Lights, Camel, Action!

It's Strictly The Nativity
By Antony Copus
17 Reviews
Ages: 5-9
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DURATION39 mins
SPEAKING PARTS21+
NO. OF SONGS8
EDITABLE SCRIPTYES
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Lights, camel, action! Join the jam-packed cast of nativity celebrities as they celebrate Jesus' birth with a dazzling dance show. A marvellous variety of 7 songs and spectacular dancing, including 'how-to' videos, but always… strictly the nativity!

If you’re looking for a nativity for ages 5-9, this is perfect. Equally, with this core age group in place, you can easily involve your older children, who will thoroughly enjoy the humour and glitz this show has to offer.

Available with Words on Screen™.

It's glitzy, it's spectacularly sparkly and it's the nativity with glamour and sequins!
John Dabell Teach Primary Magazine

An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this title. For more information, please click here.


WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
Get your dancing shoes on for this showstopping production!

 

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About Lights, Camel, Action!

  • From the author of best-selling nativities Baubles! and Hey Ewe!
  • Adaptable script for large-group performances
  • Available with Words on Screen™ allowing you to display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn!
  • Suggested choreography and helpful dance videos available online, which include examples of line dance, disco, tango and morris dance steps
The Bethlehem Broadcasting Company is recording a dazzling dance show to celebrate the special occasion of Jesus’ birth and the cast is jam-packed with nativity celebrities. Personalities, including some funky camels and a disco star, have come together again to recall their roles in the miraculous story. It’s a Christmas celebration like never before, with dance styles ranging from tango to line dancing and ballet to disco. The judges have gathered their scorecards, dancers are waiting in the wings and the audience is assembled for Lights, Camel, Action!

Great fun – a marvellous variety of songs and spectacular dancing, but always… strictly the nativity!


An Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity.

 

Sample Script:

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An editable script is available for this product when you purchase a package that includes an eSongbook.

Cast List:

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INCREASING THE CAST SIZE
There are 21 speaking parts in this nativity musical, but these can easily be increased by:

  • splitting the three hosts’ lines between lots of children
  • splitting the 3 shepherds’ lines between up to 15 children
  • splitting the three innkeepers’ lines between six children, although Innkeeper 1 needs to take all of the lines on page 16.
For increasing the number of non-speaking parts, have as many townspeople, angels, shepherds, sheep, backing singers and innkeepers as you like.


DECREASING THE CAST SIZE
The minimum number of children that you could perform this nativity musical with is 26, but that would require:

  • having just two hosts
  • having just one floor manager who would also take on the voiceover role
  • having just six townspeople who would double up as the kings and camels
  • having just two angels, four shepherds and four sheep. These parts would need to double up as the Star, 6 backing singers and 3 innkeepers.

Running Time:39 minutes approx
Total length of music: 16 minutes approx)
Suggested Choreography Videos:View our suggested choreography videos here.
Solos/Parts:Songs with Rounds, Part-Singing and Solos:
  • Life Has Changed
  • Spread The Word (Bethlehem Hand Jive)
Songs with Harmonies:
  • We Must Travel Home (Nazareth Line Dance)
  • Life Has Changed
  • Disco Star
  • The Innkeepers’ Tango
Teach Primary Review:It's glitzy, it's spectacularly sparkly and it's the nativity with glamour and sequins!
John Dabell - Teach Primary Magazine

Licence Information

Annual Performance Licence Information - What You Need To Know

  • A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform a musical or nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff), including an online audience, and irrespective of whether admission charges are made.
  • It is more cost effective to purchase an Annual Performance Licence as part of a complete product pack.
  • An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.
  • To renew your Annual Peformance Licence, log into your account if you have one and go to your My Licences section.

Find out more about what your Annual Performance Licence will legally cover you to do.

All of our eSongbooks come with a Single User Licence

  • This means you can install our Words on Screen™ software onto ONE computer only, or it can be streamed by a single user.
  • If you would like to install this software onto your network server and/or two or more computers, or allow multiple users to stream Words on Screen™ songs, this will be covered by your Annual Performance Licence which includes extended digital rights. For more information, click here.

Listen to Songs

Opening Instrumental
We Must Travel Home (Nazareth Line Dance)
Camel Funk
The Innkeepers' Tango
Disco Star
The Shepherds' Hey!
Life Has Changed
Spread The Word (Bethlehem Hand Jive)

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The following items are available for this product:

Teacher's Book

Teacher's Book

  • Character List
  • Script with suggested staging directions
  • Suggestions for rehearsing, costumes, staging and props
  • Music score and song lyric sheets for 7 songs (Piano music score, melody and chords)
  • Licence and copyright details
Audio CD

Audio CD

  • Vocal tracks sung by children
  • Professional backing tracks
  • Opening Instrumental, Incidental Music and Angels' Ballet Music
Words on Screen™ eSongbook

Words on Screen™ eSongbook

  • An online Words on Screen™ product to stream or download
  • Extractable MP3s, printable lyrics, scores, scripts, & additional resources
  • Words on Screen™ versions of songs so that you can display song lyrics on any whiteboard, computer screen, television or interactive touchscreen. The lyrics synchronize with the music as it plays making them easy to teach and easy to learn
  • Flexibility to create an expandable library of Words on Screen™ song collections, nativities and musicals in your Out of the Ark online account
  • Enhanced operation features including ‘double-click’ to hear and teach a single line
  • Words on Screen™ user guide
  • Single-User licence (Please note a Performance Licence is still required to perform this musical)
  • Licence & copyright details
*For your convenience, we have provided an editable script in Word format for this nativity or musical. The purpose of the editable script is to allow you to adjust the allocation of speaking parts for smaller or larger cast sizes and/or to make minor changes to the text for staging purposes.
Annual Performance Licence

Annual Performance Licence

An Annual Performance Licence covers any number of performances of a particular musical or nativity within 12 months of the date of ordering. A separate Annual Performance Licence is required for each product title.

Find out more about what your Annual Performance Licence will legally cover you to do.

Rehearsal CDs

Rehearsal CDs

  • Vocal tracks sung by children
  • Professional backing tracks
  • Opening Instrumental, Incidental Music and Angels' Ballet Music
  • Available in packs of 5, 10 or 20
Subtotal:£0.00
Premium Pack - The complete package!  

Book, Audio CD, Words on Screen™ eSongbook & Annual Performance Licence (Order Online Only. Price does not include postage)

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This pack includes a Words on Screen™ eSongbook which allows you access your songs, script and resources instantly. Physical products included.

£61.85
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Words on Screen™ eSongbook & Annual Performance Licence Only (Order Online Only)

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This pack includes a Words on Screen™ eSongbook which allows you access your songs, script and resources instantly. No physical products included.

£59.85
Standard Packs  

Book, Audio CD & Annual Performance Licence

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£44.85

Book & Audio CD

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£26.95
Licences  

Annual Performance Licence (price per annum)

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A current Annual Performance Licence is required to perform this nativity to an audience (other than to pupils & staff). You can purchase an Annual Performance Licence above (it is cheaper when purchased as part of a pack).

£21.80 pa
Additional Resources  

Pack of 5 Rehearsal CDs

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Did you know that with the purchase of any of our eSongbook packs you can use Share Links to help your cast rehearse at home? Simply sign up for a FREE Sparkyard trial or subscription to access this function and much more!

£20.25

Pack of 10 Rehearsal CDs

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£34.00

Pack of 20 Rehearsal CDs

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£58.30
Subtotal:£0.00

One of the BEST SHOWS we've ever worked on

By St Davie's RC Primary School & ELC Setting

The children and families are desperate to have sight of the sequel (as are we)! ENGAGEMENT and MOTIVATION high and the script and music perfectly pitched! RICH learning and a clear context to evidence LEARNING! #proud


Fun

By School child

Such a fun way to tell the story of Christmas.


Brilliant!

By Alice

An absolutely amazing play!


Highly recommend

By Rach

Best nativity we have ever done! You need a few confident leads to make it a high success. We did it with KS1 and had fabulous feedback from parents. Can't wait to do it again!


Fantastic!

By Jane

This was an absolutely brilliant play for our year 4 classes to perform. They loved their parts and the songs were so catchy and upbeat. When I first used this play I was shocked at how easily the children got into it! I also got great feedback from the parents telling me they loved the songs and the characters were very funny. It's now a favourite at our school so we will be performing it again!


Energetic and Entertaining

By RaglanParent

Absolutely loved watching my son’s school perform this play in Year 4. Fantastic energy, great songs and music...plenty of roles for all the children. Loved it!


Fabulous

By Owain Smith

A fantastic production, easy to put on and so enjoyable. The music is superb and parents thought that it was great. Do not hesitate, I would thoroughly recommend this performance for lower KS2


Happy parent

By Becky

Excellent production! Great that it pointed to Jesus.


Simply Brilliant!

By LUIS S.

Children engaged since moment one, parents and staff completely amazed by the high level of the songs, script and performances. One of the best Christmas plays ever written for this age group.


Fabulous Darling!

By Woodside Community Church Watford

Such an exciting Christmas musical! The children absolutely loved rehearsing the catchy songs, the lively dances and the strong story line! A great success!


Best production we've done for many years!

By June Lowther

I'm a teacher at Tebay Primary School, I'm just writing tell you that teachers, children and parents loved your production - Lights, Camel Action. The combination of singing and dancing was enjoyed by all! It was the best production that we have done for many years. I don't think you do requests, but I would love another production with both singing and dancing for next year! I have my fingers crossed.


EPIC!!

By Rachel Coulson

We performed Lights, Camel, Action last night and it could only be described as epic. Think it is your best script and music yet, and having the YouTube clips was brilliant. We did have to increase the parts to 63! But every child loved taking part. Our parents whooped, cheered and booed throughout and we decorated the hall with glitter balls and disco lights. And the reviews from the has been amazing. Can only thank you guys for the scripts. Keep up the good work. Roll in Christmas 2017


love the show

By rock

love it


Dance-tastic!

By Robert C

New, fresh and fun! The children loved learning both the songs and the dance routines. The parents and carers were blown away with the performance, with many rating it the best Christmas production ever. Perhaps just one word of caution: we put this on as a Key Stage 1 production and if you are thinking likewise, be aware that some of the speaking parts are very large. Make sure that you have children who are able to rise to the challenge. Luckily, I do - in spades!


Strictly Come Nativity

By Jonda Hill

Really entertaining... strictly come dancing meets nativity play... very funny, great for audience participation, good message and kids really enjoyed performing it - even year 5&6... Very much recommend this to others!


Fab-u-lous!!

By Primary1

Our children and parents absolutely loved this play! We received standing ovations and to be honest, we're wondering how on earth we top it next year!


Teach Primary

By John Dabell

"It's glitzy, it's spectacularly sparkly and it's the nativity with glamour and sequins!"


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