 and the performance was Amazing! The story line was appropriate and witty and the music and songs were lovely. Well done! I look forward to purchasing from you again in the future. Kind regards and Merry Christmas."
by Y Beattie

5/5

WE HAD A BALL

"I bought a download copy of 'Away with the Manger' for my school's Christmas play last year. It is a great show and we had a ball doing it. Lots of the teachers in my school use your plays, every year, to great success so thanks for all of your help."
by S. Cunnane - Teacher

5/5

THE BEST YET

"Hilarious! The audience loved Away With The Manger and said it was the best show yet."
by Miss Maclean

5/5

A HUGE SUCCESS

"Our school put on 'Away With The Manger' for parents last night. It was a HUGE SUCCESS! I thoroughly enjoyed it and particularly loved the nativity song in the finale. All teachers concerned praised the script for its humour and ease of production and the fact that there were so many 'meaty' parts in the script. Well done. I am looking forward to seeing and hearing your next composition because I hope to put on another of your nativity plays next year."
by Aine Colleran - Teacher

5/5

REALLY, REALLY EXCELLENT

"We have just performed Away WITH The Manger last week with the whole y6 and it was really, really excellent. The play was SO funny, it had the audience in hysterics and the music was wonderful. And for the first time we've had even had a number of letters of praise from parents. Just brilliant. Thank you so much."
by Mrs Parsons

5/5

LOVE IT

"Hi, thanks for Away With The Manger. The songs and script were magical. We really fell in love with this play and it was an absolute joy to stage it. We usually use new plays every year, but we're already talking about breaking with tradition and repeating this one in 3 or 4 years time, using the full script instead of the simple one. In the mean time, we'll have to give some of your other Christmas plays a go, because if this one is anything to go by then they will be amazing."
by C Millington - Teacher

5/5

LOVED IT

"A really funny play with lots of good songs in it. We loved it."
by M Mulhall

4/5

WHAT THE WRITER SAYS...

"It's been five years since my young daughter Corinne first came up with the idea for 'Away WITH The Manger'. After a lot of hard work from a lot of people, it's finally here. And out of all the many plays I've written over the years, this is already my favourite! The children who sung on the CD also had more fun with it than any other they've done, as you'll hear from their amazing vocal performances. I know that you will absolutely love it too!"
by Stuart Ross - Writer of 'Away WITH The Manger'

5/5

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