Christmas dramas
Ruben Scrubbit and Rachel Polish are Bethlehem cleaners. Rachel dreams of cleaning fine houses and royal palaces, but the only jobs they seem to get are stables. One evening though they arrive to clean a stable that is full of some extraordinary characters. Will they still yearn after fine houses and royal palaces? Or will this stable experience change their lives? (2 actors)
A Bethlehem Inn-keeper receives notice of a royal visit. There is much to do to get his humble Inn ready for the expected visitor, but will the Inn-keeper and his wife recognise the visitor when he comes? Or will it be left to other members of the family to welcome their royal visitor?
A crack team of angels has been summoned under the command of Gabriel. They have a special job to do because tonight is 'the' night they have all been waiting for. However, one of the team doesn't seem to fit in. Angel Beryl seems as if she would be more at home sitting on a cloud eating cream cheese! But who will find the stable and the baby Jesus first?
Two angels have managed to get lost on their way to an engagement for the heavenly choir. It was that second helping of breakfast you see - after all it was Angel Delight! Once God finds out, what will happen to them and where will their adventure lead?
The Magi are following the star but one of them is not quite as enthralled by the journey as the others. The back streets of Bethlehem don't seem to be the sort of place they expected to end up, but who will make sense of it all and find the baby Jesus first?
Joseph has to visit the Bethlehem office for the registration of births, but what will he say when the registrar asks him the inevitable question - father's full name?
Joseph calls in to see his wife-to-be on his way home from his workshop. Mary though is acting a little strangely. What has she done that Joseph needs to sort out now? The news she has for Joseph is not what he expected at all but there is a passing angel on hand to help out.
The Bethlehem mid-wives have received a note telling them to go to Ramshorn Street but this ramshackle collection of huts and stables is hardly the place for a baby to be born. Will they find a baby? and if they do what will they do about it?
Rufus Grimes from the Bethlehem Environmental Health department has been called to an Inn in Bethlehem. Someone has reported an infringement of the use of premises bylaws claiming that the Inn-keeper is allowing people to live in his stable. However, there is only one thing that can save the day - if one of the people in the stable is a King. What will Rufus find out? and what will he do about it?
Two Shepherds are woken by some strange goings on as they are watching their sheep at night. They are sent into Bethlehem to look for a baby but meet PC Muchimus Plodicus on the way. Will they be allowed to continue their search? or will they end up spending the night behind bars?
A reporter and photographer have been sent to the stable to get a 'good Christmas picture' for the local news paper - but what will make their picture 'Christmassy?' This is a rewrite of the classic 'Away with the Manger' with lots of terrible puns and bad jokes!
God is looking for a special star to do a special job. All the stars are getting ready except one, but from all the stars in the sky this is the one that God chooses. An excited little star though nearly misses her important appointment! This is a drama for children that gives younger children a chance to be involved. Particularly suitable for a Crib service or other worship for children at Christmas.
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