Nativity! script

Nativity! Script - Broadway musical

NATIVITY! The Musical is a musical based on the film written by Debbie Isitt.
The show lasts 2 hours, 25 minutes including
a 20 minute interval. The recommended age is 6+.

ACT 1

Mr Poppy begins the show by telling us the story of
Mr Maddens, Mr Shakespeare and Jennifer.
The three of them were best friends since they were
children and went to drama school together, with big
dreams of becoming successful. Mr Maddens and Jennifer
fall in love and become boyfriend and girlfriend.

ACT 1

As adults, Mr Maddens becomes a primary school teacher at
St Bernadette's and Mr Shakespeare also becomes a
teacher at a posh, private school called Oakmoor.
At Christmas time, Mr Maddens buys Jennifer a dog called
Cracker. Sadly she has to leave him to go to Hollywood and
follow her dream of becoming a successful producer.
Mr Maddens is heartbroken and no longer enjoys Christmas.

ACT 1

Over the years, Mr Shakespeare and his students at
Oakmoor put on the best five-star Nativity play
every Christmas.
Mr Maddens and the St Bernadette's children also put on a
Nativity but it is not very good. The local critic,
Patrick Burns, gives them minus two stars. Mr Maddens
decides he will never direct another school Nativity again.

ACT 1

We meet the children of St Bernadette's who are full of joy
and energy.
At the school assembly, headteacher Mrs Bevan tells
Mr Maddens that he will be directing the Nativity this year.
He doesn't want to do it. She tells him about his new
classroom assistant, Mr Poppy, who will help with the play.

ACT 1

On Mr Poppy's first day of school he is very excited and
plays lots of games with the children. Mr Maddens is
annoyed by him and thinks he is childish, but the children
love him straight away.
We find out that Mr Poppy and Mrs Bevan are related. She
is his auntie.

ACT 1

Mr Poppy and Mr Maddens go to pick out the school
Christmas tree. They see Mr Shakespeare there who brags
to Mr Maddens about how great Oakmoor is.
Mr Maddens tells Mr Shakespeare that Hollywood
producers are coming to watch St Bernadette's Nativity and
Mr Poppy overhears this.

ACT 1

Mr Poppy is excited that Hollywood are coming, so he tells
the good news to everyone. The teachers, students and
parents can't wait for Hollywood to come.
Mr Maddens tells Mr Poppy that he lied and Hollywood are
not really coming, he is angry at Mr Poppy for spreading the
news but he can't tell everyone it is a lie.

ACT 1

Mr Poppy and Mr Maddens start preparing for the Nativity.
They hold auditions but Mr Maddens does not think the
children are very talented.
Meanwhile, Mr Poppy convinces Mr Maddens to call
Jennifer, so that Hollywood can really come. Mr Maddens is
nervous and doesn't know what to say.

ACT 1

Because of the excitement of Hollywood, Mr Maddens and
Mrs Bevan are invited to the Lord Mayor's Ball. The Lord
Mayor decides to let St Bernadette's use the Cathedral
ruins to perform their Nativity.
Mr Poppy doesn't want to let the children down so he begs
Mr Maddens to fly to Hollywood so Jennifer can come to see
the play.
ACT 1

Mr Maddens decides to fly to Hollywood to go and see
Jennifer. Mr Poppy convinces him to sneak two school
children along, saying he's already sorted the consent forms
from their parents.
The three of them leave for Hollywood.There will now be a 20 minute interval.

ACT 2

Once they arrive at Hollywood, Mr Maddens and the two
school children run around and sneak into the Hollywood
studio to find Jennifer.
She tells him that she is not a big Hollywood producer but
instead is a secretary, so she can't help him bring Hollywood
to St Bernadette's.

ACT 2

Mr Maddens decides to speak to her boss, the real
Hollywood producer, to ask him to come to St Bernadette's.
The children perform a song for him but the Hollywood
producer is not impressed and tells them to leave.
They must go back to England disappointed.

ACT 2
Jennifer tries to convince her boss to go to St Bernadette's
with her but he still doesn't want to.
Back at St Bernadette's, Mrs Bevan is very angry that
Mr Maddens took children away to Hollywood without real
consent forms. She fires both Mr Maddens and Mr Poppy
and cancels the school Nativity.
Mr Maddens is sad to disappoint the children and he tells
them that Hollywood were never really coming.

ACT 2

Mr Poppy and Mr Maddens decide to still put on the school
Nativity without telling Mrs Bevan. They want to make the
children happy even though Hollywood are not coming.
Mrs Bevan arrives at the Cathedral and is shocked that the
Nativity is going ahead. The Lord Mayor tells her to make a
speech and she allows the Nativity to go ahead.

ACT 2

The children start performing and everyone is happy. During
the play, Mr Shakespeare comes on stage to stop the show
and tell everyone that Mr Maddens lied about Hollywood
ever coming.
Suddenly a helicopter flies in and everyone is surprised that
Hollywood have really come! The Nativity continues and
Jennifer and her Hollywood producer boss arrive to watch
the show.

ACT 2

Mr Poppy convinces the Hollywood producer to go on stage
and perform with one of the children who is nervous.
Mr Maddens is happy that Jennifer came because they are
still in love and want to be back together.

ACT 2

At the end of St Bernadette's Nativity, everyone comes on
stage to celebrate the success of the play. It was much
better than everyone thought it would be and Patrick Burns
gives it a great five star rating.
They end by singing and dancing to the final song with lots
of cheer.
Last Update:December, 15th 2024