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CAST

Peter & Jane - Children of the house
Mark & John - Neighbours' children
Cephas - A poor crippled boy
Carolie & Susan - Cousins of Peter and Jane
Witch
Three Kings
Mary and Joseph
Good King Wenceslas and Page
Good Fairy
Old Lamp-lighter
Policeman
Father Christmas

SCENES

1. The children's' room in a large house
2. Outside a hut in a snow-clad forest
3. An empty desert two thousand years ago
4. Outside a stable in Bethlehem in Roman times
5. Bohemia in medieval times
6. A city street in the days of Robinson Crusoe
7. The same city street in the time of David Copperfield
8. The same children's room seven scenes later

CAROLS - see more

Scene 1: Silent Night or Away In A Manger
Scene 2: In The Bleak Mid-Winter or The Holly & The Ivy
Scene 3: We Three Kings or Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Scene 4: Magnificat* and Oh Little Town of Bethlehem
Scene 5: Good King Wenceslas and While Shepherds Watched
Scene 6: The Old Lamp-Lighter*
Scene 7: The First Nowell or We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Scene 8: Christians Awake and Hark The Herald Angel Sing

Notes on the Carols

* There are an abundance of alternative musical settings for the Magnificat...have a word with the local vicar if you encounter any problems locating one that is suitable. But The Old Lamp-Lighter Song will defeat you. First published in 1946, we finally turned up a copy in the Barbican Music Library...and have thought it best to include a copy here. As for the alternatives...choose whatever works for you!

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