Straw & Order

By Gaynor Boddy and Rebecca Kincaid
11 Reviews
Ages: 5-11
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DURATION40 mins
SPEAKING PARTS27+
NO. OF SONGS8
EDITABLE SCRIPTYES
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A lawfully good nativity with an easy-to-learn script and songs that everyone will enjoy.

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


WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT
The easy script and catchy songs makes this nativity a real crowd-pleaser!

 

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About Straw & Order

  • Works as a whole school production, but for smaller productions most suited to years 3 and 4
  • Cleverly designed adaptable script with the flexibility to rehearse scenes within individual classes or groups, which can be brought together in one or two final rehearsals
  • Same authors as best-selling nativity A Midwife Crisis

Straw & Order is a new children's nativity with an amazing, fun twist on the original Christmas story

In a courtroom in the middle of Bethlehem…

The cows feel pushed out of their stable and they want it back! The donkeys, accused of having invited over a whole host of people, including a baby, deny all charges.

Fed up by their petty squabbles and confused by the nature of the case, Judge Grumps is far from happy. Seeing this, the narrator offers to take him out of the courtroom to witness the night’s events firsthand.

As the judge encounters bickering innkeepers, self-important wise men, cool shepherds, some dancing sheep and a spectacular angel choir, everything starts to become clear. Rushing to the stable, the judge is humbled by the sight of Jesus and when he and all the characters experience the peace and love that this special baby has brought in to the world, it seems that the judge’s verdict is inevitable.


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!
 


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:View cast list and costume & staging ideas.

27 speaking parts easily increased to 74 speaking parts by including the optional speaking parts and splitting the cows', donkeys' and sheep's lines between more children.
Running Time:40 minutes approx
(Total length of music: 12 minutes approx)
Solos/Parts:Songs with Rounds, Part-Singing and Solos:
  • Full To The Brim
  • Follow Me!
  • Glory To God
  • Precious Baby
Songs with Harmonies
  • Precious Baby
  • Glory To God
  • That First Christmas Night

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

We're Not Moving Out!
Full To The Brim
The Wisest Men
Follow Me!
The Sheep Shimmy
Glory To God
Precious Baby
That First Christmas Night

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The following items are available for this product:

Teacher's Book

Teacher's Book

  • Character list
  • Costume suggestions and props
  • Music score and song lyric sheets for 8 songs (Piano music score, melody and chords)
  • Licensing and copyright details
Audio CD

Audio CD

  • Vocal tracks sung by children
  • Professional backing tracks
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
  • 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
Online Pack - Get started straight away! No additional postage costs.  

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

Really funny

By Snow cat 123

This play is really funny and has a humorous retelling of the nativity. The song are just simply amazing as they are adjustable to add more or less solos/group singing! Overall great play super fun to perform! Snow cat123.


Great play

By Amy

I'm not a teacher but I'm a mum and my daughter performed this play. She enjoyed every minute of it and was singing the songs weeks after performing it. This play also has a lot of humour and I couldn't stop laughing while watching. This play is probably the best one I've seen so far!


my daughter loves it and it's fun to watch.

By Jane

My daughter is in year 3 and she performed this play with the rest of her junior school. It was so funny to watch and is very different to the Christmas plays I've watched over the years. My daughter is usually very shy so standing in front of the parents and the rest of her school is very scary for her. I feel this play gave her the confidence she needed and she's excited for her next play in year 4. Thank you to the people who make these plays children love them!


Great for ks2

By Jess

This play was fantastic for our year 3 and 4 children. The rest of the school were laughing when we performed our dress rehearsal and some said they wished it was their play. The parents told us it had lots of humour and they could watch it over and over and not get bored. As a teacher I am so happy to be able to have stuff like this for the children to enjoy. Thank you out of the ark I'll definitely be using more of your plays and song books, Thank you!


Read the review to find out...

By Unknown

It was...... Interesting and fun, funny and cleverly+twisted! Alright, I have to admit I don’t usually like nativities, but I really enjoyed this one, I personally think it was brilliant, and I’m sure my school did too


Simply Wonderful

By Lorna

We used this play last year and slightly adapted it to our situation but kept all the songs. The school parents said it was the best Christmas play we've ever done! The songs are simple but catchy and it's a slightly different take on the Christmas story. Thank you.


Amazing

By Kayb

We're a Sunday School group and had to double up parts but the result was fantastic. The songs are catchy and easy to learn. Good fun but still told the wonderful story of the birth of Jesus. The congregation particularly like the shepherds! Thank you - how will we better it next year ?


It is great

By Cosy

I LOVE it its great for kids like me


coooooooool

By jeff

we done it in school it was funny i was the judge xD


Great fun!

By rhill

Everyone loved this play. Songs were fun and the script was interesting but still included all the necessary details of the nativity.


great

By ruby

this play was amaizing


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